Kirtan Lounge “Precious Jewels”
“Precious Jewels” – is the collective effort of many talented musicians who shared their artistic gifts in this project. As the pictures here attest, this was an exciting journey and labor of love that spanned seven countries and three years in making.
Kirtan Lounge started as a dreamy experiment when Gopi and Ananta decided to collaborate on performing and producing Kirtan and make it a love offering to the yoga community and world music lovers. This year Kirtan Lounge celebrates 5th anniversary with a new album release and an array of music videos!
Contributing Artists:
Gopi Kallayil – vocals, tanpura; Ananta Govinda – vocals, harmonium, kartals, piano; Prajna Vierra – vocals; Gopal Krishna das – vocals; Jahnavi Harrison – vocals; Sreevalsan J. Menon – vocals; Vijay Krsna – vocals; Saraswati Dasi – violin; John Wubbenhorst – bansuri flute; Ayaan Ali Bangash – sarod; Ryan Proch – saxophone; Joshua Mellinger – tabla, steel drum; Alex Liapin – guitar; Hans Christian – cello; Michelle Grambeau – vocals, upright bass; Paulette Penzvalto – vocals; Haley Schulz – vocals; Jared May – bass; Ben Leinbach – drums;
Ben Leinbach – mixing; Ken Lee – mastering;
Mila Kronik – Cover artwork.
Produced by Ananta Govinda and Vedic Renaissance Productions
Kirtan Lounge “Nectar of Devotion”
Contributing Artists:
Gopi Kallayil – Vocals and Tanpura,
Ananta Govinda Das -Harmonium, Piano, Percussion, Karatals, Vocals, Musical arrangement
Karnamrita Dasi -Lead vocals,
John Wubbenhorst (Bansuri)
Ken Becker (Dilruba on 2, Cello on 5 )
Vijay Krishna (Mridanga on 2, 8 )
Eswar Iyer (Tabla on 3)
Mila Kronik (Response vocals on 2, 8 )
Irina Pastukhova (Response vocals on 2, 8)
Damjan Cirilovic (Bass guitar, background vocals
Produced by Ananta Govinda and Vedic Renaissance Productions
Ananta Govinda “Morning Rising”
Ananta Govinda is a multimedia producer, musician and author. His projects always find unique ways to connect technology more to the service of human values, promote goodness and positive transformations.
Centering his lifestyle around spiritual values and opportunities to learn ancient wisdom from actual practitioners, Ananta got introduced to Indian classical music and became deeply fascinated by it. Ananta currently lives and works in San Francisco as a multimedia producer and digital marketing consultant, he is the founder of Alike, technology startup for mobile geofencing and Vedic Renaissance Productions.
Kirtan Lounge “Gaudia Kirtans”
Kirtan Lounge “Disco Mantra: Hare Krishna Chant”
Kirtan Lounge “Manipur Kirtans”
Kirtan Lounge “Bangladesh Kirtans: Chaitanya Lila”
Kirtan Lounge “Bangladesh Kirtans: Hare Krishna Mahamantra”