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American kirtan singer Krishna Das has helped bring devotional call-and-response chanting from yoga studios into concert halls, earning a reputation as the “rock star of yoga” and as one of the world’s best-selling Western chant artists.
Formerly known as Jeffrey Kagel, he became a student of spiritual teacher Ram Dass in the late 1960s. In August 1970, he set aside his dreams of rock stardom and travelled to India to meet Ram Dass’s guru, Neem Karoli Baba. There, he embraced the devotional practice of bhakti yoga and took the name Krishna Das.
The artist's music combines traditional kirtan with accessible melodies and modern instrumentation. His best-known chants, which embody devotion and personify calm, include “Om Namah Shivaya” and “Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram” from Heart Full of Soul, “Sita Ram” and “Hanuman Chaleesa” from Live on Earth, “Bernie's Chalisa” from Flow of Grace, and “Kashi Vishwanath Gange” from Breath of the Heart.
Krishna Das’s LP Live Ananda was nominated for a Grammy for best new age album in 2013. He released Home in the Heart in 2025 and has continued to perform internationally, including in India.
Formerly known as Jeffrey Kagel, he became a student of spiritual teacher Ram Dass in the late 1960s. In August 1970, he set aside his dreams of rock stardom and travelled to India to meet Ram Dass’s guru, Neem Karoli Baba. There, he embraced the devotional practice of bhakti yoga and took the name Krishna Das.
The artist's music combines traditional kirtan with accessible melodies and modern instrumentation. His best-known chants, which embody devotion and personify calm, include “Om Namah Shivaya” and “Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram” from Heart Full of Soul, “Sita Ram” and “Hanuman Chaleesa” from Live on Earth, “Bernie's Chalisa” from Flow of Grace, and “Kashi Vishwanath Gange” from Breath of the Heart.
Krishna Das’s LP Live Ananda was nominated for a Grammy for best new age album in 2013. He released Home in the Heart in 2025 and has continued to perform internationally, including in India.
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