Some of these chants--"Devi Puja" and "Om Namah Shivaya," especially--are pure unembellished devotion, riding on Krishna Das's soulful voice. Others are more east/west fusion, sometimes energetic, sometimes light and whimsical, with vocal help from Sting and from a female chorus. If you're a traditionalist, the range might annoy you. If you're open to some heart-opening play, though, you'll find it here.

Kirtan music calms me down when deadlines press in, editors annoy, and/or the loneliness of working at home alone gets to me. Krishna Das is the best of the western kirtan singers.