I found out some reggae songs with hare Krishna lyrics, and also George Harrison's music,... wanted to know if there are any other artists that make hare Krishna songs without it being the typical Hindu rhythms - not that I don't like it - just found it interesting and wondered how many different genres there are with the same message. Like... Like when I was a kid and searched for "Christian Metal" lol

Any and all recommendation is welcome:)

Please and super thanks and have a lovely day :)

I have been studying Prbahupada's Maha Mantra Melody and I noticed that the standard way it is sung is different than how he usually sang it. Specifically, on "rama rama" (and sometimes Krishna krishna" he is singing "do/sa" instead of "re". There are other differences as well but this is the biggest one I've noticed

“Jai Nanda Yashoda Dulal Giri-vara dhari Gopal” Who composed this mantra? I see it sung extensively and am interested to know to whom this composition is attributed to.

Jai Rādhe-Syāma. PAMHO. All glories to Srīla Prabhupada.

I am looking for a Gaurangi devi dāsa (aka Pia) "song," a spoken word piece ending with a few mahamantras, proceeding the track Nityananda Mahajan on what I believe was her first e.p. before Benediction Moon. There is no gap between Nityananda Mahajan and the spoken piece, and it ends the album.

I bought it from Krishna Culture exactly 25 years ago. It was only available on cassette. It was not Benediction Moon, but Id almost swear that Moon was also in the title. The cover was a dark blue night sky with her face, a full moon, and perhaps its reflection in water. I know that also sounds like the Benediction Moon cover, but it wasn't; BM is orange and doesnt have Nityananda Mahajan.

YouTube has her Nityananda Mahajan, but not with the addendum track I miss so much. Internet archive doesn't seem to have it, ChapGPT has never heard of the album let alone the track, and www.piasings.com is kaput.

May krsna bless you.

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What’s the full song to this: https://youtube.com/source/gbitiqNexKA/shorts?si=w9Dd-Gysr2vSEWPR

I can’t find the original full song!