Ariana Lightningstorm

Ariana has been the lead singer, songwriter, and manager of KIVA for over 20 years. She grew up in a musical family which includes a her mother (Frances Fox) the first female trombone major to graduate from Eastman School of music and a famous operatic aunt in Italy (Barbara Demaio). Ariana has taken her classical training in music into the creative realm of mythology and spiritual traditions from around the world. This is an article she wrote for Heartsong Review about her background and thoughts about being a musician -- Notes On My Magical Musical Path.
She was nominated for the DC Wammie! Award in 1996 and 1998 as "Best New Age Female Vocalist". One of her greatest musical inspirations is Peter Gabriel. She also is a practitioner of palmistry, tarot reading and handwriting analysis as well as being a body worker, Rebirther Breathworker,and healer. Here is a link to her palmistry/tarot and healing Web site.

Ariana is a distributor of Himalayan Goji Juice for Anti-Aging and all sorts of healing benefits. Check out her page at http://www.ariana. freelife.com/.
To find out more about Himalayan Goji juice, or more information about the band or her healing work call her at 301-430-0388 or e-mail her at

Ariana has produced, sung on, and written songs for all of the KIVA albums, and has helped produce and/or sung on albums for other groups. Her works include:

Pomegranate -- Pomegranate
KIVA -- The Healing Art, Renewal, Alchemy, Mother Wisdom, Finding the Balance Within, Live at the Forest Inn, Fairy Gifts: Celtic Folk Tales, Songs of Mysts and Moon (Amergyn & KIVA), KIVA's Excellent English Excursion, A Call to Beauty, Armageddon Calling, Out of the Corner of the Eye, Reflections (a musical meditation from KIVA), and "KIVA So Far".
Tribe of Spirit -- Voice of the Drum, Dreamtime
Others -- Somethin's Been Missing (Kathleen Hannan)
Others -- Mosaic (Amikaeyla Gaston), Oshun Gaia (with Amikaeyla Gaston)

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Revision Date: June 3, 2010