Bhakti
Vraja
© 2002 Gordon Assadi & Mahria Potter (634479485725)
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Soulful, melodic voice and tabla duo based on Northern Indian music traditions.
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- 1 Gaura-arati
- 2 Shikshastaka
- 3 Tulsi pranama
- 4 Om Namo Shivaya
- 5 Krishna pranama
- 6 Yashomati-nandana
- 7 Jaya-Radha-Madhava
- 8 Om Tara
- 9 Jaya Govinda
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Bhakti is the voice of Mahria Potter and the tabla rhythms of Gordon Assadi. Forming in 2000, they have taken their respective knowledge of Indian music and transformed it into a musical style all their own. Vraja, their first CD release captures the wonderful musical chemistry that is the core of their sound.
The sounds of Bhakti originate with the folk traditions of Northern India, Pakistan and the Middle East. The melodies are inspired by Sanskrit mantras and Bengali poetry. The tabla drums of India give the rhythmic drive to the music, providing a moving bass and dancing melodic rhythm all its own. The music ranges from deep trance-like grooves (Krishna pranama and Jaya Radha-Madhava) to upbeat driving folk songs (Gaura-arati and Yashmati) and then to exciting improvisations (Om Namo Shivaya and Shikshastaka).
Mahria draws on her experience as a vocalist and the years she lived in India to breathe new life into the sometimes thousands of years old Sanskrit bhajans, mantras and other devotional poetry.
Gordon, studying tabla with Vishal Nagar both in Seattle and India, has focused specifically on the folk rhythms of India including bhajan, ghazal and Qawaali styles.
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author: amy jo ristlove this cd. i met this woman, mahria, at breitenbush where she sang on of these songs at a devotional chanting, and fell in love with her song. i asked her the next day if i could find a recording of it anywhere. she said that wished she had brought some cd's, as she would have gifted me one, but that she forgot them. she directed me to cd baby, and there it was. and it is so beautiful...