Artist Bio Born in Germany to an American mother and Dutch father, Madi Das grew up in the Vaishnava tradition of Bhakti Yoga. At age seven he went to boarding school in India where he spent eight years learning kirtans and bhajans, becoming fluent in Hindi, and making lifelong friends. He subsequently lived in Ireland, where he was exposed to traditional Celtic music. Film school brought him to the USA, where he currently works as an entertainment executive in Hollywood. His life experience embodies a world of music traditions, and he is at home in both the devotional world of ashrams and the promotional world of film studios. Grammy nominated Bhakti Without Borders is his debut album. All profits from this record will go towards education for girls in Vrindavan, India. About the Charity Food for Life Vrindavan is a humanitarian aid organization working in the poorest villages surrounding Vrindavan. Its schools provide education for 1,500 children, most of whom are female. As a result of local cultural biases, girls receive less food, education and medical care than their male counterparts. Without support, these minors would need to start working to support their families before being married off at an early age. For more information please visit: http://fflvrindavan.org/ Madi Das: Vocals, Kartals, Mridanga Dave Stringer: Guitar, Appalachian Dulcimer, Backing Vocals Patrick Richey: Tabla, Cajon, Ghatam, Rebolo, Dumbek, Tavil, Giro, Shakers Sheela Bringi: Harmonium, Bansuri Shree Shyam: Bass Matt Pszonak: Pedal Steel Tulsi Devi: Violin, Backing Vocals Nalina Kaufman: Backing Vocals Executive Produced by Madi Das Produced by Dave Stringer Arrangements and music by Dave Stringer and Madi Das Published by Johannes Donald Brinkmann / Kirtan Shakti ASCAP and Dave Stringer / Magnetic Melodies BMI Recorded, edited and mixed by Krishan at Feijoa Studios, Los Angeles, USA Mastered by Stefan Heger at Fisheye Studios, Köln, Germany Additional recording by Jaggi Suta Das at Faroese Studios, London, UK; Phil Rigger at Monstereo Music, Sydney, Australia; and Balkrishan in New Delhi, India Art and design by Neha Agarwal and Evan Clayton Horback Associate Producers Subhadra Evans and Yamal Duryea Kulimela Assocation Directors Chaitanya Mangala and Kamal Vyas Food For Life Vrindavan Founder-Director Rupa Raghunath Das Photograph by Andre Wagner Lyrics and translations, artist bios, along with additional information about the album may be found at www.kirtanshakti.org