Marked by
her clear, soaring voice, Sara Giita's original music is fresh,
creative, and
inspiring. Seamlessly
melding her
backgrounds in jazz, folk, classical, and worldbeat, Sara Giita (a.k.a.
Sara
Elaine Giita Flores) effortlessly creates a unique style. Her deep, thoughtful
lyrics speak of personal
struggles, transformation, and awakening.
Though she
has always been a musician and performer, songwriting didn't always
come so
easily. Only after
a long, spiritual
journey did Sara Giita fall into songwriting and composition. But
that's
getting ahead of the story. The
Denver,
Colorado born musician studied classical piano and voice extensively
growing
up, and always loved taking center stage.
Sara went on to complete a B.A. in vocal performance at
Lewis &
Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
While she
enjoyed exploring the classical world, her music took a more diverse
turn upon
graduation when Sara began a one-and-a-half year international journey. She joined the Kundalinii
Express, an
eclectic spiritual/world fusion group, for a whirlwind tour of Mexico
and the
US. Doing social
service along the way,
the band gave multiple concerts in eight different cities.
At the same
time, Sara Giita found herself exploring yogic practices more deeply
and having
unique, spiritual experiences. Opening
up her creativity, this personal growth gave Sara a sudden and
unexpected
rebirth as a songwriter and composer.
During a period she describes as “magical,” Sara Giita's
writing evolved
as she spent two more months in Mexico (where she fell in love) and
continued
on to volunteer in Costa Rica for nine months.
In July of
2007, Sara again joined up with the Kundalinii Express for a tour along
the
East Coast of the US. In
addition to
playing a live radio broadcast and
various venues, the band played for audiences as big as a
thousand at
the Transformus Festival, the Ashville Spirit Fest, the Floyd Fest, and
the
Northeast Kingdom Festival.
Fulfilling
her dream of recording her original songs, in September of 2009 Sara
Giita
completed and released “Take the Leap” on InnerSong.
A true culmination of all her life
exploration up to that point, Sara Giita's debut CD gives an
impressively rich
variety of mood, character, and style (find out more in the Albums
section of this site).
Saragiita
has also performed on a host of other albums, including Kundalinii
Express 3
and Hecho en Mexico con amor by the Kundalinii Express; Divine Chants
2, Por
Siempre Kiirtans, Vol. 3, and Solo Kiirtan by Rainjan; and Red Earth
Fusion by
Jyoshna. Sara Giita
currently lives in
the Denver area with her husband and baby.
