Kirsten Agresta Copely Embraces Human Fragility Through the Organic Warmth of “Kuruvinda”

Amid today’s overwhelming noise, “Kuruvinda,” the new album by Kirsten Agresta Copely, offers a moment to pause, listen, and feel. Recorded at Casa Copely in Brooklyn, it has already earned her a second consecutive GRAMMY® nomination in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category, reaffirming the harp's role in singing to vulnerability, acceptance, and the beauty of imperfection.

Kirsten once again stands among the most visionary voices in ambient and new age music with a project that transcends technique and ventures into emotionally charged, almost therapeutic territory. Composed during a period of deep introspection, the album adopts the image of the “imperfect ruby” as a metaphor for human fragility and our capacity for resilience.

Each of the ten pieces, produced by Marc Copely and Mia Moravis, reflects a stage in the process of seeing oneself without masks. In a moment shaped by digital perfectionism, Copely presents a work that embraces the cracks, lets them breathe, and transforms them into an essential part of its emotional design. It continues the artistic evolution she began on projects like “Dream World,” “The Covers Album,” “Around the Sun,” and her GRAMMY®-nominated “Aquamarine,” which together have surpassed 14 million streams worldwide.

One of Kuruvinda’s most compelling qualities is that it was created without the use of synthesizers or keyboards. Every sound comes from acoustic instruments, including Kirsten’s harp, Dave Eggar’s cello, Jessica Meyer’s viola, and Ismail Lumanovski’s G-clarinet. The result is a warm, present tone that feels almost tangible. Within it, the ancient and the modern coexist, reminding the listener that the organic is still a refuge.

Each listen to “Kuruvinda” reveals a different rhythm, much like a sunrise that invites introspection, an afternoon that grows quiet, and a night that brings clarity. The album becomes a small sanctuary, a space to pause, breathe, and return to center.

With a career that spans from Carnegie Hall to collaborations with Beyoncé, Sting, Jay-Z, and Enya, Kirsten Agresta Copely shapes environments where the nervous system softens and finds calm again.

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