DAVE STRINGER / Devakinandana Gopala (1 of 2)

[kirtan]

Sorry about the AUDIO ~ YouTube re-processed many of the videos and we have lost audio on some clips. A highly trained team of Hanumans is working to find this tape and re-upload it soon. Thanks for alerting us to the "no - audio" situation.

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[yorangel1979]

Where did the music go? :-(

[lowcountryhrs]

No volume when I tried to listen :(( checked everything 3 times, can listen to others no problem.

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

Hippiefest

[miztrance108]

oh my Krsna! pure nectar! may you be blessed what you do is so so powerful!

[hvora7]

Can't watch it just once.

[hvora7]

No words for this soulful kirtan. Just miracle. thanks for this.

[OmmmGirl]

Jai! Thank you for this musical blessing.

[Mermaidheart]

Just gorgeous.  Thanks for posting. Come to central new jersey soon, ok?

[snjv29]

one of my favourite kirtan.

jay shree krishna...

[sappho01]

This is really beautiful and sweet. All roads lead to God no matter what name you like to call him by.

[meghandsheamas]

i am in love with your voice. everytime i sit my friends sons' i put on your CD. just finally found out who it is...

so is this hindu music/kirtan? does it (kirtan/call and response) usually consist of music?

[CatCommunication]

Yes.

Dave Stringer (and others like him) have kind of "Americanized" it, bringing in influences of gospel music, rock, blues, etc... but this is a traditional thing in India/Hinduism.

[DinaBandhuDasa]

well done. very spiritual atmosphere.

please keep on singing kirtans and bhajans.

May Lord Krishna bless you.

[magaiadancer]

Thanks Dave. Love your voice too. Wonderful energy of all. Very uplifting, thanks for sharing such beautiful kirtan.

[mikobro]

I think the blond is Dave's daughter

[sduros]

Niece

[mikobro]

Dave you have such a wonderful way of bringing us these sacred songs. Thanks. Come back to SE Michigan soon

[IamEmpowered]

renee miller was that you in blonde hair :playing guitar and tamborine, if it is havnt seen you for 30 years, hello.i of recently have started budhist and krishna chants, it raises kundalini to higher level.

[yuuuhuu]

O Sweet ! better than some Hindus singing. For all of mankind, please keep up this good kirtan. I am singing with you.

[sirach]

That's not very nice, lol. People who chant the Name of God are still chanting the Name of God! Krishna loves everyone who sincerely sings His Names; the voice is secondary. Sometimes pride can even develop with a nice voice! ;)

Hare Krishna!

[Ossammie]

Just calling out the Holy name in itself will uplift, I find this sweet. I admire the love for Krishna. One Dallas true devotee told me if you get to know Krishna - that HE Krishna is soo sweet that nothing can compare, if that is not enough, then what ?

[Ossammie]

I find Dave's music to be good. And who cares whether the music has Indian or Western rhythms, they're singing the Holy name of Lord Krishna, what does it matter when one can call his Sweet name in any mode ? jpandyaraja you missing the point. I have created chants with Western music. my brother have played in Western bands, but no videos - sorry, long time ago.

[schmedgar]

I have been to many kirtan events and I have found Dave Stringer to be a very enjoyable and inspiring leader.

[lalomar2]

Kirtan is my church, my temple. It is so lovely to be among voices, loving and sharing. Thank you, Dave and all those beautiful chanters for lifting my spirits. Peace be with all of you. May this (joy of) kirtan spread like wildfire. Shanti Om.

[arimarsh]

This is a really sweet clip of Dave Stringer and his group. Beautiful.

[polkadotpoodle]

...these folks brought a little light to Louisville (KY)last night...authentic maybe not...heartfelt I think so! Thanks Dave and Co.

[tikvay]

this isn't indian to jpandyaraja, it's american for crying out loud, just saying

[CatCommunication]

From his website:

"But I don't know that it is possible for me to be traditional. I'm a Westerner, and I can't help but bring my own cultural biases with me. My intention, however, is be authentic, in the sense that what I am doing originates in my heart. Yoga points toward awareness of the essential oneness of things, so from this perspective, to align the individual-dissolving Eastern tradition of kirtan with the individual-expressing Western traditions is no contradiction."

[tikvay]

My comment is addressed to jppandyaraja below us vvv

she/he says "Beautiful....why cant indian themselves make music like this"

I find that an obnoxious comment- I loved being in the Dave Stringer session, I am just stating that it is American, not Indian, and to ask Indians to make music like this is idiotic....

[CatCommunication]

My apologies tikvay, I missed that it was addressed to the comment below... for some reason I just didn't connect the usernames below as being the one in your comment. At first glance, it looked like you were saying "What's the big deal? This is American" -- the implication being that its less valid somehow.

Again, I apologize.

[CatCommunication]

I think if these folks were trying to be 100% authentically Indian, it'd look silly. You say "Its American, for crying out loud" as if that is supposed to mean something negative? I'd be interested to hear a reply on *why* you think that's a bad thing, rather than just keeping your thumb's-up-ratio at +1???

[jpandyaraja]

i am sorry if i offended anyone,my comment was meant more as a constructive criticism than any thing else....of course there is

very good indian spiritual music,but we

can do better....once agin sorry for any offence......addressed to TIKVAY AND CATCOMMUNICATION.........

[BadHousekeeping]

I think you're missing the point. The point they are making (as I understand it, anyway) is that the two things are not directly comparable to or directly competitive with each other. So when you assign values like "good, bad, better, worse" you're negating one style or the other. Its only better to you because of your Western tastes. This Americanized kirtan is not objectively better than its Indian roots but to say so is kind of an insult. Like saying one culture is better than all others..

[jpandyaraja]

THis is exactly what i wanted to avoid,

this for pointing out the subtelities ....rgds

[CatCommunication]

I think at the end of the day this is not so much about *what* one says, but *how* one says it. That's all.

[cbills1]

Caught these guys last night in Salt Lake. They rock! Wow! If they're coming through your town, don't miss the chance to have this experience.

[jpandyaraja]

Beautiful......why cant indian themselves make

music like this

[CatCommunication]

I agree with Tikvay, this is an obnoxious ethnocentric comment.

Perhaps a more appropriate way to say what you're feeling is: "This music suits my own culturally-based preferences better than the more traditional Indian counterpart"

Its true that other parts of the world have different ideas about rhythm & what notes go together well, etc... It doesn't make it "bad" or "wrong" -- its just different.