Shri Ram

by Robert Gass, Robert Gass & On Wings of Song

Overview

The latest tape by Robert Gass and his On Wings of Song Choir is a reworking of the well-known devotional Sanskrit chant "Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram." Side one, subtitled "Serenity," features the primarily female voices of the choir gently singing the mantra to a simple two-chord melody, with layered counterpoint and the accompaniment of acoustic guitar. Side two, "Dance of Joy," adds sitar and, after a while, tabla, building to a lively and celebratory climax, resolving back into the soft lilting version of the chant that characterized the first side. Like their ever-popular earlier tape Om Namah Shivaya, The On Wings of Song Choir have reinterpreted this traditional Hindu chant in a way that is easily accessiblto Western listeners, who can use it for relaxation, meditation or singing along. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/1996
Label:	Spring Hill Music
UPC:	0718795101320
Rank:	120937

Tracks

1. Serenity
2. The Dance of Joy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Robert Gass   Primary Artist,Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer,Piano (Grand)
Robert Gass & On Wings of Song   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus
Sylvia Danskin   Vocals
Martha Leader   Vocals
Marty Quinn   Tabla,Percussion
Lyra Bessey-Engel   Vocals
Jane Howard   Choir Director
Wendy Rezzonivo   Vocals
Mikl Brawner   Tamboura,Tambourine
Vijaya Stevenson   Vocals
Krishnabai   Vocals
Linda Goodman   Vocals
Danya Gass   Synthesizer
Peter Engle   Vocals
Tod Gross   Vocals
Hugh Renwick   Vocals
Kent Howard   Vocals
Elaine Bomford   Vocals
Bhaskar Marlin   Vocals
Wendy Rezzonico   Vocals
Randy Armstrong   Sitar,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Divya Shinn   Vocals
Nancy Rappaport   Vocals
Lesley Smith   Vocals
Ward Clark   Vocals
Maggie Miller   Vocals
Brit M'Queeney-Lay   Vocals
Mike Brady   Vocals
Harry Newell   Vocals
Tony Diemond   Vocals
Bob Mendenhall   Vocals
Allison Grover   Vocals
Linda Kaiser   Vocals
Greg Mott   Vocals
Volker Nahrmann   Percussion
Rupert Clark   Vocals

Technical Credits

Christopher Dewinter   Graphic Design
John Bray   Engineer
Robert Gass   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Tina Hanson   Mixing
Bill Whelan   Cover Photo,Photography
Karen Kane   Mixing,Engineer
Jeff Shuey   Engineer