Wynne Paris

Wynne Paris
Born(1964-06-22)June 22, 1964
Redstone Arsenal, AL
DiedMarch 22, 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 56)
Genreskirtan, new-age, worldbeat
Occupation(s)singer, instrumentalist
Instrument(s)guitar, sarod, harmonium, saz
Years active1980s - present
Websitewww.wynneparis.com

Wynne Paris (born June 22, 1964, in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama) was a new-age and world beat musician/producer with a special focus on yoga music and kirtan, the call-and-response singing of Bhakti yoga. His live performance combines Kirtan chanting, American music (jazz, gospel music, blues and rock music), world beat rhythms and raga scales. He sings in both English and Sanskrit. Paris plays a variety of musical instruments which include the guitar, sarod (a 26 stringed, sitar-like instrument from India), harmonium, saz (a stringed instrument in the lute family) and percussion. Wynne Paris died suddenly of a heart attack on March 22, 2021.