# Daniel Bellone

> Daniel Bellone is an Argentine-born, Los Angeles-based mantra musician, composer and teacher devoted to Sanskrit chant — "Music Beyond Entertainment." Between 2014 and 2025 he performed more than 400 concerts, workshops and retreats in over 30 countries. He is a member of the Recording Academy (Member Class 2022) and released the album Sacred Chants of a Lifetime (2024) in collaboration with composer Craig Pruess.

Key facts: born October 12, 1981, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; based in Los Angeles, California; genres: mantra music, sacred chant, devotional, world music. He trained for 11 years in India with Vedic monks and has collaborated with Craig Pruess, Ben Leinbach, Donna De Lory, Wah! and Dave Stringer. This file indexes the official site, danielbellone.com.

## Sacred Chants & Translations

- [Sacred Chants of a Lifetime](https://www.danielbellone.com/sacred-chants-of-a-lifetime): The 2024 album with Craig Pruess, and the deeper meaning of its four Vedic chants.
- [Purusha Suktham](https://www.danielbellone.com/purusha-suktham): Rig Veda 10.90, the hymn of the Cosmic Being — Devanagari, IAST transliteration and verse-by-verse English translation.
- [Shiva Manasa Puja](https://www.danielbellone.com/shiva-manasa-puja): Adi Shankaracharya's mental worship of Shiva — full text, transliteration and translation.
- [Dashasloki](https://www.danielbellone.com/dashasloki): Shankaracharya's ten verses on the non-dual Self — full text, transliteration and translation.
- [Brahmananda Mimamsa](https://www.danielbellone.com/brahmananda-mimamsa): From the Taittiriya Upanishad (Brahmananda Valli) — full text, transliteration and translation.
- [Awakening Through Music](https://www.danielbellone.com/awakening-through-music): Daniel's essay on mantra as an ancient technology of consciousness.

## Music

- [Music](https://www.danielbellone.com/music): The albums Kamadah and Kunjara plus 17 mantra singles, with players and streaming links.

## About

- [About](https://www.danielbellone.com/about): Who Daniel Bellone is — biography, the journey from awakening to teaching, and the 11 years of traditional training in India.
- [Extended Bio](https://www.danielbellone.com/extended-bio): The long-form biography written by Susan Leigh Babcock.
- [Press](https://www.danielbellone.com/press): Interviews and features — VoyageLA, CanvasRebel, ShoutoutLA — and notable collaborators including Craig Pruess, Ben Leinbach, Donna De Lory, Wah! and Dave Stringer.
- [Privacy](https://www.danielbellone.com/privacy): How the site handles contact, newsletter and analytics data.
- [Live](https://www.danielbellone.com/live): Archive of 381 documented concerts, workshops and retreats (2014–2025), and online events coming soon.
- [Media](https://www.danielbellone.com/media): Videos and concert photography.
- [Contact](https://www.danielbellone.com/contact): Booking, press inquiries and newsletter signup.