Swami Vidy-Ananda - Yoga Music of India, Vol. 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Released in 1964, Yoga Music of India, Vol. 1 highlights a genre of devotional songs that are still popular in India today. Swami Vidyananda leads a selection of kirtan (call-and-response chants) and accompanies each song on the vina, a plucked, seven-stringed instrument native to South India. These chants aim to Inchgenerate feelings of devotion in those who chant them as well as in those who attentively listen.Inch Liner notes include lyrics, track notes, and a brief explanation of the sacred function of kirtan. Album Tracks 1. Mangalam (Prayer) 2. Ya Kundendu - Shlokam and Namavali (Saraswathi Sthothram) 3. Mangalam Yogivaryaya (Sree Sivananda Guru Sthothram) 4. Shadananam-Sree (Subramanya Sthothram) 5. Yatra Yatra Raghunatha Kirtanam (Sri Hanumat Sthothram) 6. Mangalam Ramachandraya (Sri Nama Ramayanam) 7. Ramachandra Raghu Veera (Sri Ramasthothram)