Track Listing

1. Akhanda Prayer
2. Ganapati
3. Om Mata
4. Shiva Hara
5. Sita Ram
6. Rama Rama

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89190 in Music
• Released on: 2003-05-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
A classic kirtan (yoga chant) music CD, featuring world instruments in rhythm and sound and a large chorus from Milwaukee's ongoing Kirtan with Ragani event. Based upon the sacred kirtan (yoga chant) music of India, this CD was released as a tribute to Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Proceeds from CD sales will support the charitable hospital in the foothills of northern India and nonprofit organizations established by Swami Rama.

Adam Skolnick, LA YOGA Magazine, March/April 2004
"...shrouded in the mystery one may expect from a Himalayan yogi’s devotee... [this] record remains true to tradition..."

Music Design, May/June 2003
"There's pure joy being poured into the kirtans... You can’t help but want to move with the music."

Customer Reviews

Exquisitely Beautiful
This is one of the best New Age/Kirtan CDs of recent years. The final track, "Rama Rama" is one of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. It's as if you're listening to Sita, the legendary heroine of the epic Ramayana, actually calling for her husband Rama, who's half a world away. Ragani is one of the most inspired artists in the new genre of Western kirtan music. I play this CD often.

Amazingly beautiful. Nice change of pace from other kirtan
I thought no other kirtan style music could even compare to Krishna Das (whom I love dearly), but Ragani's voice is so beautiful. This CD is enchanting so much so that I cannot seem to tire of listening.

Best of Both Worlds truly is a fine blend of traditional Indian chants and modern recording
What immediately strikes me about this recording is Ragani's sincere devotion to her guru and to the divine. This is evidenced in the opening mantra, the Akhanda Prayer, a beautiful prayer to the Guru. All of these chants are infused with Ragani's sincerity as a bhakta and I feel as though I am hearing a seasoned yogini when I listen to this fine collection of chants.
Especially appealing to me is the shift from a slow repetition of the Name to an accelerated and ecstatic repetition. The gradual acceleration has the effect of locking my mind's attention onto the mantra so that by the time the chant ends, my mind is subdued and I experience the peace brought about by the chant. My particular favorites are Sita Ram and Shiva Hara. Whereas Sita Ram is intense, by contrast Shiva Hara is light and uplifting. In addition, the chants on this CD are all in call in response style which makes participation in the chants very easy.