Dhyana-Meditation – 2007

Dhyana - Meditation

When the mind has been trained to remain fixed on a certain internal or external location, there comes to it the power of flowing in an unbroken current, as it were, towards that point. This state is called dhyana. When one has so intensified the power of dhyana as to be able to reject the external part of perception and remain meditating only on the internal part, the meaning, that state is called Samadhi.

– Swami Vivekananda.

This album contains traditional chants and popular devotional songs sung by well known musicians.

MUSICIANS

Leads:

Veena: Dr. Krishna Raghavendra
Violin: Charulatha Ramanujam
Butto: Annada Prasanna Patnayak
Bamboo Flute: M.K. Pranesh
Santoor, Harp, and Koto: M. Kumar
Sitar: Prabir Bhattacharya
Sarangi: Faiyaz Khan
Keyboards: Shabbir Ahmed

Vocals:

Sriraksha Aravind, Sangita Katti (Kulkarni), M.D. Pallavi, Snehaja, M.S. Sheela, Faiyaz Khan

Rhythm:

Mridangam, Khanjira, Tavil, and Phakwaj: Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma
Tabla: B.S. Venugopal Raju and K.R. Sathyamurthy
Bass Tabla and Tabla: Jagadeesh Kurthkoti
Rhythm Programming: Arun Sukumar
Rhythm Sequencing: Kumar
Rhythm Pads: B.P. Varadaraj