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Krishna Das (born Jeffrey Kagel; May 31, 1947) is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as ''kirtan'' (chanting the names of God). He has released eight albums since 1996. He is also sometimes referred to as the "Rockstar of Yoga", most notably at the 2013 Grammy Awards. ==Biography== Krishna Das traveled to India in August 1970 where, as Ram Dass had done, he studied with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). Krishna Das has studied ancient Indian meditation practices, Bhakti Yoga - in Hinduism this is the yoga of devotion, and is now devoted to singing and teaching. He has released several CDs, and he travels around the world giving performances and teaching, sometimes with Ram Dass. In recent years he also has often led workshops in combination with meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg. He has also offered workshops with yoga teacher Dharma Mittra. In India, he visits Rishikesh for practicing Yoga and meditation. Krishna Das is arguably the best known U.S. singer of Indian kirtan-style devotional music. Other artists working within this genre include Bhagavan Das, Jai Uttal, Ragani, Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band, Shyamdas, Lokah Music, Wah!, Deva Premal, Girish, Shantala and David Newman. Krishna Das has recorded numerous variations of Hanuman Chalisa, a 40 stanza Hindi devotional poem to Hanuman by Tulsidas. In recent years, he has also performed and recorded the traditional gospel song, "Jesus is on the Mainline." He has commented that he read the Gospels while in India and, "they sound a lot different at 10,000 feet." He also remarked that there has been some criticism about an "ex-Jewish boy" chanting the name of Jesus. He responds to this by saying that his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, once said "Jesus is Love," and singing about Jesus is just singing about love. Other heterodoxies are found on his album ''Door of Faith'' (2003), which includes a setting of the Hanuman Chalisa that interpolates the Buddhist "Gate of Sweet Nectar," and a setting of the Gospel tune "God is Real," which blends in "Hare Ram". Krishna Das's harmonium bears an image of Hanuman, and he generally wears red T-shirts when he performs (a coloring associated with Hanuman). Krishna Das's musical style is distinctly Western, using chord progressions typical of Western popular music. The kirtans he leads often build from a slow, meditative tempo to a high paced catharsis. It is common for his audiences to stand up and dance during some of his Hare Krishna chants. The ensembles with which Krishna Das performs change frequently. He is usually accompanied by a tabla player (Arjun Bruggeman), other percussions (including cymbals, drum kits, and occasionally cowbell and triangle), strings (cello or violin—Genevieve Walker), or electric bass guitar (Mark Gorman, Mark Egan or Patrick Hammond), or guitar (David Nichtern). Often, he is accompanied on kartals (or karatalas, small cymbals, also known as manjeera) by Nina Rao. Krishna Das has been associated with many other artists. Two of his albums have featured Hans Christian as a guest multi-instrumentalist, and Sting appears on the album "Pilgrim Heart". He has also appeared on an album with Baird Hersey & Prana entitled "Gathering In The Light". Walter Becker of Steely Dan plays bass guitar on and Co-produced "All One" (2010), which also features Rick Allen (drummer) of Def Leppard on drums and Steve Gorn on flute. Ty Burhoe plays tabla on several albums. Rick Rubin produced "Breath of the Heart".〔http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/krishna_das/〕 Krishna Das has written about how his Guru put him onto the path of Kirtan, and a quotation follows:〔() This text appears on KD's official website. A similar account is given in the liner notes of his CD ''One Track Heart'', 1996.〕
His album, ''Live Ananda'' (2012), was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. He performed at the Grammy Awards Ceremony as well. In April 2014, his album ''Kirtan Wallah'' was released, under his own label Krishna Das Music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krishna Das (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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