Mantra Americana, by Madi Das & Dave Stringer with Bhakti Without Borders

Mantra Americana

by Madi Das & Dave Stringer with Bhakti Without Borders

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Paulita Laing-Carpenter First you guys did Bhakti Without Borders which I consider classic & was nominated for a Grammy!!! Now Mantra Americana which despite the hardships of the pandemic & the distance between you physically, you guys used your creative genius once more & birthed these 5 first class pearls of music that I am enjoying immensely!!! From Hai Gopinath with its ballad like refrain to Shri Guru with its upbeat & amazing orchestration I can’t Thank you enough!!! Madi & Dave are Geniuses!!!👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️🙏🙏🙏 Favorite track: Shri Guru.

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1.	Hey Gopinath 04:30	buy track
2.	Boro Sukher 04:14	buy track
3.	Om Namoh Bhagavate 05:01	buy track
4.	Shri Guru 05:07	buy track
5.	Maha Mantra Americana 05:49	buy track

about

When the pandemic took over in 2020, with no options for live performance, chant artists Madi Das and Dave Stringer started writing together, zooming weekly, jamming, swapping ideas.

The music from these sessions was fresh and electric, eastern chants with a country twang, Sanskrit with soul! Together they dug into their backgrounds to create songs that would progress the genre and make chant music more broadly accessible.

Over the next two years, they reunited the band from Bhakti Without Borders, often recording remotely, to develop a fresh new sound that would be Mantra Americana. The new album pushes deeper into rhythm and harmony with the addition of a vocal quartet, and a rich blend of banjo and tabla, harmonium and harmonica – a unique subgenre that can only be described as Country & Eastern.

credits

released August 13, 2022

Madi Das – vocals, kartal, mridanga, cajon
Dave Stringer – vocals, lap steel, piano, organ, harmonium, guitar, harmonica, Appalachian dulcimer
Patrick Richey – tabla, drum kit, shaker, cajon
Corbin Jones – bass
Allie Stringer – vocals
Justin Michael Williams – vocals
Tulsi Bloom – vocals, violin
James Harrah – banjo, electric guitar

Recorded and Mixed by Phoenix Quinn
Mastered by Stefan Heger
Written, adapted and produced by Dave Stringer & Madi Das
Label - Kulimela Association
Artwork & Design by Neha Agarwal and Evan Horback
Associate Producers - Chaitanya Mangala, Yamal Duryea, Kruti and Nimai Hawkins
Community Organizers - Payal and Girish Hemdev

Special thanks - Kalindi Henderson, Krishna Sanchez, Jagadambika Owens, Kitzie Stern, Gaurangi Silvers, Akash Dhurbarry, Aniruddha Prabhu, Angeli Wesson, Alexandra Hayward, Donna Netschert, Rambhoru Brinkmann, Devon Wheeler

This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria

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Madi Das Melbourne, Australia

Born to an American mom and German dad, Madi Das grew up in the Vaishnava tradition of Bhakti Yoga. At age 7 he went to boarding school in India where he studied kirtan, became fluent in Hindi, and made lifelong friends.
Now living in Melbourne, when not sharing kirtan with his community, he works in film. His albums Bhakti Without Borders and Mantra Americana have been nominated for Grammys. ... more

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