Buying the Music.
Kirtan musicians in concert.
Most songs cited on this website need to be bought. This is to support the musicians, who have dedicated their lives to creating Kirtan music. Without them, there would be no quality album nor concerts to go to. Kirtan would not exist in the form that it does today.
All my recorded music is on CD’s, mostly bought at concerts, festivals and markets where I meet the musician. I always listen to music as a meditation, giving it undivided attention, and I never play music as background to my daily activities. I do not use i-phones, because there is no mobile phone reception in my secluded forested home where I work, and I talk to people in person when I go to town. I have solar powered satellite internet in my little storage shed.
The following Australian Kirtan musicians sell their songs as single songs, as downloads.
Sacred Earth, Kevin James Carrol, Terry Oldfield and Soraya, Sacred Space, Prahlad and the Chants. Their websites are –
https://www.sacredearthmusic.com/copy-of-listen-download
https://kevinjames.bandcamp.com/music
https://terryoldfield.bandcamp.com/
https://sacredspace.bandcamp.com/
https://www.praladandthechants.com/music
These songs cost about $2.50 to $3 each, quite affordable.
These artists also offer their music thru Applemusic, Spotify, Soundcloud, and other online listening services.
Music by Krishna Das is not sold as single songs, only as albums as CD or MP3 download, or via Soundcloud or Applemusic. If you want to buy his CD’s and you are in Australia, then buy from an online shop that has already imported it from USA.
All my recorded music is on CD’s, mostly bought at concerts, festivals and markets where I meet the musician. I always listen to music as a meditation, giving it undivided attention, and I never play music as background to my daily activities. I do not use i-phones, because there is no mobile phone reception in my secluded forested home where I work, and I talk to people in person when I go to town. I have solar powered satellite internet in my little storage shed.
The following Australian Kirtan musicians sell their songs as single songs, as downloads.
Sacred Earth, Kevin James Carrol, Terry Oldfield and Soraya, Sacred Space, Prahlad and the Chants. Their websites are –
https://www.sacredearthmusic.com/copy-of-listen-download
https://kevinjames.bandcamp.com/music
https://terryoldfield.bandcamp.com/
https://sacredspace.bandcamp.com/
https://www.praladandthechants.com/music
These songs cost about $2.50 to $3 each, quite affordable.
These artists also offer their music thru Applemusic, Spotify, Soundcloud, and other online listening services.
Music by Krishna Das is not sold as single songs, only as albums as CD or MP3 download, or via Soundcloud or Applemusic. If you want to buy his CD’s and you are in Australia, then buy from an online shop that has already imported it from USA.
My Recommended Recordings.
I not only interpret the lyrics, I also recommend a specific recording of each mantra. My criteria are –
- Good music, in voice and instrumental, and
- Good melody for the mantra, and
- Easy to sing along to, especially in a group.
So I recommend you buy the following 3 albums. They have several Kirtan songs on them, which are all good music, good melody, and good to sing along to.
- “Acoustic Journey”, (fairly recent), by Pralad and the Chants, $15 AUD, as download, on – https://www.praladandthechants.com/music
- “Love is Space”, 2002, by Deva Premal and Miten, $17 USD.
- “Moola Mantra”, 2007, by Deva Premal and Miten, $17 USD. The whole album is dedicated to the Moola Mantra, and the music and singing is excellent, on https://devapremalmiten.com/Music/
Other Albums on this Website.
The following tracks on the following albums are recommended on my song write-ups.
By Sacred Earth
“Into the Light”, 2019, om namah Shivaya tk 1, om namo Narayanaya tk 2
“Presence”, 2016, om Tare Tutare tk 2, Dancing Shiva tk 3 and twamevat tk 6
“Bhakti”, 2008, om bhakti jai tk 6
“Call to the Divine”, 2010, je ma Kali tk 5
By Kevin James Carroll : “Sanskrit Mantras, Vol 1”, 2017, amma amma taye tk 1, Shiva chant tk 3, and Shiva Shambo tk 5.
By Soraya and Terry Oldfield.
“Namaste”, 2016, lotus flower tk 7, and gate gate tk 10
“Journey into Space”, 2012, track 8
By Sacred Space (Nilong and Arjuna) : “Wisdom of the Heart”, 2008, om purnam adah tk 3, and Shiva on Yakshala tk 6.
By Deva Premal
“Songs for the Sangha”, 2015, sarveshyam svastir tk 2, and Brahma gayatri mantra tk 5
By Krishna Das.
“Heart Full of Soul”, 2008, disc 2, hare Krishna tk 3 and om namah Shivaya tk 4, disc 1 Radhe Radhe Shyam tk 6.
These albums also contain many other songs that are good and not on my list.
By Sacred Earth
“Into the Light”, 2019, om namah Shivaya tk 1, om namo Narayanaya tk 2
“Presence”, 2016, om Tare Tutare tk 2, Dancing Shiva tk 3 and twamevat tk 6
“Bhakti”, 2008, om bhakti jai tk 6
“Call to the Divine”, 2010, je ma Kali tk 5
By Kevin James Carroll : “Sanskrit Mantras, Vol 1”, 2017, amma amma taye tk 1, Shiva chant tk 3, and Shiva Shambo tk 5.
By Soraya and Terry Oldfield.
“Namaste”, 2016, lotus flower tk 7, and gate gate tk 10
“Journey into Space”, 2012, track 8
By Sacred Space (Nilong and Arjuna) : “Wisdom of the Heart”, 2008, om purnam adah tk 3, and Shiva on Yakshala tk 6.
By Deva Premal
“Songs for the Sangha”, 2015, sarveshyam svastir tk 2, and Brahma gayatri mantra tk 5
By Krishna Das.
“Heart Full of Soul”, 2008, disc 2, hare Krishna tk 3 and om namah Shivaya tk 4, disc 1 Radhe Radhe Shyam tk 6.
These albums also contain many other songs that are good and not on my list.
Concerts.
If you like their recordings, you might like to get to their performances. Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions have greatly interfered with concerts, music festivals and other important large gatherings, so I will first mention past concerts by these professional Kirtan musicians.
Of the Australian Kirtan musicians, Sacred Earth and Kevin James have often toured Europe and Australia, giving concerts, Terry and Soraya tour less often. Sacred Space has not performed concerts for several years, as Nilong and Arjuna. Of the American artists, Deva Premal now has a huge following, and her band performed annually in eastern Australia. Krishna Das performed a few times in east Australia, but he is now in his seventies and offers his music and Dharma online.
Please visit their websites for upcoming events –
https://www.sacredearthmusic.com/tour-dates
https://kevinjamesmusic.com/events-calendar/
https://sorayasaraswati.com/events/
https://sorayasaraswati.com/sounds-and-silence-meditation-retreats/
https://www.facebook.com/PraladandTheChants/
https://devapremalmiten.com/
Gatherings for 2021.
Sacred Earth’s activities for 2021 are in Qld and NSW, and they are offering a five month “Journey into Stillness” : day long events each Thursday in Sunshine Coast, for late 2021.
Kevin James is touring Europe, offering chanting circles and retreats June – Aug.
Soraya and Terry offer monthly musical daylong retreats at their home retreat in Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast hinterland, south Qld.
Pralad has been performing in concert monthly at Nadia Rainforest Retreat, 323 Hogans Rd, Upper Duroby, south west of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, near the Qld border. Also at the Mantra Room, Westend of Brisbane.
Deva Premal, Miten and Manose are planning a major tour in 2022 giving many concerts in Europe and Canada, and “holidays” in Costa Rica and Corfu, Greece in late 2021.
