Flow of Grace

Krishna Das | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 17, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sounds True
• Total Length: 1:40:38
• Genres: International/Far East & Asia, International/India & Pakistan, New Age/Meditation
• ASIN: B0010I6ZBE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music to Make Your Heart Happy, June 21, 2007

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lynn del sol "lynn_del_sol" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flow of Grace (Audio CD)

There's something special about the Hanuman Chalisa. Maybe the way it seems to flow, unbroken reminding us that every part of life is joined to every other; maybe the sweet sound of ancient words. It never grows old. Even so, I wondered whether I needed *six* more versions, plus a repeat of the previously recorded "Ring Song."

I needn't have worried. This CD has leapt to the top of my commuting favorites, and I expect it will stay there permanently. The arrangements are sweet and varied and full of energy.

Sri Ram Chalisa is sung call as call and (sri Ram jai Ram) response - a boon to those of us who like to sing along but haven't mastered all the words <g>.

Hallelujah Chalisa has a beautiful traditional flowing (when does he breathe?) arrangement.

Good Ole Chalisa is KD's traditional Chalisa tune, sung in a heart-warming choral style.

Nina Chalisa is a lilting, faintly medieval, all-female chorus.

Mountain Chalisa is another sweet, more traditional arrangement.

Bernie's Chalisa - my favorite - is a slightly slower, sweet, uplifting choral arrangement with phrasing that seems to make it easier to memorize the words (I'm six lines in <g>).

The Ring Song is a great new arrangement of the charming story of Hanuman finding the kidnapped Mother Sita, given a slightly less "rock and role" treatment than the one recorded on "Pilgrim Heart," but still lots of fun.

The second CD has two spoken versions of the Chalisa for those of us who aspire eventually to learn the words - one a slow complete recitation, the other - even slower -has each line repeated twice. My only small complaints are (a) I would have liked a slow version set to music, which makes memorization easier and (b) Driving would be safer if each line (or pair of lines) had been recorded as a separate track. That would have saved a lot of trouble searching through the disc while practicing.

Music, inspiration, an (optional) "workshop" in chant, and bliss all packaged into one CD. Krishna Das has truly offered us a masterpiece of grace.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, May 23, 2007

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Patrick A. Hart "yoga rower" (Woodbridge, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flow of Grace (Audio CD)

This CD is truly amazing! No one can sing the Hanuman Chalesa like Krishna Das. Every variation of this song is beautiful and the additional CD of pronunciation is incredibly helpful for those of us who would like to learn how to sing along with Krishna Das' incredible voice. Every time I play this CD during one of my yoga classes, I have students asking for the name of the CD at the end of class. This CD moves me to my soul every time I listen to it. Even my five-year old tells me that listening to his CD "makes his heart happy". This is a must-have CD!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening to Hanuman Chalisa is even better than before with this CD!!!, January 1, 2008

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Mahesh Mali (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flow of Grace (Audio CD)

I am born to devotee parents and raised in a spiritual background in a small Indian town where I have heard Hanuman Chalisa from so many different people who speak native Hindi. But this is a true piece of art by someone whose original accent is English.

The way Krishna Das has sung Hanuman Chalisa in this album is so amazing that I must say I have never heard one so good before.

Mahesh Mali