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Bada Hari das (Jon Ely)
Bada Haridas grew up is Southern California. From an early age, he performed with jazz and classical groups. He received a degree in Music composition from USC and worked as a freelance pianist and bass
player in the LA area. After graduation, he spent two years in Europe with the Institute for advanced Musical Studies orchestra and composition departments. In 1975, he became involved in intense spiritual pursuit. He spent the
next years practicing Bhakti yoga, studying the Vedas and learning sansktrit and Bengali chants, songs and mantras.
At present he teaches devotional music and instruments such as harmonium and mrdanga. He travels and performs, and gives seminars on the songs of the Vaisnava acaryas. His CD's combine traditional
sanskrit and bengali songs with Eastern and Western musical influences. His web address (where you can also contact him and purchase his CDs) is
www.chandramedia.com.
The first three songs are from his most recent CD, Om Purnam, which is one of the most beautiful modern renditions of traditional music we have heard.
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