Japa

Dave Stringer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AJNA MUSIC
• ASIN: B0006NUK24
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ganapati Om

2. Jay Ambe

3. Hey Shiva Shankara

4. Devakinandana Gopala (Major)

5. Shri Ram Jay Ram

6. Shanti Om

Editorial Reviews

A celebrated figure in the yoga community known for his intoxicating chant sessions, Dave Stringer has been chanting since the early 90's and has performed all over the country. Japa ( a Sanskrit term that refers to the repetition of mantras) was recorded in a series of live studio sessions and features five elongated call-and-response style kirtans. The music on Japa is a mix of Eastern and Western instruments, including harmonium, guitar, sarod, saxophone violin, percussion and other sounds. Stringer's voice is rich and expressive, making a nice counterpoint to his backing ensemble, which includes vocalists Toni Childs, Seane Corn and Donna De Lory as well as Girish on percussion, Domonic Dean Breaux on flute and many others. A fusion of different sounds and cultural elements, Japa is a divine mindtrip and one you won't want to miss.- Dave Stringer's Japa is a great and living example of Stringer's ability to fuse sounds and cultural elements with the best and most enchanting results. Japa is Dave Stringer's divine collaboration with some of the world's greatest Kirtan musicians.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Soulful Kirtan, August 29, 2006

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K. M. Graves - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japa (Audio CD)

New to Stringer's music, I am pleasantly surprised by these soulful chants. Initially the songs struck me as a bit too short(all of them are less than 10 minutes long) so I was inclined to give only a four star rating, but despite their brevity these chants are beautiful---especially the last four. I now wish I had given this recording a five star rating.Because the chants are so short, those new to kirtan may find this recording to be a gentle entry into kirtan.

While I am enjoying all the chants, one stands out for me over and above the rest. It's the final chant, Shanti Om. This is perhaps the most hauntingly beautiful chant I've ever heard. The first time I heard this chant its depth and intensity drew me inward and expanded my awareness, if only for a short time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Kirtan Classic, August 7, 2006

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Linda Johnsen "author" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japa (Audio CD)

This is one of the best kirtan CDs ever recorded. It doesn't get any better than Stringer's "Hey Shiva Shankara." Stringer and Krishna Das set the standard for the whole genre.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY PERSONAL FAVORITE KIRTAN PERFORMERS BEST CD, April 25, 2006

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That Ganesha Guy (Fort Collins, CO. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Japa (Audio CD)

IF YOU ARE A KIRTAN FAN you just might love this guy. I know I do, and I will continue to purchase his CD's and attend his kirtans whenever possible. His expressive voice and mulitiude of un-kirtan-like instruments really works for me. This particular album has a young relative, Allie Stringer, singing with him and her voice makes this the BEST of the Stringer CD's (both of them). Now I've had people ask why he doesn't just stay soft and devotional. Well, he likes to get the energy rising so that you can't help but get up and rattle your bones a little bit. If you like that kind of kirtan music, check him out. I'd rather see him live than Krishna Das. For real.