CDs/MP3s  -  Liner Notes

Although our instruments are mostly acoustic, some of these chants want to rock, so we let them! Others invoke a calm, meditative space. Most do both! I am very grateful to the musicians that contributed to this project, and to the singers who range from classically trained to "everyday." As you play the CD, I hope you will sing along to these sacred chants and mantras, and that this spiritual practice of Bhakti Yoga will help you to contact the Divinity that is within you, and everyone, every day!
- Jeffji

1. Namasté Every Day   5:20
(Jeffji; published by Jeffji LLC, ASCAP)

2. Govinda Jaya Jaya   4:37
(Dave Stringer; published by All About Eve Music/Magnetic Melodies, BMI)    

3. Buddham Saranam Gacchami   4:24
(Traditional)

4. Polestar Of My Life   4:35   
(From Cosmic Chants by Paramahansa Yogananda; published by Self-Realization Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA)

5. Om Mani Padme Hum   8:05
(Deva Premal; published by Prabhu Music Management)    

6. Haré Krishna, Haré Ram   7:13
(Traditional)    

7. He Bhagavan    6:25
(Traditional)        

8. Hari Om   6:34
(Traditional/Jeffji; published by Jeffji LLC, ASCAP)    

Total Playing Time 47:38

The Musicians
Jeffji – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, six-string banjo, electronic tanpura
Adam Gaffney – electric bass, drums, djembe, dumbek, misc. percussion, backing vocals
J. Manjusri Mitra – harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar, backing vocals
Shyam – piano, keyboards

The Singers
“The CSL Cape Chorale,” Center for Spiritual Living, Cape Coral, FL: Mohini Christine Bronson, Sandy Ford, Fawny Frost, Ron Frost, Deborah Gauvreau, Rev. Emile Gauvreau, Deigh Holland, Emily Loewenstein, Pandit Rajendra Ralph Rampersad

The Technicians
Recording and mixing – J. Manjusri Mitra
Sound editing and production – Jeffji
Mastering – Shaun, Headroom Mastering, headroommastering.com
Replication – Nationwide Disc, nationwidedisc.com

The Artists
Mala beads by Sirena, My Sirena Designs
Photography, design, and layout by Jeffji

Special Thanks
Unity Eastside, Tallahassee, FL; Rev. Jean De Barbieris Owen; Thomas and Angel Eason; Lakshmi Fendelander; Rev. Emile Gauvreau; M. Lal and Damini Goel; Gretchen Hein; Maggie May-Burgess; Irene Mitchell; Mike Smith

In Loving Memory Of:
Anne Gaffney, Ed Herbert Sr., Lois Hinners, Don Kazlauskis, Erna and Leon Margulies, Martha Martinez, Lawrence Mitchell, Anton and Helena Saulich, George and Doris Saulich, John and Lil Saulich, Bob Stevenson, Frank and Lillian Stevenson

For more information about this CD, Jeffji, and these chants and mantras, including their words and translations, visit:
jeffji.com

JCD001 - DAD - Compact Disc Digital Audio

(P) (C) 2013 Jeffji LLC. All rights reserved.


(The above includes a few slight corrections made since the CD was published.)