CD Review: Ragani: The Best of Both Worlds (2003)
This is a very nice CD of kirtan chanting accompanied by various instruments. The recording quality is nice, Ragani’s lead voice is very nice, and the accompanying instrumentation is rich and nicely varied. There are six selections of about 14 min each on avg so quite a bit more than an hour of music. Accompaniment includes tablas, finger cymbals, tambour or sitar, guitar, bass, and some nice flute as well. There is a nice chant to Ganesh and one to Shiva, another to Rama and one to Sita and Rama and another nice one to the Great Mother Goddess – Om Mata, Om Mata, Om Sri Mata Jagate Mata. Kirtan, is typically call and response chanting and the response chanters on this CD sound quite good as well. The CD is from the Himalayan Institute Folk – students of the late Swami Rama. This is the type of music one often hears in a yoga class. I like some of the melodies mixed with some minor chording that gives a lovely affect and accents her nice voice. There is enough variation in the melodies and additional chants and speed changes to keep things interesting. I was lucky to find this CD used at a booth at the Universal Light Expo in Columbus for a mere five bucks. Her website is below:
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