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Mother's Calling

by Ambika

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1.
Ma Durga 08:52
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2.
Jaya Jagatambe 04:29
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3.
Tara Mantra 09:09
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4.
Kainchi Dham Maha Mantra 13:49
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5.
Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu 09:35
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6.
Hare Ram 10:22
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7.
Refuge Hanuman Chalisa 07:14
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Shri Ram Jai Ram 03:53
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9.
Devi Prayer Closing 02:44
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Mother’s Calling is the debut album from longtime kirtan wallah, Ambika, blending the sacred mantras of India with her western musical roots growing up in NYC. The result is a rich landscape of devotional call and response chanting, featuring exclusively female vocalists as an homage to the community of female devotees who have supported her practice for the past twenty years.

This work is dedicated to her Spiritual Mother and Teacher, Sri Siddhi Ma.

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released December 19, 2020

Ambika: Vocals and Harmonium
Lily Cushman: Duet Vocals on Ma Durga, Jaya Jagatambe
Manorama D’Alvia: Duet Vocals on Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu and Spoken Word
Janaki Kagel: Duet Vocals on Hare Ram
Anjula Prasad: Duet Vocals on Kainchi Dham Maha Mantra
Mrdula Chaudary, Hema Jagati, Yashodhara Bhatt: Vocals on Devi Prayer Closing
Ashana Sophia: Harmony Vocals on Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu
Terrence Pompey: Dholak
Devadas Labrecque: Dotar and Mridanga
Nina Rao: Kartals, Shaker, and Spoken Word
Jansen Bennett: Udu, Kanjira, and Shaker
Mark Gorman: Bass
Genevieve Walker: Violin
Lee Welch: Guitar
Noah Hoffeld: Cello
Sundar Das Ruben Giron: Bansuri Flute
Devi Choir: Jaya Bennett, Marsha Bennett, Satya Franche Carlson, Shyama Chapin, Lila Cooper, Janaki Kagel, Keli Lalita, Nina Rao, Uma Rao-Labrecque, Stephanie Reiter

Produced by Lily Cushman
Engineered by Kevin Reilly at Schrödinger’s Box
Additional Engineering by Lily Cushman
Assistant Engineer: Lila Cooper
Mixed by Lily Cushman and Kevin Reilly
Mastered by Cass Anawaty

Photography by Sioux Nesi
Artwork and Design by Steve DeFino and Kristen Yiengst
Durga image courtesy Om from India
Sanskrit Prayer from Narayani Stutih handwritten by K.K. Sah
Recordings in Kainchi Dham, Nainital, and Bhowali, by Ambika, Jeremy Frindel, and Ana Ban
All songs by Ambika except traditional melody in Maha Mantra, and Devi Prayer Closing © & ℗ 2018 Ambika. Under exclusive license to Mantralogy.
Po Box 38202, Albany NY 12203-8202
Made in the USA. All rights reserved. mantralogy.com EVR 401

I dedicate this recording to the feet of my Guru Neem Karoli Baba Maharaj and to the lotus feet of the Mother, my Mother, Shri Siddhi Ma.

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Ambika Brooklyn, New York

Ambika has been a singer and musician for most of her life, playing in various bands in NYC until she discovered chanting with Krishna Das in 1995. Kirtan had a profound effect on her, and lead her to India where she met her teacher and Spiritual Mother, Shri Siddhi Ma. As Ambika deepened her connection to the practice of chanting, it became her home and refuge. ... more

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