Krishna Das (singer)

Krishna Das (born Jeffrey Kagel May 31, 1947 in Long Island, New York) is a singer who performs Indian chants called kirtans - chanting the names of God.

Krishna Das travelled to India in the 1960s where, along with Ram Dass, he studied with a Hindu guru named Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). Krishna Das has studied Buddhist meditation practices, Bhakti Yoga - in Hinduism this is the yoga of devotion, and is now devoted to singing and teaching. He has released several CDs, and he travels around the world giving performances and teaching, sometimes with Ram Dass. In recent years he also has often led workshops in combination with leading meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg.

Krishna Das is perhaps the best known American singer of Indian kirtan-style devotional music. Similar artists include Bhagavan Das, Jai Uttal, Wah, Deva Premal, Girish and Snatam Kaur.

Discography

*"Flow of Grace – Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa" "(2007)"
*"All One" "(2005)"
*"Door of Faith" "(2003)"
*"Breath of the Heart" "(2001)"
*"Live... on Earth" "(2000)"
*"Pilgrim Heart" "(1998)"
*"One Track Heart" "(1996)"

Notes

Krishna Das Music genres are New Age, World, Meditation, Healing, Relaxation, Worldbeat, and Asia

External links

* [http://www.krishnadas.com Krishna Das' Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/krishnadas Krishna Das' Myspace page]
* [http://www.krishnadas.com/notes.cfm?CID=breathoftheheart&TID=breath4 4 - Kashi Vishwanath Gange]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/archives/2007/052007.html The Devotional Chant of Krishna Das] Interview on CBC Radio's "Tapestry"
* [http://www.omshop.eu/shop/shop.asp?cqid=10&storeID=01C733F720B940D4AA2B935454CA99ED Krishna Das at omshop]
* [http://www.ramdass.org Ram Das' Web Site]
* [http://www.neemkarolibaba.com Maharaj-ji's Web Site]
* [http://ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=89&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=10 "If music be the food of love, play on"] an interview with ascent magazine.