One of the best releases of Sri Vidyabhushana since the very beginning of his career 20 years ago. Newly released and re mastered with songs of Sripad Madhvacarya and Sri Vadiraja Tirtha. Masterpiece of classical south indian Music! Rare melodies of ancient india composed by Sri Madhvacarya himself, and one very difficult raaga in the style of a Horse gallop ("asvagati") in praise of Lord Hayagriva. Comes with a nice booklet with background stories of Vaishnava history on Music and Philosophy.

Sacred Chants - Songs of the holy Saits of south india preformed by Sri Vidyabhushana

1.  Keshava-Keshava/Dvadasa Stotra (by Madhvacarya)

2.  Palayachuytha/Krishna-astaka (by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha)

3.  Smara Krishnam/Hitopadesha (by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha)

4.  Ya Sugandhasya/Srisha Gunadarpana (by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha)

5.  Prostisa Vigraha/Dasavathara Stuthi (by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha)

6.  Avanah sripathi/Dvadasa Stotra (by Sri Madhvacarya)

7.  Vande Vandyam/Dvadasa Stotra (by Sri Madvacarya)

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Sri Vidyabhusana

One of the famous classical singer of South India, who is more then 20 years in the field of music working, is presenting most of the songs written by the ancient tradition of the Haridasas (a class of Devotees of Lord Vishnu) in their local language Kannada or in the ancient script Sanskrit. Their devotion that is expressed in a vast volume of more then 50000 songs, which Sri Vidyabhusana is mostly trying to recollect and sing them for public concerts are focused in our CD/DVD Media Release. He is working to spread the classical Music outside of India also, and gives Concerts in the USA und Europe. All the Haridasa* music are lead into typical karnatic tradition from the 16th century, and set with instruments like Veena, Mrdangam and Ghatam or more modern instruments like Violn and Harmonium.

He is living with his wife and two kids in the big city Bangalore, were he is organizing every year one of the biggest classical music festival in glories for the Haridasas compositions, along with other musicians and famous singers from India. Otherwise he is very busy with his Music projects and book productions on Haridasa Culture.