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BEYOND ASLEEP AND AWAKE (CHILDREN'S OPERA)

So many wonderful things come from Auroville over the years, but this is really special. Holger created a magical blend of characters in a fanciful setting of children from cultures who are thrown together and face difficult circumstances discovering each other and confronting evil. Backed up by the Children's Choir, the tunes and themes are memorable. Two CDs and an illustrated booklet with color illustrations and story. $25

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Hymns and Songs in Sankskrit by Joy

with Bryce-Flute, Aurelio-Conch, Krishna Both-Tabla, Nadaka-Tampura,Vocals and accompaniment and production by Holger CD $16

Om Anandamayi, Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu, Bhavanyashtakam, Dhyanam, Sri Devyashtottarashatanamavalih, Udayati Bhanu, Ganga Stotram, Surya Stutih, Asato Ma Sadgmaya, Gayatri Mantra, Om Anandamayi

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Nothing less than the attempt to move through sound to the source of 
sound itself. The refusal to be superficially tuneful, the relative 
sparseness of orchestration, the lingering on the texture and resonances 
of individual notes and instruments. Above all, the use of silence, 
space, and the exploration of that borderland where sound and silence meet.

Each is a meditation, not background music to meditate to, but extended 
meditations in which the listener participates in an exploration: you 
feel you are on the cusp of creation, present at the moment when a 
particular sound first emerges from the void. 

Allen Herbert - Auroville Today

STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART

with Ganesh - violin, Vikku Vinayakram (Shakti) - ghatam Selvaganesh - kanjira

Nadaka comes very close to the sound of a veena while conserving the technique of the guitar. But the quality of this album is not limited to the discovery of this new instrument. The music by Nadaka and Ganesh (violin) plays joyfully on contrasts and subtleties. Moments of calm are followed by complex rhythmic patterns skilfully played by the two percussionists Vikku (ghatam) and Selvaganesh (kanjira). It's all 100% acoustic. You feel the strings rubbing and the skins vibrating! A very beautiful album. CD $16

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The Lotus of the Quiet Mind

with Debi Gosh on the sarod and Bryce Grinlington on the flute
"In the stirrings of nature and holy chants alike the silent deeper mind can hear the essence of sound itself. India's ancient seers knew it as the infinite sound of OM."

The Lotus of the Silent Deep

with: The Tibetan Choir of the Ganden Shartse Monastery and Vikku Vinayakram on the ghatam
"A journey unfolding from the deep realm where primordial sound uncoils, transporting one through brute worlds and radiances of wisdom."

The Lotus of the Open Heart

with Ganesh & Kumaresh on the violin, Vidya Krishna & Joy Chowdhury - vocal and Bryce Grinlington on the flute
"The followers of bhakti, the path of devotion, have in the fervor of their longing, sung simple and sublime words that continue to inspire and bring us nearer to the secret heart of things."