Ragas Relax is Chinmaya’s latest musical offering, where he explores five traditional Ragas in an ‘alaa’ form – pure, directionless wanderings within the ragas structure but without the distractions of rhythm or fixed melody. More on Ragas Relax...
Land of the Buddhas, the long awaited ‘Best of’ CD, has now been released by New Earth Records. If you have ever pondered over which CD to buy from Chinmaya’s collection, this is the one! More on the Land of the Buddhas...
Celtic Ragas impressed Paul McCartney so much that he invited me to perform at his wedding and left me with this incredible quote: "I love the unique blend of Irish and Indian style music on this record. It has become one of my favorites." More on Celtic Ragas...
Buddha Moon is a reminder – to me – of Buddha’s enlightenment. We played the Indian classical ragas with acoustic instruments hoping to express the inner silence of the Awakened One and to invite the listener into the depths of their own silence. More on Buddha Moon...
Sacred Temples of India is my musical tribute to India, celebrating twenty-five years of visiting the country I call my adopted home. More on Sacred Temples of India...
Yoga Lounge is the result of my collaboration with the acclaimed Mumbai based sitarist Niladri Kumar. My intention was to blend Indian classical melodies with soft hip-hop grooves. More on Yoga Lounge...
The Beloved: Yoga of Devotion was produced under the band name ‘Bhakti’ by Malimba Records. With musicians from all over the world we explored the crossover points between Indian classical music and Western music traditions. More on The Beloved: Yoga of Devotion (Bhakti)...
Karma Circles was recorded with the Celtic Ragas Band following our invitation to play at Paul McCartney’s wedding in Ireland. A joyful blend of East and West. More...
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Chinmaya contributed with an exclusive interview to the book ‘The Spiritual Significance of Music’ compiled by Justin St. Vincent. The website which promotes the project receives over 100,000 web hits every month! Explore the website Xtreme Music...
Chinmaya was asked by film music director Vidyasgar to produce a Malayalam song done in traditional Celtic style! With the help of musicians residing all over the world, they did it all on-line and in just 10 days! Read more on the blog...
Yoga: On Sacred Ground was composed and recorded while I was co-ordinator of the Music Department at the Osho Resort in Pune (India). More on Yoga: On Sacred Ground...
Om Shanti was recorded under the band name ‘Akasha’. The lyrics are based on ancient spiritual texts in Hindi and Sanskrit, performed beautifully by Tanmayo Boyd (our Scottish violinist from the Celtic Ragas Band) and by singers from India, accompanied by guitar, violin, bansuri and cello. More on Om Shanti (Akasha)...
Feng Shui: The Eightfold Path: for this CD I played almost every instrument... My intention was to evoke the spirit of the Feng Shui energies and the reviews confirm that I have hit the nail on the head. More on Feng Shui: The Eightfold Path...
Yoga Spirit proposes traditional Sanskrit lyrics sung by vocalists from around the world accompanied by contemporary instrumentation, a favourite production of our band Akasha. More on Yoga Spirit...
No Goal But The Path is my first CD together with Joshua and Ravi as we formed the
band called Terra Incognita.
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Fragrance of the East was recorded live in Pune (India) at a concert given for the Bharatiya Vidapeeth Institute of Environmental Education and Research (BVIEER). With the background of these tracks I later made the film Concert for India’s Environment to raise awareness on environmental issues. More on Fragrance of the East...