{"product_id":"alice-coltrane-radha-krsna-nama-sankirtana-lp","title":"Alice Coltrane - Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRadha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the first of two albums\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleased in 1977 (the other being\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranscendence\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eColtrane's music during this period grew out of an epiphany in which she would renounce secular life and don the orange robes of a swamini (spiritual teacher in the Hindu tradition). Musically, this meant leaving jazz behind (at least partially) and embracing the chants and rhythms of devotional music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first half of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRadha-Krsna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis mostly filled with simple arrangements of bhajans (Hindu devotional songs) and features the singing of students from the Vedantic Center, the Ashram that\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eColtrane\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efounded in 1975. The group bounces with the joy of a gospel choir (not coincidentally, some had backgrounds in Southern Baptist churches).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA rapturous aura permeates opener \"Govinda Jai Jai\" with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlice\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleading on Fender Rhodes. On \"Prema Muditha,\" she returns to acoustic piano (her main instrument in the early part of her career) to deliver a powerful and poignant theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSidelong \"Om Namah Sivaya\" beams with probing organ improvisations accompanied by the drumming of her 13-year-old son Aruna John Coltrane, Jr. This closing track offers a strong indication that even if\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/alice-coltrane\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/alice-coltrane\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas turning toward new traditions for inspiration, her music was still something that only she could make.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Midheaven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42392471371958,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/9119\/8390\/files\/ASH312_web_1024x1024_d7c2fc07-5e5a-4982-8c3f-28a7cc64c806.jpg?v=1696214210","url":"https:\/\/repressedrecords.com\/products\/alice-coltrane-radha-krsna-nama-sankirtana-lp","provider":"Repressed Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}