Mondo Rama

Mondo Rama Artist: Jai Uttal , and Jai Uttal
Label: Narada
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724381097823
EAN: 0724381097823
ASIN: B00005Y1JO


Release Date: 2002-02-12

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Tracks:

  1. Narayana
  2. Shri Krishna
  3. Tomorrow Never Knows
  4. Exile
  5. shalom
  6. The Whisper Stream
  7. Bom Bolenath
  8. Mood X
  9. Kali Mata
  10. Hot Button
  11. Valencia Gardens

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars I like Jai's music but was disappointed with Mondo Rama.......2003-12-23

I have quite a collection of Indian classical and fusion music and have been a devotional singer for years. I also love Miles and SRV. I really love Jai's/Pagan Love Orchestra's muted trumpet/Miles Davis/devotional sound from parts of his first two realeases and think he is the best musician in the devotional genre. I understand what Jai is doing with Mondo Rama, but the result in my opinion doesn't work well. A perfect example is the Beatle's "Tomorrow Never Knows", one of my favorites. I was wondering when someone was going to cover this song, but was disappointed with Jai's attempt; it fell flat. Though I love both, I find the electric guitars and "phychedelic" sound very detracting from the devotional feel of his music. I think Jai needs a really good producer to show what he is capable of doing. He has all the components, but isn't really bringing them together as well as he could.

5 out of 5 stars Jai!! Jai.......2003-06-04

Namas te

This album was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 and I feel should have won!!

If you are familiar with Jai and the Pagan Love Orchestra you probably just buy his albums as they are released because you know how great he is!!!

If you are new to Jai's style of devotional music this is a great album to start with. This one is more modern. It is the perfect melding of rock/jazz style and classical Bhakti lyrics.

I listen to this album over and over again!!

Om ah hum

5 out of 5 stars Wow! Where did this guy come from?.......2002-03-24

This CD blows my mind! I'm new to Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra, but I'm an instant convert. Every song moves me in a different way. I'm no music critic and I dont know how to write a review, but I just LOVE this disc. Funk, jazz, Indian, Brazilian, Hebrew, folk, and just plain wierd.......but all from the heart. And it all goes straight to my heart.
Super cool!

4 out of 5 stars Great fusion of Indian and Jazz Influences.......2002-03-21

I really enjoy this album. Jai uses a great mix of Indian, American pop and jazz with interesting musical instruments and arrangements. Track EXILE is worthy of a top 10 spot.

5 out of 5 stars Joy Abounds Through Music.......2002-03-20

Hey! You have to check this new CD out!! A mixture of sounds that spane the entire music world. Beautiful compositions that move the soul. Jai has done it again. His voice is strong and his instrumental compositions impeccable. With Track 1, "Narayana", to be flown around the world to Brazil with the sassy, passionate sounds of the tropics and the sun beating down; the waves crashing in the distance with love on our minds. Then to go into the club to dance to the slammin' rhythms on Track 2, "Shri Krishna".
At times, like in Track 8,"The Whisper Stream" and Track 10,"Hot Button" ;I close my eyes and feel like I am in the midst of the ancient land of India filled with sweet wonder and devotion. In Track 3, "Tomorrow Never Knows" with the backward playbacks of music and trippy reverb ,I then feel like a passenger on The Beatles magical mystery tour.
Touched again at the heart of Jai's Jewish roots in Track 5,"Shalom", sung simply with the kind of peace and understanding that we all long for.
He dishes out funky,jazzy,rock'n roll tracks behind this beautiful rendition to the Goddess in Track 9, "Kali Mata".
This album is truely a treasure.Amazing.

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