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There is something so funky about the interplay of Mitchel Forman’s piano and Hammond B3 organ on Nanda Kumar, and the gospel feel of the vocal quartet and the handclaps. Aaron Janik on trumpet and Corbin Jones on tenor sax flavor the track with spunk, mischief and audacity.

Krishna represents the divine in human form. The name Murari refers to how Krishna slays a demon by pinpointing its fearful essence, turning the power of evil against itself. Deflection can accomplish more than aggression, with far less effort. Love conquers not by force, but through persuasion.

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Nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Eso nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Habe prema-pradīpe āratī tomar
Prema-pradīpe āratī tomār

Jīvana maraṇa tava pūja nivedan
Jīvana maraṇa tava pūja nivedan
Sundara he mana-hāri

Nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Eso nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Habe prema-pradīpe āratī tomar
Prema-pradīpe āratī tomar
Nayana jamunā jhare anibār
Nayana jamunā jhare anibār
Tomāra virahe giridhāri

Mama mana mandire raha niśi-din
Krishna murāri śrī krishna murāri
Mama mana mandire raha niśi-din
Krishna murāri śrī krishna murāri

Nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Eso nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Habe prema-pradīpe āratī tomar
Prema-pradīpe āratī tomar

Bandana ghane tava bajuka jivan
Bandana ghane tava baju ka jivan
Krishna murari giridhāri

Nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Eso nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār
Habe prema-pradīpe āratī tomar
Prema-pradīpe āratī tomar

Giridhari giridhari, giridhari giridhari
Giridhari giridhari, giridhari giridhari
Nanda-kumar, nanda-kumar whoa
Nanda-kumar, nanda-kumar
Tumi nio he nio citta-nandan
Tumi nio he nio citta-nandan

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from Mantra Americana II, released August 25, 2023

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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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