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WORLD  Rasa's "Devotion" Tops Amazon.com's Best Of 2000 List BY MANDALA PUBLISHING GROUP  SAN RAFAEL, CA, Dec 11 (VNN) — "Devotion," the debut release by musicians Kim Waters and Hans Christian of Rasa has been selected by editors of Amazon.com as the Best New Age CD of the Year 2000. The CD is comprised of songs originally written by BhaktivinodaThakur and Govinda Kaviraj, including Gopinatha, Bhajahu Re Mana, Arati, Mama Mandire, Jiv Jago, Govinda Jaya Jaya and Jaya Radha Madhava.The Amazon.com Best of 2000 page declares: "Duo Kim Waters and Hans Christian used ancient Vedic chants to express an inspired music that dips into Indian instrumentation and sounds to create a harmonious world fusion. Track after track on Devotion grows in strength and lush, sacred beauty, making it our top New Age album of the year." Karen K. Hugg, an Amazon.com editor, went on to say that "While an assortment of artists sing in wordless phrases dictated by their muses, Kim Waters and Hans Christian of Rasa turn to ancient Indian devotional texts for vocal inspiration. With accompaniment from cello, sarangi (Indian violin), and sitara, the duo puts forth an exceptional world fusion unheard of in the New Age genre. What's more, there isn't a song on Devotion that falters in form, technique, or ecstasy. The music comes from an undisturbed place, shared with listeners without sentimentality or pretense." Rasa's "Devotion" has been repackaged as a CD-Book entitled "Darshan" ($19.95, 56 pages) especially for devotees by Mandala Publishing Group and is available now for the holiday season. The beautifully illustrated CD-Book includes articles about the life of Bhaktivinode Thakur, Govinda Kaviraj, Raga and Aesthetics, and much more along with the CD. This new product is in stock and ready to be shipped immediately. For orders, call Mandala at 800.688.2218 or order online at http://www.mandala.org.  Comment on this storyContact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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