Antarayaami (CD Album)

Antarayaami (CD Album)

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"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.

  • Audio Compact Disc
  • 103 Minutes; 2 discs
  • January 2013
ALBUM PRODUCTION
  • Produced by Devadas Labrecque and Nina Rao
  • CD package artwork: Shamina Rao-Herel
  • 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
MUSICIANS
  • 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

Disc One

  1. Bhajagovindam Narayana (16:49)
  2. Brindavan Mahamantra (13:14)
  3. Saraswati Shaarade Devi (7:25)
  4. Pati Hare (7:08)
  5. Antarayaami (6:14)
  6. Bhajagovindam (4:07)

Disc Two

  1. Ocean of Ram Hanuman Chalisa (10:56) Duet with Krishna Das
  2. Samadhi Hanuman Chalisa (8:32)
  3. Sundarakand Hanuman Chalisa (8:25)
  4. Nina Hanuman Chalisa (8:11)
  5. Uma Hanuman Chalisa (7:54)
  6. Vinayaka Always (7:17)

“Very lovely album. Nina’s voice is great, she creates a beautiful divine mood for yoga or for just enjoying being in a sacred atmosphere.”— MC Yogi

“Antarayaami is a tapestry of sound, guaranteed to illuminate all hearts.”— LA Yoga Magazine

“The entire CD is dripping with devotion and Nina’s vocals bring a feminine grace to these ancient sacred chants.”— Distractions of a Yogini Blog

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