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Krishna Das

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Krishna Das is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as kirtan (chanting the names of God). He has released fourteen albums since 1996. He performed at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where his album Live Ananda was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.Krishna Das composed the melody for an Anusara Yoga invocation, Om Nama Shivaya Gurave, at the request of John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga. Friend describes this composition as being written during a summer night at a secluded mountain retreat centre in Utah in 1998.In 2011 and 2012, a documentary was made about Krishna Das called One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das directed by filmmaker Jeremy Frindel.