This is a compendium of interviews with some of the more prominent kirtan leaders. Each interview opens with a short bio and then goes into the questions and answers. You get a feel for the individual and their sentiments about kirtan.
This is an interesting way to enter the spiritual and emotive component of kirtan.
The kirtan leaders interviewed are:
Krishna Das
Yamuna Devi
Shyamadas
Patrick Bernard
Bhakti Charu Swami
Dave Stringer
Dravida Das
Snatam Kaur
Karnamrita Dasi
Keshav Das
Deva Prema/Miten
Havi Das
Rangani
Rasa
Yofiyah
Agni Dev
David Newman
Sri Prahlad
Sean Johnson
Jai Uttal
Vaiyasaki Das
There is also a CD with the book with 6 tracks:
Rangani: “Hare Krishna Govinda”
Dave Stringer: “Devakinandana Gopala”
David Newman: “Sita-Ram”
Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band: “Bhajarangi Hanuman”
Krishna Das: “Jaya Bhagavan”
Dravida Das: “Namaste Sri Radhe”