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  • Album of Aruna Sairam - Divine Inspiration
  • Publisher Name : World Village
    Published Year : 2008
    Published Country : United States
    Categories : Carnatic Classical, International Release
    Accompanied By : H. N. Bhaskar- Violin, J Vaidyanathan- Mridangam, Dr S. Karthick - Ghatam, P Kavira - Addtional Percussion, Girija - Tampura

The album offers the chance for many listeners to become acquainted with Carnatic tradition, which is, regrettably, still less popular among mainstream North American and European audiences than its sister tradition in North India of Hindustani Classical music. 

Track Listing

  • Om Sakti Om
    Raga: Traditional Folk Tune   Thalam: Eka, Tisra Nadai
    Composer: Subrahmanya Bharati
  • YouTube Video of Track Om Sakti Om Album:Divine Inspiration  6:18
  • Govinda Leena Mol - I Bought God
    Raga: Rajasthani Maand   Thalam: Mishra Chapu
    Composer: Mirabai
  • 7:20
  • Saravanabhava - Lord of the Lake
    Raga: Pasupatipriya   Thalam: Adi
    Composer: Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar
  • 3:45
  • Bandanodi - Behold the Lord!
    Raga: Todi   Thalam: Adi
    Composer: Purandaradasa
  • 5:43
  • Kadakadani - The Minstrel's Prayer
    Raga: A Blend of Classical and Folk Strains   Thalam: Eka, Chatusra Nadai
    Composer: Samartha Ramadas
  • YouTube Video of Track Kadakadani - The Minstrel's Prayer Album:Divine Inspiration  10:08
  • Pirava Varam Tarum - Release Me from Rebirth
    Raga: Latangi   Thalam: Adi
    Composer: Papanasam Sivan
  • 8:39
  • Pachai Maamalai - Awesome as the Green Hills
    Raga: Brindavana Saranga   Composer: Tondaradipodi Alwar/Music by Aruna Sairam
  • 3:03
  • Rangapura Vihara - He Lives in Rangapura
    Raga: Brindavana Saranga   Thalam: Rupakam
    Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
  • YouTube Video of Track Rangapura Vihara - He Lives in Rangapura Album:Divine Inspiration  6:16
  • Tillana
    Raga: Gambhira Nattai   Thalam: Adi
    Composer: Oothukadu Venkata Kavi
  • 6:35

Liner Notes

  • In this recording we hear songs venerating Shakti, the divine feminine energy, the playful God Krishna; Murugan, the patron diety of the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu; Saraswathi goddess of music and learning; and Lord Shiva, the great ascetic. Bhakti yoga -the "yoking" (as the word "yoga" literally means)of a spiritual seeker of the divine through this devotional path -is what singer Aruna Sairam celebrates in this extraordinary album, which unites, poetry, language, and music from across centuries and from across India itself.