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Emam & Friends with Yashoda

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.


Click one the song names to listen.
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).