AKS Recording Koi Bole Ram Ram
At Galaxy Smith Studios in Brooklyn, we recorded another track for a new AKS album – Koi Bole Ram Ram. We had everyone playing at the same time, just as we would in a live kirtan. This can be complicated as it means that one mistake means starting all over again. Ananta and Gaura got the giggles, and with seven musicians and one tired baby waiting outside the studio for Acyuta, it got a little intense. We love it though – hopefully we’ll be able to share it with you soon.
The song combines a traditional Sikh bhajan, written by Guru Nanak, with the sacred names of Radha and Govinda. The song has become one of our favourites, with its message of the universal power of many different names of God. In Shri Chaitanya’s eight verse poem about kirtan, he also says that there are millions of names for the Divine, each invested with the same power. For us, ‘Krishna’ and ‘Govinda’ are particularly sweet, so we added them into this song.
Gaura Vani and Mantralogy Staff live on radio show ‘In The Spirit’
We are excited to join Gary Goldberg on the “In The Spirit” radio show this Thursday from 1pm to 3pm EST. Gaura Vani will also be in studio speaking about life as a traveling Mantra Musician and Mantralogy. The webpage for hearing it directly is www.wrpi.org/listen.
About the show:
Gary Goldberg is the host/creator of the program “In The Spirit” on Thursdays from 11 am to 4 pm EST. It has been airing on WRPI-91.5 fm, Troy, NY since June 1999. Gary has interviewed hundreds of authors, musicians and spiritual practitioners. His specialty is in the Kirtan Genre. Everyone from Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Snatam Kaur, Gaura Vani, SRI Kirtan, Prema Hara and just about everyone one in the kirtan scene has been on his show. Often playing ‘live’ in the studio.
Gary also has the program, “Gary’s Music Show” on Mondays from 6-8 pm. This show covers all genres of music. Musicians play ‘live’ and ‘new’ and classic music is played.
People can hear these programs via 91-5 fm or streamed ‘live’ on www.wrpi.org.
The Mayapuris ‘Mridanga’ Music Video
The Mayapuris ‘Mridanga’ music video featuring The Temple Dancers is out now. With a successful premiere yesterday on YogaJournal.com the Mridanga video has been making waves. Watch it here in HD!
Here’s the “Making Of”