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Om Namah Shivay

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In the genre of western chanting of Indian sanskrit mantra this is a production that stands out, not only with it's contact with ancient traditions, but also with it's joy, devotion and overflow of energy and vitality. Nina Hagen gives voice to both classical Indian chants, but also contributes with some beat up original westernised versions of old traditional mantras which is just great ! Nina Hagen have good help of other mantra singers and the whole band has a powerful impact. For mantra lovers this recording is a treat. The extra live recording on the second CD is just as juicy, inspiring and raw as the studio recording, both brilliant and excellent. The gods does not always come in sandals and white gowns, sometimes they dress up as punk divas, but here Nina Hagen is maybe showing us who she really is - a goddess in disguise?

Traditional Hindu devotionals are an acquired taste,and are definitely not what one would throw on the home stereo to satisfy our desire for a taste of Nina Hagen as we mostly know her.
Yet throughout her extensive career one would have to be shortsighted to be unaware of the colorful myriad of spiritualy charged references and musical styles which have formed and changed and mutated since.
This collection of Indian Mantras and Bhajans is a well rounded and nicely packaged full view presentation of Ninas personal Spiritual journey thus far,and not only preserves the integrity of this particular musical structure,but sheds all the usual "Nina Hagen Punk Rock Diva" isms to give us yet another view of this Incredible and multi faceted Artist.
Though I must say this particular project has seen the least amount of playtime
in my daily life,it is a welcome addition to any true fans collection.

Nina comes full circle with a combination of her power-diva attire and Vedic chanting, a driving force in her life, which (so far) only sporadically surfaced in her previous work. Delivery from the heart, beautiful voice and instrumentation. Disc one is Nina & party playing a sparkling set in the studio, disc two contains a spirited live concert that feels like a day in the park. The icing on the cake is a short but satisfying film with footage of the concert. Expect to experience Krishna full-on, fantastic release!

I've never been much of a Nina Hagen fan before but this album is an exception. It's great to see an artist take risks with their music and although I am not too crazy about the Big Band Explosion album, I feel this one was a great risk taker!

Madonna's song shanti/ashanti doesn't hold a light to this one.

Worth checking out!

Nina Hagen is so versatile in her song style & rocks the Kirtan style mantras in Om Namah Shivay! It's refreshing to say the least that a punk rocker like Nina still rocks it after all these years, and has a soft spiritual side as well. I absolutely love, love, love this CD!

Length:: 1:13 Mins

The only reason I wanted to get this CD was for the Hare Krishna mantra. I do have to say that the rest of the disk is filled with some interesting chants although at times it feels like cabaret meets punk. The second disk is a live recording that is also fun.

Traditional and beautifully performed Indian mantras. The 6th track on Disc 1, Hare Krisna Hare Rama! , is especially peaceful.

Nina cuts out the rap, funk, techno and rock for a relaxing beautiful traditional Indian album. Beautifully produced, lush and wonderfully sung, this is an oustanding effort from one of our greatest voices and a traditional ensemble from the East. Play it low volume for a room filler, or loudly to hypnotize yourself. Well done.

If you've heard about Nina Hagen and are hoping to experience that famed anarchic sound then I suggest you run a zillion miles from this album. This album has nothing to do with Nina of the famed Eastern German angst and everthing to do with Nina the devout Eastern religionist. Now each to his own, I guess, but anyone who like me thought that the poked out tongue on the cover meant that the this was going to be a hindi version of 'radio yerevan' rock is going to be as wildy disappointed as I was. There's no point in trying to assess each track because essentially, no, literally, they are all the same - two cds of devout religious chanting is what you are about to buy. You have been warned. My advice is to buy ANY other Nina album and you will get a better deal. This is not music you will enjoy unless you are into idiotic audio repetition and serial boredom. One star is one too many.