MUSIC
his month, Parvati Magazine interviewed Jaya
Madhava Das of Govinda Sky.
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what we try to be. We
don’t want to use a common formula to writing
songs.
Parvati Magazine: What is
your current project?
PMAG: How does awareness influence your music?
Jaya Madhava Das: The
release of our new CD,
Ocean of Mercy. We are
very proud of it. It is a departure from our previous
album: Surrender, 2007,
which was transcendental hip hop (with devotional rap lyrics). Our new CD
is more Kirtan influenced,
more mantra chants and
some english lyrics. This is
exciting to us, because
we’re gathering a wider
audience, and the yoga
community is starting to
appreciate our music.
Our tracks are on many
Yoga studio playlists.
JMD: We consider our
songs “Bhakti”, pure devotion to the Divine, or in
our case, Vishnu. So our
lyrics have to represent
that.
PMAG: What do you hope
your
audience
takes
away from your music?
JMD: We hope it gives
them the same feeling
they get when they chant
or meditate. We hope to
open up their hearts with
our music.
PMAG: What inspires your
musical/creative
process?
PMAG: Who is your favorite musician and why?
JMD: Always a hard question! My personal favorite
has to be George Harrison, because of the spirituality in his music. And
he is revered among the
Vaishnavas (Hare Krishnas) for helping Srila Prabhupada spread Krishna
Consciousness.
PMAG: What has been
your favorite moment as
musicians? What was the
most challenging?
JMD: We listen attentively
to what new music is out
there. The Beatles are
probably the biggest influence. They really were
experimental, and that’s
Most challenging thing is
searching for some good
management, so we can
play out more, we want
to play the Festivals. It’s a
tough business for us “Indie bands”.
JMD: Our favorite moment
was recently, when we
had a huge crowd at our
CD release party. Everyone was dancing, smiling,
clapping, simply enjoying!
Govinda Sky: Transcendental music for the body & mind
Jaya Madhava Das - Vocals, lyrics, harmonium, shruti box, kartals,
percussion, creative director
Trevor Buckingham - Backing vocals, producer, engineer, guitar, bass,
keys, djembe
Eddie Kane - Guitar, backing vocals, electric sitar, percussion
We’re on iTunes, and Pandora
Music videos on Youtube.