
Classical Bhajans
Swamy Haridhos
“a candidate for the finest field recording of bhajans…that you will ever hear in your life.” – Ken Hunt, Pulse Magazine
The great singer/saint Swamy Haridhos and his followers in a long concert of religious singing from New Years Day 1968. Music and devotion in equal parts. The last tracks will be found on digital-only album CEX14
Not only was Swamy Haridhos an extremely charismatic leader, preacher and singer, head and shoulders taller than ordinary bhajan singers, but as such he attracted the participation of top notch accompanists.
In this recording from Gita Govinda Hall in Bombay you hear him with his regular partners at this time, the harmonium giant Muthunathesa Bhagvatar and mridangam vidwan P.S. Devarajan plus young violinist K. Shivakumar and K. Ramani on tabla.

















Tracks
1 Invocation: Rām Rām 01:41
2 Hari Nārāyana – Mayamalava Gaula 02:00
3 Invocation: Gopika Jīvana Smaranam 04:20
4 Mūshika Vāhana – Gambira Nattai – khandam 03:28
5 Mandare Mūle – Gambira Nattai -khandam 00:44
6 Śaranu Śaranu – Arabhi – misram 03:32
7 Murahara Nakadara – Madhyamavati – ādi 02:56
8 Devaye Shakanaradhita – Saveri – rūpakam 02:48
9 Mādhava Bhavatu te – Mayamalava Gaula – ādi 01:45
10 Govinda Mādhava – Mayamalava Gaula – ādi 03:04
11 Ślokam: Brahmānandam Parama Sukhadam – Śankarābharanam 03:56
12 Rāgam: Śankarābharanam: harmonium-violin 02:29
13 Gurumūrthi Pada Mule (Yati Vijay Gopalakrishnan) – Śankarābharanam – khandam 08:41
14 Nāmavali: Gangādhara – Śankarābharanam – ādi 02:08 SANSKRIT
15 Ślokam: Vandhe Mohana Mohinīm – Bageshri 04:46
16 Mori Laga Lagana (Mirabai) – Bageshri – ādi 06:20
17 Sadguru Vachony (St Tukaram) – Mohanam – ādi 02:56
18 Nāmavali: Sadguru Jai Jai – Mohanam – ādi 01:36 SANSKRIT
19 Ślokam: Podhum Pala – Bhairavī 04:26
20 Rāgam: Bhairavī – harmonium-violin 05:00
21 Śrī Gurunātha – Bhairavī – ādi 06:50
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SWAMY HARIDHOS & PARTY: CLASSICAL BHAJANS
w. Muthunathesa Bhagvatar, harmonium. P.S. Devarajan, mridangam. K. Shivakumar, violin. K. Ramani, tabla.
Recorded at Gita Govinda Hall in Bombay on january 1st, 1968
Production, recording and photo by Sopan Dev / Bengt Berger
Mastered by Claes Persson, CRP Recordings
Graphic form by Jon Edergren, Electric Boogie
Distribution by Naxos Sweden
Thanks to late Sri Namananda, R. Krishnaswamy, K. Shivakumar, K. Sridhar, Johan Leipistö
“RADHE KRISHNA!” – Sopan Dev
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