Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant

by Jai Uttal

Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2003
  • Label: Sounds True
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:16:28
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Issued as a two-disc set mixing spoken instruction with full chant performances, 'Kirtan!' opened Uttal's long recording relationship with the label. Tracks such as 'Sita Ram', carried by his own acoustic guitar, translate the communal call-and-response of temple chant for home practice.

Genres

Descriptors: call-and-response, communal, repetitive, acoustic, spirituality

Tracklist

  1. Ganesha Sharanam (8:58)
  2. Invocation/Introduction (19:56)
  3. Radhe Govinda (17:01)
  4. Sita Ram (13:51)
  5. Nataraj (10:06)
  6. Durga Pahimam (8:39)
  7. Hara Hara Mahedev/Om Namah Shivaya (17:31)
  8. Jaya Radha (10:17)
  9. Radha Rani (9:18)
  10. Shri Krishna Govinda (7:57)
  11. Kali Bolo (12:48)

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