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Kirtan Prasad 2026

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This is our gift of Kirtan and love to all you kirtan lovers! With this album, we bring together traditional kirtan with Indian Classical music, rock, and jazz to create an uplifting, upbeat, and full power collection of kirtan you can sing and dance to. It is our World Fusion version of kirtan, recorded and produced in India. This is a free offering from us to you with love! Available for FREE download on Bandcamp.

Musicians featured on this album:

Mahalakshmi vocals, keyboard

Mukesh Sharma sarod

Akash Chanda bass

Rudraksh Vaze tabla (all except #1, 3 & 8)

Uday Kulkarni tabla (on #3)

Arshad Khan tabla (on #1 & #8)

\ Jim Dooley drums

Emam dumbak, tabla

Click one the song names to listen.

1) Amba Bhavani Amba Bhavani, Amba Bhavani Kali Durge, Kali Durge Maa Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Jai Maa, Kali Maa x2 A beautiful song dedicated to the Divine Mother. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Arshad Khan (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak)

2) Shiva Shiva Hare Hare (Emam & Mahalakshmi) [Shiva Shiva Hare Hare, Mahadeva Shambo Hare Hare Mahadeva Shambo] X 4 [Shiva Shiva Hare Hare Mahadeva] X 3 Shiva Shiva Hare Hare Shiva Shambo We composed this kirtan during our music tour in Europe in 2017. Since then, the melody and lyrics have stayed with us and brought us joy which we like to share with you. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Rudraksh Vaze (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak)

3) Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra (Emam & Mahalakshmi) Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushti vardanam urva rukamiva bandhanan mrtyor mukshiya maa-mrtaat An upbeat version of a very powerful and ancient Sanskrit mantra dedicated to Lord Shiva to seek liberation from death, fear, and spiritual ignorance. This mantra is found in the Rigveda, which dates back to roughly 1500 BCE to 1200 BCE. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Uday Kulkarni (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak, tabla)

4) Shiva Shambo Shiva Shiva Shiva Shambo X 4 Mahadeva Shambo, Mahadeva Shambo X 2 Our version of a very popular kirtan which is a sacred Sanskrit mantra and devotional chant dedicated to Lord Shiva, celebrating him as the gentle, auspicious, and blissful source of existence. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Rudraksh Vaze (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak)

5) Jai Mata Kali Jaya Mata Kali, Jai Mata Durge X 2 Kali Durge Namo Namah X 6 Another beautiful kirtan dedicated to the Divine Mother in the forms of Kali and Durga. Goddess Kali has a dark complexion and the skulls of demons around her neck. She is the fierce and loving destroyer of evil. Durga is a warrior deity who removes all suffering and obstacles. She is often depicted riding a lion or tiger. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Rudraksh Vaze (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak, tabla)

6) Devaki Nandan Gopala Gopala, Gopala, Devaki Nandana Gopala X 2 Devaki Nandana Gopala, Devaki Nandana Gopala X 2 This is another popular kirtan that translates to "Lord Krishna, the son and bliss of mother Devaki, who is the protector of cows." Gopala is a beloved childhood name for Krishna, referring to His youth spent as a cowherd in Vrindavan. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Rudraksh Vaze (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak, tabla)

7) Amba Amba Taye Amba Amba Taye, Akhilandeshwari Niye Annapurneshwari Taye, O Adi Para Shakti Niye A fast and upbeat version of a devotional chant dedicated to the Divine Mother. She is invoked as the Goddess/Queen of the Universe, the provider and nourisher of food and abundance, and the primal, supreme, original feminine energy, the power of the cosmos. This kirtan is primarily in Tamil with some words derived from Sanskrit. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Akash Chanda (bass) Rudraksh Vaze (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (dumbak)

8) Shiva in Vrindaban (Emam) Om Namah Shivay Emam wrote this one many years ago while visiting Vrindaban. Mahalakshmi (vocals, keyboard) Mukesh Sharma (sarod) Matthew Montfort (guitar) Akash Chanda (bass) Arshad Khan (tabla) Jim Dooley (drums) Emam (djembe)

Recorded, mixed, edited and mastered by Emam with assistance from Mahalakshmi. Produced by Emam for Eternal Music. Published by Emam & Friends - (BMI)