Swami Nirvanananda recorded this masterpiece in 2009 during his annual Southern California tour.
This CD was recorded in a studio right after the Live in Encinitas 2009 performance, (which we attended and loved - lighters aloft, arms waving etc...). It is a polished and spirited performance by Swami, who is accompanied by some masterful musicians. This is another of our top ten favorites (I think we have about 15 now, oops)! Do listen to the sample tracks below. If you haven't heard Swami Nirvanananda before, then you are in for an uplifting surprise.
A Supreme Swan Nirvanananda Favorite!
Tracks:
1. Arunachala - listen:
2. So Ham
3. Govinda Radhe
4. Krishna Govinda - listen:
5. He Govinda
6. Cosmic Gayatri
7. Ganapati Om
8. My Soul's Marching On
9. Om Mata
10. No More am I - listen:
About the artist:
Swami
Nirvanananda was born in Italy
and after traveling to India
many years ago was initiated into the Dashnami Vedanta Order and became a
wandering monk. His Guru is
Paramahansa Yogananda. A gifted
musician, Swami Nirvanananda spends much of his time traveling the world
chanting to the Master. Each year he travels to Italy
and other countries in Europe, then to the United
States and on to Hawaii,
before returning to India.
We
had the
pleasure of meeting Swami Nirvanananda at one of the many kirtans he
gives
around the world and found in him a very sweet and humble soul. Given
how he
chants, that was no surprise. Swami attends the SRF convocation each
year but
he is so quiet when not chanting that he is easy to miss - as we did for
twenty
years! If you get a chance to hear him chant live, we recommend you do
so.
All
proceeds
to Swami Nirvanananda's CDs go to support his charitable
projects in and around Puri, in the East Indian state of Orissa. For
more
information please visit www.shantipurifriends.org.
On this album:
Swami
Nirvananda - Harmonium, Guitar and Vocals
Colin
Kenney - Tabla
June Chocoles - Violin
Also performing - Tiffany Kenney, Shanti McAllum, Kamala Saunders, Sharon Merrilat
Playing
time: 80 minutes
Recorded in Encinitas at Randy's Studio
