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RockOm is quite excited about our two offerings we have for you today.

Look across the homepage to the right column and you'll see a Featured Track from Sanskrit chant singer and musician Girish. Girish's funky song "Hanuman 2" will have you invoking your internal Hanuman - the monkey deity known for his devotion and boundless energy. If this song doesn't move your feet (and heart) nothing will!

In addition, we have posted a new podcast featuring interviews with Girish as well as next week's featured artist - The Transpersonals. Between Girish's sharing about the yoga music genre and philosophy and Tim's (from the Transpersonals) story about his psychedelic-inspired spiritual awakening, this is one RockOm podcast that you'll absolutely want to check out. Clocking in at nearly 30 minutes, this episode is a great one to load onto your music player and listen to on your way to work or school this week. See this and all episodes on the podcast page.

Girish

www.girishmusic.com
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"Hanuman 2"

Album: Shiva Machine

"The story of Hanuman - lord of the monkeys, son of the wind - is told in many cultures, including China, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. It's the story of how our animal nature can be sublimated through service and devotion. Some would say that Hanuman represents the mind which, when scattered and unaware of its Divine nature, jumps all around like a monkey. But once it fixes itself on its Beloved, it becomes the vehicle to merge with God.

"The song 'Hanuman 2' features 8 verses from the beautiful Hanuman Chalisa - an ancient hymn which invokes the energy of Hanuman. There are lots of versions of the Chalisa, but I wanted to create something fun and funky, with that jumping monkey energy! This song also came into being from the huge response I had to the song 'Hanuman' (from Reveal)." [Girish]

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