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Antarayaami - Knower of All Hearts
by Nina RaoRelease Date: January 2013"Antarayaami – Knower of All Hearts" by Nina Rao offers the practice of chanting born from her South Indian roots and influenced by her many years of chanting in the USA. This 12-track double-CD of call-and-response kirtan and Hanuman Chalisa melodies including a duet with Grammy-nominated new age artist, Krishna Das, blends the sacred sounds of traditional eastern tabla, dholak, harmonium, kartals, bansuri flute, esraj, and sarod with Western electric bass, violin, guitar and banjo, and soulful vocals. This album draws from the rich heritage of devotional music and chanting style from India and is still rendered accessible for all to sing along with. Nina Rao first learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather while on holiday in a village in south India when she was a girl of nine years. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Her first studio release is the track 'Nina Chalisa' on Krishna Das' CD "Flow of Grace - Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa" released in 2007. She regularly tours with Krishna Das playing cymbals and supporting vocals, and also leads kirtan and chanting on her own. Tracks Disc One
Deepest love, respect, and thanks to: Krishna Das for paving the way and being the searchlight and guide for so many of us, and for being my Friend Anasuya and Taranath for raising me (and putting up with me!) with care and love only parents can give. Daddy, I pray that you hear our voices now and forever. My sisters, Sarina and Shamina, for supporting me in all ways practical and impractical Uma, for coming to me and Devadas My dear satsang and friends who very often are my refuge Musicians, chanters, artists, and producers of this CD Credits: Produced by Devadas Labrecque and Nina Rao Lead vocals: Nina Rao, Krishna Das (Ocean of Ram HC), Devadas Labrecque (Sundarakand HC),Uma Rao-Labrecque (Uma Hanuman Chalisa), B. Gopalakrishnaya (Vinayaka Always) Kirtan Choir: Krishna Das, Ambika Cooper, Ana Ban, Anjula Prasad, Archit Dave, Bubby McInerney, Devadas Labrecque, Janaki Kagel, Joelle Danant, Lalita Taylor, Mamta Schneider, Satya Carlson, Sharada Kagel, Shyama Chapin, Uma Rao-Labrecque Kirtan Choir (Vinayaka Always): Taranath Rao, Anasuya Rao, Sarina Singh, Shamina Rao-Herel, Ambika Cooper, Anjali Rao-Herel, Ajay Kumar, Uma Rao-Labrecque, Jaya Rao-Herel, Asha Kumar Harmonium: Nina Rao, Devadas Labrecque (Sundarakand Hanuman Chalisa), B. Gopalakrishnaya (Vinayaka Always) Tabla, Dholak, Frame Drums: Arjun Bruggeman Bass: Mark Gorman Violin: Genevieve Walker Keyboards, Guitar, Dotar, Banjo, Shakers: Devadas Labrecque Esraj: Benjy Wertheimer Bansuri Flute: Eric Fraser Kartals, Khol Mrdanga, Shakers: Nina Rao Tabla: Naren Budhakar (Antarayaami) Dholak: Terrence Pompey (Vinayaka Always) Sarod: Camila Celin CD package artwork: Shamina Rao-Herel, indiainkdesign.com Front cover photo of Nina: Matt Thomas Front cover Hanuman-ji drawing: Jennifer Mazzucco Other photos: Nina Rao Engineering and mixing: Devadas Labrecque Mixing Assistance: Jeremy and Lily Frindel Recorded March-November 2012 at: Dasville Studios Brooklyn NY, Tedesco Studios NJ, Ben Leinbach Studios, Pier Street Studios, Wolf Cub Studios Mastering: Ryan Foster, Foster Mastering All songs and arrangements by Nina Rao © 2013 Nina Rao / Rare Earth Explorations Publishing 2013 Nina Rao / Rare Earth Explorations |
