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Antarayaami​-​Knower of All Hearts

by Nina Rao

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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. Nina Rao first learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather while on holiday in a village in south India when she was a girl of nine years. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Her first studio release is the track 'Nina Chalisa' on Krishna Das' CD "Flow of Grace - Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa" released in 2007. She regularly tours with Krishna Das playing cymbals and supporting vocals, and also leads kirtan and chanting on her own.

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released January 1, 2013

Produced by Devadas Labrecque and Nina Rao
Lead Vocals: Nina Rao, Krishna Das (Ocean of Ram HC), Devadas Labrecque (Sundarakand HC), Uma Rao-Labrecque (Uma HC), B. Gopalakrishnaya (my grandfather singing with us in the 1970's when we were kids in 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
Harmonium: Nina Rao, Devadas Labrecque (Sundarakand Hanuman Chilsa), B. Gopalakrishnaya (Vinayaka Always)
Tabla, Dholak, Frame Drums: Arjun Bruggeman
Bass: Mark Gorman
Violin: Genevieve Walker
Keyboards, Banjo, Guitar, Shakers, Dotar: 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
Artwork & Design: Shamina Rao-Herel - indiainkdesign.com
Front cover photo of Nina: Matt Thomas
Front cover Hanuman-ji drawing: Jennifer Mazzucco
Other photos: Nina Rao
Engineering & 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 Club Studios
Mastering: Ryan Foster, Foster Mastering
All songs and arrangements by Nina Rao
© ℗ 2013 Nina Rao / Rare Earth Explorations

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Nina Rao Brooklyn, New York

Nina Rao learned traditional chants from her grandfather in a village in south India when she nine years old. For many years Nina has been Krishna Das’ business manager and accompanies him musically as well. Nina regularly leads kirtan, workshops, retreats and courses online across many platforms. She is founder of non-profit Saving Wild Tigers she hosts a podcast series on the Be Here Now Network ... more

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