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Longing for the Divine 2010

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Featuring Yashoda - vocals Indo-Jazz-Fusion-Kirtan! A collection of devotional songs from India (Kirtan), presented in a World Fusion style. It was recorded in India, Poland and California and produced by Emam and Yashoda. Thanks to some amazing musical friends, this album brings together Indian classical music, Jazz, African sound, rhythms on tabla, dholak and dumbak with wonderful vocal melodies and harmonies from Yashoda.

Over the years, Yashoda and Emam have spent many months in Hairakhan, Maha Avatar Babaji's beautiful ashram, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Emam visited Hairakhan in 1978 for the first time and spent much time with Babaji prior to his Maha Samadhi in 1984. Yashoda visited Hairakhan in 1986, for the first time. The songs heard on this album, are their interpretations and arrangements of chants they learned at the ashram. The lyrics are powerful healing Sanskrit mantras, set to beautiful melodies and sung with much love and devotio We hope you enjoy the album and sing along to increase the healing powers of each song's mantra. We have the lyrics for each song included here.

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1) Jai Jai Gananayak Part 1 (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Jai Jai Jai Gananayaka, Vidya Budhi Pradayaka, Jai Shubh Mangala Dayaka, Vidya Budhi Pradayaka ] x 2 [ Gajavadana Gauri Nandana ] x 2 [ Gajavadana Gauri Nandana ] x 2 [ Ganga Dhara Shiva Shambo Nandana ] x 2

2) Shri Guru Sharanam (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Shri Guru Sharanam, Sadguru Sharanam ] x 2 [ Guru Om Guru Om, Guru Om Mangalam ] x 2 Yashoda vocals Mukesh Sharma sarod Daniel Berkman kora Ahsan Ali sarangi Marcin Spera acoustic bass Emam dumbak Arshad Khan tabla

3) Ganga Ki Jai Jai (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Ganga Ki Jai Jamna Ki Jai Jai ] x 2 [ Kailasha Shakti Shiva Shankara Ki Jai Jai ] x 2 Also: [ Baba Ki Jaii Bhole Baba Ki Jai Jai ] x 2 [ Kailasha Shakti Herakhandi Ki Jai Jai ] x 2 Yashoda vocals Prateek Chaudhuri sitar Ahsan Ali sarangi Marcin Spera acoustic bass Arshad Khan tabla Ambika Prasad dholak

4) Durge Jai Jai Ma (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Durge, Durge, Durge Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Durge, Durge, Durge Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Durge, Durge, Durge Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Durge, Durge, Durge Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Karuna Sagari Ma, Kali Kapalini Ma ] x 2 [ Jaga Udharini Ma ] x 2 [ Jaga Udharini Ma ] x 2 [ Jagadambe Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Jagadambe Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Jagadambe Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Jagadambe Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 [ Jagadambe Jai Jai Ma ] x 2 Yashoda vocals Prateek Chaudhuri sitar Sławek Dudar saxophone Ahsan Ali sarangi Marcin Spera acoustic bass Arshad Khan tabla Emam dumbak

5) Oh Kali, Oh Mata (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Oh Kali, Oh Mata, Durga Devi Namo Namh ] x 2 [ Shakti Kundalini, Jagade Mata ] x 2 Prateek Chaudhuri sitar Ahsan Ali sarangi Yashoda vocals Marcin Spera acoustic bass Arshad Khan tabla Ambika Prasad dholak

6) Raghunandan (Emam) [ Raghunandana Raghava Rama Hare, Sia Rama Hare Sia Rama Hare ] x 2 [ Raghunandana Raghava Rama Hare, Sia Rama Hare Sia Rama Hare ] x 2 Also: [ Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay ] x 2 [ Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay, Om Namah Shivay ] x 2 Mukesh Sharma sarod Daniel Berkman kora Ahsan Ali sarangi Yashoda vocals Marcin Spera acoustic bass Arshad Khan tabla Ambika Prasad dholak Emam dumbak

7) Jai Shiva Shankara Part 1 (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Jai Shiva Shankara, Jay Abhayankara Sambasadha Shiva, Shiva Hare, Shiva Hare ] x 2 [ Jai Shiva Shankara, Jay Abhayankara ] x 2 [ Sambasadha Shiva, Shiva Hare ] x 2 Mukesh Sharma sarod Sławek Dudar saxophone Ahsan Ali sarangi Yashoda vocals Marcin Spera acoustic bass Emam dumbak Ambika Prasad dholak Arshad Khan tabla

8) Jai Shiva Shankara Part 2 (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Jai Shiva Shankara, Jay Abhayankara Sambasadha Shiva, Shiva Hare, Shiva Hare ] x 2 [ Jai Shiva Shankara, Jay Abhayankara ] x 2 [ Sambasadha Shiva, Shiva Hare ] x 2 Mukesh Sharma sarod Sławek Dudar saxophone Ahsan Ali sarangi Yashoda vocals Marcin Spera acoustic bass Emam dumbak Arshad Khan tabla

9) Jai Ma (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Jai Ma, Jai Ma, Jai Ananda Ma ] x 2 [ Jai Ma, Jai Ma, Jai Ananda Ma ] x 2 Mukesh Sharma sarod Daniel Berkman kora Yashoda vocals Ahsan Ali sarangi Arshad Khan tabla Marcin Spera acoustic bass

10) Jai Jai Gananayaka Part 2 (Trad Adap/Emam) [ Jai Jai Jai Gananayaka, Vidya Budhi Pradayaka, Jai Shubh Mangala Dayaka, Vidya Budhi Pradayaka ] x 2 [ Gajavadana Gauri Nandana ] x 2 [ Gajavadana Gauri Nandana ] x 2 [ Ganga Dhara Shiva Shambo Nandana ] x 2 Yashoda vocals Mukesh Sharma sarod Daniel Berkman kora Sławek Dudar saxophone Ahsan Ali sarangi Emam tabla Marcin Spera acoustic bass

Recorded, mixed & edited by Emam. Produced by Emam & Yashoda for Eternal Music. Published by Emam & Friends - (BMI).