Rasa's "Devotion" Tops Amazon.com's Best Of 2000 List

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Rasa's "Devotion" Tops Amazon.com's Best Of 2000 List

 

BY MANDALA PUBLISHING GROUP

 

SAN RAFAEL, CA, Dec 11 (VNN) — "Devotion," the debut release by

musicians Kim Waters and Hans Christian of Rasa has been selected by

editors of Amazon.com as the Best New Age CD of the Year 2000. The CD

is comprised of songs originally written by BhaktivinodaThakur and

Govinda Kaviraj, including Gopinatha, Bhajahu Re Mana, Arati, Mama

Mandire, Jiv Jago, Govinda Jaya Jaya and Jaya Radha Madhava.

 

The Amazon.com Best of 2000 page declares: "Duo Kim Waters and Hans

Christian used ancient Vedic chants to express an inspired music that

dips into Indian instrumentation and sounds to create a harmonious

world fusion. Track after track on Devotion grows in strength and

lush, sacred beauty, making it our top New Age album of the year."

 

Karen K. Hugg, an Amazon.com editor, went on to say that "While an

assortment of artists sing in wordless phrases dictated by their

muses, Kim Waters and Hans Christian of Rasa turn to ancient Indian

devotional texts for vocal inspiration. With accompaniment from

cello, sarangi (Indian violin), and sitara, the duo puts forth an

exceptional world fusion unheard of in the New Age genre. What's

more, there isn't a song on Devotion that falters in form, technique,

or ecstasy. The music comes from an undisturbed place, shared with

listeners without sentimentality or pretense."

 

Rasa's "Devotion" has been repackaged as a CD-Book entitled "Darshan"

($19.95, 56 pages) especially for devotees by Mandala Publishing

Group and is available now for the holiday season. 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 new product is in stock and ready to be shipped

immediately. For orders, call Mandala at 800.688.2218 or order online

at http://www.mandala.org.