Long Awaited Agni Deva CD

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Long Awaited Agni Deva CD

 

BY MANDALA PUBLISHING GROUP

 

SAN RAFAEL, CA, Dec 11 (VNN) — Mandala Publishing Group is pleased to

announce the release of "Smaranam: A Garland of Kirtan," available

now for the holiday season. A collection of Agni Deva's recent studio

recordings, brilliantly produced by Allemande Music, features songs

about Lord Chaitanya accompanied by an entrancing blend of

traditional and modern instrumentation.

 

The track list for "Smaranam" ($16.95, 74pp.) includes: Sri-

Prabhupada-padma-stavaka, Saranagati, Sri Gaura Nityanander Daya,

Dainyatmika, Sri Sacinandana Vandana, Kabe Habe Bolo, Ucchvasa-nama-

kirtana, and a stunning rendition of Sri-Damodarastaka. "Smaranam"

also includes a 74 page book by Jagadish Das focusing on the divine

descent of Sri Chaitanya and examining the lives of Bhaktivinode

Thakur and Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. The book comes complete

with song translations, musician bio and detailed information on the

unique instrumentation heard within.

 

"Smaranam" is the fifth recording from Agni Deva, along with "Bhakti

Rasa,Tribute to Prabhupada,Treasure of the Holy Name" and "Live

in New Dwarka." Call Mandala now at 800.688.2218, or order from the

website www.mandala.org, to ensure your order arrives in time for the

holiday gift giving season.

 

Also available from Mandala is the CD-Book "Darshan: Sweet Sounds of

Surrender" ($19.95, 56pp.), featuring the CD "Devotion" by Rasa,

which was recently named Amazon.com's Best New Age CD of the Year

2000. "Darshan" is a repackaging of the critically acclaimed CD in a

CD-Book format designed and written especially for devotees. The

beautifully illustrated CD-Book includes articles about the life of

Bhaktivinode Thakur, Govinda Kaviraj, Raga and Aesthetics, and much

more along with the CD. This product is in stock now and available

for immediate shipping!

 

At present, Mandala also offers "Ananda Bazaar: Songs of Holy

Vrindavan," ($14.95) and B.B. Tirtha Maharaja's "Gaudiya Kirtan"

($14..95). Ananda Bazaar features wonderfully produced bhajan

recordings from the inner sanctums of Vrindavan: Keshi-ghata, Seva-

Kunja, Radha-Ramana, Radha-Gokulananda and Radha-Damodara temples.

Also included is a beautifully designed booklet with provocative

photography. "Gaudiya Kirtan" was captured on Tirtha Maharaja's

European tour and comes highly recommended.

 

Future Mandala music releases will include "Kirtan," rare recordings

of Krishna Das Babaji Maharaja, and "Rupanuga Dhara: Songs from the

Heart of the Guardian of Devotion" by Swami B.R. Sridhara Maharaja,

currently scheduled for Spring 2001. To order or request a Mandala

Publishing Group 2000 catalog, call 800.688.2218 or visit us online

at http://www.mandala.org.