How precious did that
grace finally appear
The hour that
I first believed.
Now I believe in
amazing grace,
amazing grace.
I was blind, but now
I’ve seen your arms.
I am free.
Donna De Lory is
a singer, dancer, and
songwriter gifted with
a beautiful voice imbued
with spiritual devotion.
Her soulful soundtracks
are infused with elements
from Western pop,
devotional hymns,
dance rhythms,
African grooves, and
Sanskrit mantras,
and thus create
a unique, eclectic, and
transcendental ambience.
Today, we are glad to
have Ms. De Lory
share with us about
her life and music.
Amazing grace,
amazing grace.
I was blind,
but now I can see.
Donna De Lory was
blessed to be born into
a musical family.
Her grandfather was
a double-bass player
and cellist who was
a member of
the Warner Bros.
Studio Orchestra.
Her mother was a
talented singer and dancer.
Her father, Al De Lory,
was a legendary musician
and producer
for the Beach Boys,
Phil Spector
and Glen Campbell.
Donna De Lory was thus
able to nourish her own
inborn talent to sing and
dance since an early age.
I was always sitting
by his side while
he was playing the piano,
listening to the melodies
and the changes.
And then later on he
went on to scoring films,
and I would be there and
I always heard melodies
in my head.
When I was little I
remember being very shy.
But I just knew that
I wanted to sing.
I knew I could, I had
a voice, and I loved it,
it was my bliss.
I also had grown up
dancing and performing,
and I always wanted
to do that.
So I pursued my music
in Nashville
for two to three years,
ended up moving back
to Los Angeles, and
I just started knocking
on doors in Hollywood,
and dancing.
I was young
and I had tons of energy.
At age 21,
Donna De Lory
became Madonna’s
backing vocalist, a role
that brought fame and
acclaim to Ms. De Lory.
For more than
one decade, she was
Madonna’s trusted
stage companion
in her world tours.
I was 21, very young,
ready to go out
into the world and
have my mind opened up
in that way.
And I knew
it was my destiny.
The best thing was that
I was living my dream,
singing.
And just got to
go to Japan, and got to
go to all over the Europe.
Over the many years
that I toured with her,
we went to a lot of places,
which was beautiful.
And then later on,
traveling with her
really exposed me
to the world music
and being in
Turkey and Israel,
I got a really big picture.
I got the big picture
by being out there.
With the breadth
of knowledge gained
as a top backing vocalist,
when Ms. De Lory began
her own career
as a singer songwriter,
there came the depth
of life’s experience.
Thank you. Thank you.
This is Cameron Stone
on cello.
That’s Dave Allen
on drums and percussion.
We’re going to
hear him soon.
Om Shanti (Inner Peace)
We're going to wake up
to a brighter day
Realize love
is the only way
Now we’re walking
out of yesterday
We can rise up
Be the change we want
to see in the world today
in the world today
Thank you, Mozart.
My spiritual journey
had started when
I was in high school,
when I went to a church
of religious science and
I heard the minister
talking about Buddhism
and Hinduism, more
Eastern philosophies that
really resonated with me.
Let’s be the change we
want to see in the world
Let’s be the change we
want to see in the world
Let’s do it together
With her music,
Donna De Lory has also
been encouraged by
the teachings of
Integral Yoga founder
Sri Swami Satchidananda
and integrates them
into her songs.
Her interpretation of the
spiritual practice of yoga
lends to her compositions
a sense of sacredness
and bliss.
I read a lot about that
the lover and the beloved
are one.
And that in a relationship,
it’s really our search
to connect with God and
the God inside of us, and
that it’s about union.
And I feel like that’s
what yoga is, and it’s
linking back to yourself
and that God,
and that place of Divinity
that we all have.
It’s the thread
that ties us all together.
So I’ve always felt that
in my music, and
not been able to maybe
articulate it so much, but
it’s that, it’s underlying
in all my songs.
Hare Krishna
Krishna, Krishna
Hare Rama
Rama Rama
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
Krishna
Krishna
Krishna
Hare Hare Hare
Hare Rama
Hare Rama
Rama
We’ll hear more
from Donna De Lory and
her spirit-lifting music
when we return.
Please stay tuned to
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Welcome back to
Enlightening Entertainment
on Supreme Master
Television as we
continue our interview
with the graceful
spiritual singer,
songwriter, and dancer
Ms. Donna De Lory.
Through years of
searching, Ms. De Lory
has established
her own distinct
and memorable style.
In 1993, she released
her debut album on MCA
Records, self-titled
“Donna De Lory,”
which was immediately
acclaimed.
The album’s single,
“Praying for Love,”
charted number one
in Japan, and
“Just a Dream” reached
top 10 in the US
dance chart.
In 2000, Donna De Lory
released her second album,
“Bliss,”
collaborating with cellist
Cameron Stone.
It was then that she
ventured to new avenues
in her music.
I ended up going on
my own and starting to
make my own music,
which really was the time
when I could really feel
free to express myself,
what I felt inside
of myself,
the way I felt spiritually,
and my connection
with the Earth, with God,
and with humanity
and relationships
and everything.
It all could come through
my music.
And at that time I also
met Cameron Stone,
who is the cellist that
I’m work with
who I love so much,
we’ve been working
together 15 years.
And it was at that time
as well that I discovered
the harmonium.
And I started playing
the harmonium, and
that really changed
what I was doing.
I started writing songs
on it. And it just had
a different quality,
very devotional.
Aham Prema
(I am Divine Love)
Aham Prema
(I am Divine Love)
Aham Prema
(I am Divine Love)
Aham Prema
(I am Divine Love)
Over the years,
Donna De Lory
continued to produce
albums for the soul,
including “The Lover
and the Beloved” and
“In the Glow” in 2004,
“Sky Is Open” in 2006,
and “Sanctuary” in 2009.
Lord, prepare me
to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy,
tried and true
With thanksgiving I'll be
a living sanctuary
for You for You
Lord, prepare me
to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy,
tried and true
With thanksgiving I'll be
a living sanctuary
for You for You
A sanctuary, sanctuary,
for You
As a mother of
two children,
Donna De Lory also finds
a source of inspiration
in this sacred role.
Yeah, being a mother
is just so huge.
I never knew I could give
I really didn’t know
I had it in me.
And that’s when
I started singing
“Hey Maa Durga.”
I started doing “The
Lover and the Beloved”
and began on this path of
singing the mantras
and putting that music
out there was really
in that time when I was
about to have her and
afterwards,
in the first few months.
That song is
so deep for me because
it’s my prayer to feel
that unconditional love
and give that.
And I want to think of
Divine Mother, and
that unconditional love.
O Mother Durga,
Hail Mother Durga
O Mother Durga,
Hail Hail Mother.
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
O Mother Durga,
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
O Mother Durga,
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
Hail Hail Mother
In light of the world’s
situation today,
De Lory wishes to soothe
people’s souls with her
music and invite them to
be aware of the oneness
already existing
in everyone’s heart.
I know what’s going on.
And I look out and
my heart is breaking,
because of
what’s happening with
our planet and
with each other
in so many ways, but
I do have so much faith
and so much hope that
this energy we’re all in,
I can help; I can help
open that up in people,
and want to express
themselves and
feel that oneness, and
help us come together
and wake up
and realize this truth.
And I just pray that
I can serve more
and be of service.
Expressing her joy
and resonance with
Supreme Master
Television’s constructive
programs for the planet,
Ms. De Lory wished to
convey a message to
Supreme Master Ching Hai.
I can just say
thank you. Namaste
(I bow to the Divine
in you).
Thank you for sharing
your message,
thank you for giving
so much to the world and
providing this space for
information, creativity,
inspiration for people
to feel that oneness.
It’s beautiful,
it inspires me, I want to
write a song about it!
Finally, for aspiring artists,
Donna De Lory
shares the lessons
from her own journey.
If you’re really coming
from your heart and
you’re pure and
you know your message
is really clear,
I think it’s beautiful.
We all have to bring out
what is in us and
give our contribution,
even if you inspire two
people, that’s incredible.
When you’re following
your bliss you’re there
and you know it.
May God's love be
with you, always.
May God's love be
with you, always.
May God's love be
with you, always.
May God's love be
with you
When I find
When I find my way
How much will I find?
When I find
When I find my way
How much
Will I find You
Oh yeah I’ll find You
I’ll find You
Yes I’ll find You
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
Om mani padme hum
(Buddhist mantra)
May God's love
always be with you
May God's love
always be with you
May God's love
always be with you
Our appreciation, singer,
songwriter, and dancer
Donna De Lory,
for your wonderful songs
of devotion and
rising consciousness.
With best wishes to you
and your family,
may evermore people
tune in to your heartfelt
music and
rediscover the connection
with the Divine.
May God's love
always be with you
May God's love
always be with you
Always, always with you
Always, always with you
Gracious viewers,
it was a pleasure
having you with us
on Enlightening
Entertainment.
Now, please stay tuned to
Supreme Master
Television for
Words of Wisdom,
next after
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May the Providence
watch over you and yours.
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and her music CDs,
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HOST:
Donna De Lory is a singer，dancer，and songwriter gifted with a beautiful voice imbued with spiritual devotion. Her soulful soundtracks are infused with elements from Western pop，
devotional hymns，dance rhythms，African grooves， and Sanskrit mantras，and thus create a unique， eclectic，and transcendental ambience. Today， we are glad to have Ms. De Lory share with us about her life and music.
HOST:
Donna De Lory was blessed to be born into a musical family. Her grandfather was a double-bass player and cellist who was a member of the Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra. Her mother was a talented singer and dancer. Her father， Al De Lory，was a legendary musician and producer for the Beach Boys，Phil Spector and Glen Campbell.
Donna De Lory was thus able to nourish her own inborn talent to sing and dance since an early age.
Donna De Lory (f):
I was always sitting by his side while he was playing the piano，listening to the melodies
and the changes. And then later on he went on to scoring films，and I would be there and I always heard melodies in my head. When I was little I remember being very shy.
But I just knew that I wanted to sing. I knew I could， I had a voice， and I loved it，
it was my bliss.
*One Light to Give to Each Other*
Music， lyrics & vocals by Donna De Lory
(In English and Sanskrit)
Om Shanti (Inner Peace)
Shanti Shanti Shanti
We're going to wake up to a brighter day
Realize love is the only way
Now we’re walking out of yesterday
We can rise up
Be the change we want to see in the world today
in the world today
Thank you， Mozart woo!