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Mantra Americana

by Madi Das & Dave Stringer

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1.
Hey Gopinath 04:30
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Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Mama nivedana suno Vishayi durjana, sada kama-rata Kichu nahi mora guna Amara bharasa tumi Tomara carane, loinu sarana Tomara kinkora ami Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Tumi to’ sakali paro Durjane tarite, tomara sakati Ke ache papira aro Tumi kripa-parabara Jivera karane, asiya prapance Lila koile subistara Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath, hai gopinath Yat-pāda-pallava-yugaṁ vinidhāya kumbha Dvandve praṇāma-samaye sa gaṇādhirājaḥ Vighnān vihantum alam asya jagat-trayasya Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
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Boro Sukher 04:14
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Boro sukher khabor gāi boro sukher khabor gāi Boro sukher khabor gāi boro sukher khabor gāi Surabhi-kuñjete nāmer hāṭ khule’che Surabhi-kuñjete nāmer hāṭ khule’che Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Jadi nāma kinbe, bhāi jadi nāma kinbe Jadi nāma kinbe, bhāi jadi nāma kinbe Amār sańge calo, mahājaner kāche jā Amār sańge calo, mahājaner kāche jāi Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Haribol, haribol Haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol Haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol Boro doyāl nityānanda, boro doyāl nityānanda Boro doyāl nityānanda, boro doyāl nityānanda Śraddhā-mātra lo’ye den parama-ānanda Śraddhā-mātra lo’ye den parama-ānanda Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Amani chāḍe māyā-jāl Amani chāḍe māyā-jāl Gṛhe thāko, bane thāko, nā thāke jañjāl Gṛhe thāko, bane thāko, nā thāke jañjāl Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Khoro nitāi, khoro nitāi Haribol, haribol Haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol Haribol, haribol, haribol, haribol Nach re amar man hari, nach re amara man Nach re amar man hari, nach re amara man Nach re amar man hari, nach re amara man Nach re amar man hari, nach re amara man Nitai chaitanya, nitai chaitanya Nitai nitai chaitanya, nitai chaitanya Nitai chaitanya, nitai chaitanya Nitai chaitanya Nach re amar man nach re amara man Hari nach re amar man, nach re amara man Nach re amar man nach re amara man Hari hari bol Nach re amar man nach re amara man Hari hari Nach re amar man nach re amara man Hari hari bol Nach re amar man nach re amara man
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Om Namo Bhagavate 05:01
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Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Namāmīśvaram sac-cid-ānanda-rūpam Lasat-kuṇḍalam gokule bhrājamanam Yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānam Parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā Om namoh, om namoh, vasudevaya Om namoh, om namoh, vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Rudantam muhur netra-yugmam mṛjantam Karāmbhoja-yugmena sātańka-netram Muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāńka-kaṇṭha- Sthita-graivam dāmodaram bhakti-baddham Varam deva mokṣam na mokṣāvadhim vā Na canyam vṛṇe ‘ham vareṣād apīha Idam te vapur nātha gopāla-bālam Sadā me manasy āvirāstām kim anyaiḥ Om namoh, om namoh, vasudevaya Om namoh, om namoh, vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya Om na moh bhagavate vasudevaya Vasudevaya Om namoh om namoh vasudevaya Om namoh om namoh vasudevaya Vasudevaya Vasudevaya Vasudevaya Vasudevaya Vasudevaya Om namoh bhagavate vasudevaya
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Sri Guru 05:07
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Caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Om ajnana-timirandhasya Jnananjana-salakaya Cakshur unmilitam yena Tasmai sri-gurave namah Caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Mahāprabhoḥ kīrtana-nṛtya-gīta- Vāditra-mādyan-manaso rasena Romāñca -kampāśru-tarańga-bhājo Vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Om ajnana-timirandhasya Jnananjana-salakaya Cakshur unmilitam yena Tasmai sri-gurave namah Caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Catur-vidha-śrī-bhagavat-prasāda- Svādv-anna-tṛptān hari-bhakta-sańghān Kṛtvaiva tṛptiḿ bhajataḥ sadaiva Vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Nikuñja-yūno rati-keli-siddhyai Yā yālibhir yuktir apekṣaṇīyā Tatrāti-dākṣyād ati-vallabhasya Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam Yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo Yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto 'pi Dhyāyan stuvaḿs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaḿ Vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam, vande guroḥ gurudev Om ajnana-timirandhasya Jnananjana-salakaya Cakshur unmilitam yena Tasmai sri-gurave namah Caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Om ajnana-timirandhasya Jnananjana-salakaya Cakshur unmilitam yena Tasmai sri-gurave namah Caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man Śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man
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Maha Mantra Americana 05:49
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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

about

Mantra Americana, nominated for a Grammy as best New Age, Ambient or Chant album in 2023, features Sanskrit chants accented with Appalachian twang, and Hindu prayers soulfully infused with Gospel. Traditional Indian rhythms played on instruments like tablas and harmoniums combine seamlessly with lush, ecstatic vocal harmonies, lap steel, banjo, electric dulcimer and harmonica, instruments not typically used in mantra music. It's a style that truly reflects the diversity of ethnic and spiritual influences in America, a new genre that can be described as Country and Eastern.

In the latter part of 2019, Madi Das and Dave Stringer first met to create a blueprint for a follow up to their first Grammy-nominated collaboration, Bhakti Without Borders. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 utterly scuttled their plans for the regular in-person writing and recording sessions, but the obstacles that the crisis presented also spurred new avenues of creativity.

Zoom became the means by which ideas were presented and exchanged. Instead of recording all the musicians live, together in one room, everyone had to be recorded remotely.

There’s a special magic when musicians interact live and in the moment, but the circumstances of the pandemic made that impossible. To recreate the live feeling, performances were frequently left a little bit rough and not heavily edited. Voices were left mostly untuned, to recall the sound of harmony vocals in the 60’s and 70’s before auto-tune was developed.

The basic tracks for Bhakti Without Borders were recorded over two weekends. The tracks for Mantra Americana took two years to record, but listening to the two albums back to back, the same vibe is undeniably present.

credits

released August 18, 2022

Madi Das – vocals, kartal, mridanga, cajon
Dave Stringer – vocals, lap steel, piano, organ, harmonium, guitar, harmonica, Appalachian dulcimer
Patrick Richey – tabla, drum kit, shaker, cajon
Corbin Jones – bass
Allie Stringer – vocals
Justin Michael Williams – vocals
Tulsi Bloom – vocals, violin
James Harrah – banjo, electric guitar

Recorded and Mixed by Phoenix Quinn
Mastered by Stefan Heger
Written, adapted and produced by Dave Stringer & Madi Das
Label - Kulimela Association
Artwork & Design by Neha Agarwal and Evan Horback
Associate Producers - Chaitanya Mangala, Yamal Duryea, Kruti and Nimai Hawkins
Community Organizers - Payal and Girish Hemdev

Special thanks - Kalindi Henderson, Krishna Sanchez, Jagadambika Owens, Kitzie Stern, Gaurangi Silvers, Akash Dhurbarry, Aniruddha Prabhu, Angeli Wesson, Alexandra Hayward, Donna Netschert, Rambhoru Brinkmann, Devon Wheeler

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria

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Grammy-nominated producer, singer, composer and innovative international Kirtan artist. Stringer’s sound connects the transcendent mysticism of East Indian ragas to the exuberant grooves of Gospel and the ringing harmonies of Appalachia.

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