Rasa in Concert
Rasa in Concertfinds classically trained cellist Hans Christian and aptly named vocalist Kim Waters putting forth 74 minutes of the folksy East meets West sacred melody the duo popularized with their stellar contributions to New Age and world music:DevotionandUnion. Drawing from the best-loved songs on those albums, Rasa render their devotional bhajans warm and wonderful, sage and spirited. Live (with applause edited out), musical prayers such as "Mama Mandire" take on a looseness and sense of immediacy without losing the spot-on marriage of skill and emotional depth listeners have come to expect from Rasa's studio recordings. A bonus to this collection is the inspirational (and previously unrecorded) "Prabhupada Padma." Not just for completists,Rasa in Concertis a sensual offering, a blessing to the ears of listeners old and new.--Paige La Grone Babcock