Devotion
by Rasa
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Inspired by the ancient culture of India, singer Kim Waters and instrumentalist Hans Christian rediscover sacred Sanskrit chants and Bengali devotional songs in their debut as Rasa. Combining traditional and modern elements, their music reflects an unearthly beauty and invokes a mood of transcendent joy. Words, photos, and sound all combine in this unique photographic and musical essay of devotional songs and philosophy. Enlightening essays elucidate the transcendental conception of a world where sound and form are one and the same. Each song is accompanied by an English translation and a short biographical sketch of the original saints who wrote them."A dreamy CD that dips into the well of ancient Indian chants for beautiful inspired music. Lush and spiritual."
-- Karen Huss
"It's top quality devotional music." -- Donovan "Waters' exquisite voice resonates with the love she pours into these prayers."
--Steve Ryals, New Age Retailer
Jai Uttal describes it as "Beautiful devotional music that combines ancient Eastern mystical prayers with lush Western orchestration and ambience." With accompaniment from cello, sarangi (Indian violin), and sitara, the duo puts forth an exceptional world fusion unheard of in the Mind, Body, Spirit genre. What's more, there isn't a song that falters in form, technique, or emotion. The music comes from an undisturbed place, shared with listeners without sentimentality or pretense. According to music legend Donovan, "It's top quality devotional music."
Artists are winners of the Best New Age CD 2001.
"[this album] finds the intriguing duo taking the next logical step by updating traditional Sanskrit and Bengali prayers. These timeless texts are fleshed out with vocalist Kim Waters' sensual tones wending round Hans Christian's soulful cello leads, which are in turn complemented by understated keyboards, guitars, drums, and percussion.(...) Reveling in textural earthly arrangements, Rasa makes music for the body as well as the spirit."
--Paige La Grone, Amazon
"RASA puts forth an exceptional world fusion unheard of in the New Age genre. What's more, there isn't a song on [their album] that falters in form, technique, or ecstasy. The music comes from an undisturbed place, shared with listeners without sentimentality or pretense."
--Karen K. Hugg, Amazon
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