From Soul Whisper to Katyayani

I have decided to put my musical stage name, Soul Whisper, to rest. I'm now just going to perform as Katyayani, or when with a full band, Katyayani & the Arrows of Light.

I love the name Soul Whisper, but now I want to perform with the name that Guru Maa gave me. The goddess Maa named me after, Katyayani, is known for upholding dharma, and anyone who knows my songs knows how much I write and sing about The Natural Laws of Creation. I feel like this embodies my work more in the current and upcoming stages.

"Soul Whisper" has deep meaning too. The name, Whisper Sister, was given to me by a Rainbow Family of Living Light elder one day in Circle when I was 20 years old, because he said, “You don’t say much, but when you do say something, it really means a lot.”

The Mad Professor (dub reggae master - often seen on albums with Lee Scratch Perry) also thought it really fit me when I got to meet and hang out and share my songs with him.

My slogan has been, “Listen to the Soul, hear what She has to say. All day we listen to the mind and material world. Sit, go within, listen to the Soul, hear what she has to say.”

I've also always cited on my website Bob Marley's Last words to his fans: “Well, you see the people have a voice inside of them that talk to them, you know? That is the voice that these people must listen to. Because in everything you go and do, there is a wrong way and a right way, and if you listen good, you will know the right way. You know? Because there is a voice inside talking to everyone. Seen? Seen.” That's the whisper of our Soul.

I’ll definitely use Soul Whisper again for the name of an album or something, and it remains the name of my classical feng shui practice, but musically, I feel like the name Maa has given me more accurately displays what I have to share with the world now. Plus, it can’t really be said about me anymore that I don’t say much. I was in an observational stage of life at 20, and now I’m in a very expressive stage, so it’s natural to evolve into this now.

"Soul Whisper" seems far removed from me also, like you wouldn't know that was me unless you knew. I used to be around people that called me "Whisper" a lot, but no one, that I'm around, does much anymore. This is another reason why I'm going to perform musically now as Katyayani.

I'm looking forward to being able to get out and do more live in-person performances. I have a lot of songs I've written with messages my heart is aching to share with the world!