Credits

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Harmonium, Keyboard, background vocals, percussions and tabla programming

Joseph Schmidlin : percussions

Michael Leberknight : Chandango

Recorded in Hotel Bella Riva (Lake Garda, Italy), Somapa (Eyragues, France), Tiruvanamalai (Tamil Nadu, India) by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

Lyrics

Amul gunn amul vaapaar. Amul vaapaaree-ay amul bhanddaar.

Amul aaveh amul lai jaa-eh. Amul bhaa-ei amulaa samaa-eh.

Amul dharam amul deebaann. Amul tul amul parvaann.

Amul bakhsheesh amul neeshaann. Amul karam amul furmaann.

Amulo amul aakhi-aa na jaa-ei. Aakh aakh rehay liv laa-ei.

Aakheh vayd paath puraann. Aakheh parray kareh vakhi-aann.

Aakheh barmay aakheh ind. Aakheh gopee tai govind.

Aakheh eesar aakheh sidh. Aakheh kaytey keetay budh.

Aakheh daanav aakheh dayv. Aakheh sur nar mun jan sayv.

Kaytay aakheh aakhann paa-eh. Kaytay keh keh uth uth jaa-eh.

Aytay keetay hor karay-eh. Taa aakh na sakeh kayee kay-ei.

Jayvadd bhaavai tayvadd ho-ei. Naanak jaannai saachaa soi-ei.

Jay ko aakhai bol vigaarr. Taa likhee-ai sir gaavaaraa gaavaar.

Story

Setting a pauree from the Japji Sahib to music requires a certain affinity with Sikh musical tradition. Even if it proves impossible for a European to master both the pronunciation and the rhythmic inflection of the accompaniment, this work consists of letting bhakti, the devotional vibration, guide the inspiration. Here, I used the harmonium and electronic tablas to get as close as possible to the vibrations felt at the Golden Temple. The arrangement followed this spirit and gradually took on a freer, more cinematic scope, less typically Sikh, but still managing to retain the essence of the mantra revealed to Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Credits

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Keyboards, background vocals, percussions

Jasdev Singh : rhythm guitar

Michael Leberknight : Chandango

Miro : guitar solo ad lib

Barak Kram : drums

David Keler : bass

Rosalyne : background vocals and solo vocal

Recorded in Provence, India and in Israël by Mahadev OK and Barak Kram

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

Lyrics

There’s a place on earth where people grows and lives in peace

A small piece of land where you can play in harmony

It’s not paradise it’s just earth as it’s meant to be

You can make it yours it’s up to you just gotta say

Namaste everyone Namaste

It’s been a long way to reach the himalayas

Namaste everyone Namaste

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

Shakti powers casting her flow

through my spine I taste the radiance

Lovely snake you steal the show

You’re the star of the stadium

For sure they want me to merge

Into the mass of obedience

But I don’t feel like dancin’

Til bhakti spirit rises from the audience

There are trees bearing fruits and a river flowing down

No higher mountains than any where else in the world

This is simple life based on music and unity

We want to replace trouble with love

Namaste everyone Namaste, Namaste everyone Namaste

Story

From the second track onwards, we rediscover the light, pop-infused feel of Mahadev's previous albums and the strong influence of the Beatles and poetic hip hop. Rosalyne's voice continues to lighten the mood and propel this sonic project towards the destinations it promises to reach.

Credits

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Keyboard, background vocals

Jasdev Singh : guitar

Michael Leberknight : Chandango

Emiliano Turi : drums

Eliahou Haziza : saxophones

Joseph Schmidlin : percussions

Lionel Flairs : bass

Rosalyne : background vocals

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Recorded in Provence, India and in Paris by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

Jap Man takes its name from the Kirtan Opera produced by Mahadev, which tells the epic tale of a musician-gardener dispossessed of his land. This title borrows the Sikh mantra "Jap Man sat Nam sada Sat Nam" and punctuates the self-presentation of a rebellious Jap Man, displaying his connection to the divine mother and always equipped with a watering can, a harmless weapon but always ready to shower the egotistical inflammations of the being hungry for strong sensations.

Lyrics and chords

JAP MAN CAP IV

Am         G            C             F

Am         G            F             C

I’ve got a sweet weapon in my hand that one doesn’t hurt

No it doesn’t hurt gotta a sweet weapon in my hand

J.A.P printed out on my shirt

I believe in the efficiency of the word

The one you repeat to elevate your  mind

Like anyone who doesn’t belong to the world

I’m just passing by they call me Jap Man

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

Back home after a morning shift

Spirit full of magic Formulas

Vibrating so high no longer adrift

Gotta so much time for you my fellas

Repeat all day long all the sacred names

That’s a full time job Shakti is my wife

I’ve renounced the urge to get some more fame

Call me Jap Man it fills up my life

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

If you need someone to help keep alive

The old tradition of the kirtanam

Get your honey from the best behive

Do your sadhana do the tarpanam

Give up the struggle we do enjoy life

Truth and awareness are the Divine Twins

He who dares win, stand up, be a man

There’s no such thing like life without Jap Man

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

Jap Man Satnam Sada Sat Nam

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Harmonium, Keyboard, background vocals

Philippo Franchini : guitar, solo vocal, background vocals

Barak Kram : drums

Lionel Flairs : bass

Rosalyne : background vocals

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Recorded in Provence, sardinia, Israël by Mahadev OK and Barak Kram

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

I found myself on holiday in Sardinia with family and friends. For a bhakti musician, holidays are above all a precious time to play, compose, and record bhakti music. That's how our dear departed Philippo Franchini joined me on this track, contributing vocals and guitar. The original lyrics were "God is my Breath, Breath is my God." But of course, Philippo's bhakti touch transformed "God" into "Love" in the first verse, and that made all the difference. Philippo's vocal solo will forever remain in the Akashic Records of spirit pop music.

Lyrics

Love is my breath

Breath is my god

God is my breath

Breath is my god

Hum dhum

Har har

Har har

Hum Dhum

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, guitar, bass, piano, Keyboard, background vocals

Jérôme Flamand : clarinet bass

Stacie Flescher : drums

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Recorded in Provence and Utah, USA by Mahadev OK and Chase

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

A track that joined the album at the last minute. The composition dated back to the summer of 2025, but I hadn't found the right key or regained the dexterity in my right hand to hold the fingerpicking. Then one morning, everything fell into place naturally. I sent the files to Stacie Flesher, who recorded her Provo drums in Utah, and then the magical Sachveer Singh recorded Jérôme Flamand's bass clarinet in Paris, a few days before mixing the project. Rakhe Rakhanhar is a guiding mantra that sometimes needs to be composed several times before reaching the desired result.

Lyrics

Rakhay rakhanahaar aap ubaaria-an
Gur kee pairee paa-i kaaj savaari-an
Hoaa aap da-iaal manaho na visaari-an
Saadh janaa kai sang bhavajal taari-an
Saakat nindak dusht khin maa-eh bidaari-an
Tis saahib kee tayk Naanak manai maa-eh
Jis simrat sukh ho-i sagalay dookh jaa-eh

Mahadev OK : Harmonium, Keyboard, tabla loop programing

Ananda Kanta : lead vocal

Jasdev Singh : guitars

Joseph Schmidlin : percussions

Rosalyne : background vocals

Recorded in Provence by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

With "Reiki" we return to the Jap Man Opera project, when the Divine Mother brings the hero back to life. The voices of Ananda Kanta and Rosalyne provide a welcome feminine touch to this moment in the album, and the music, composed primarily with Nada healing sounds, envelops the narrative in broad, healing waves.

Lyrics

J’appelle la force universelle de Reiki

énergie d’amour de lumiere et de vie

Jap Man Jap Man Jap Man

Jap Man Sat Nam Sada Sat Nam

Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Harmonium, background vocals

Ronan Hilaireau : piano, keyboards, strings arrangements

Philippo Franchini : guitar, background vocals

Joseph Schmidlin : percussions

Rosalyne : lead and background vocals

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Jaya Choir : background vocals

Recorded in Provence, sardinia, Paris by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

An ode to Guru Ram Das, Lord of meditation, kindness, and devotion. The arrangement sounds like a Christmas carol, and the choirs, recorded during a bhakti night at the Jaya space in Paris, seem to perfectly capture the spiritual communion of the cacao ceremony. The piano and keyboards are played by the exceptionally talented Le Mans-based musician Ronan Hilaireau. The therapeutic bells are played with Joseph Schmidlin.

Lyrics

Guru Guru Wahe Guru

Guru Ram Das Guru

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, guitar, background vocals

Narendra : sitar

GuruGanesha Singh : Lead vocal, guitars solo

Madhurai Sumhara : Lead vocal

Thibaud Barbillon : drums

Lionel Flairs : bass

Joseph Schmidlin : background vocals and percussions

Kim : background vocals

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Recorded in Provence, USA, Paris by Mahadev OK, Matthew Dorko and Madhurai Sumhara

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

A piece that can accommodate the different traditions of bhakti yoga, that was the initial objective of Hari Om Maria. The generosity of GuruGanesha Singh, his voice and his solo guitars, the crystalline interventions of Madhurai Sumhara and Kim, the sitar of Narendra, all contribute to transforming this divine hotch potch into Satsang in the broadest sense of the term, that is to say, sitting and singing in the company of the sages.

Lyrics

Hari Om Maria – 140bpm

C#     G#     A#m     F#

C#     G#     F#  G#  C#

Mahadev :

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Maria

Choir + Mahadev :

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om

Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Maria

Manish :

Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambhu Siva Siva Shambhu

Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambhu Siva Siva Shambhu

Choir + Manish :

Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambhu Siva Siva Shambhu

Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambhu Siva Siva Shambhu

GuruGanesha Singh :

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

Choir + GuruGanesha :

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

Manish :

Jay Jay Maa Jay Ambe Jay Maa Jagadambe

Jay Jay Maa Jay Ambe Jay Maa Jagadambe

Choir + Manish :

Jay Jay Maa Jay Ambe Jay Maa Jagadambe

Jay Jay Maa Jay Ambe Jay Maa Jagadambe

SOLO INST

GuruGanesha :

Salam Alekum Shalom Shalom Salam Alekum Shalom

Salam Alekum Shalom Shalom Salam Alekum Shalom

Choir+ Mahadev :

Salam Alekum Shalom Shalom Salam Alekum Shalom

Salam Alekum Shalom Shalom Salam Alekum Shalom

ALL : Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om Maria

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, guitar, Harmonium, Keyboard, tabla electronic programing, background vocals

Dan Panama : electric guitar

Rosalyne : background vocals

Recorded in Provence by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

This famous mantra, meaning "We are ourselves, we are God," is a classic in Kundalini Yoga. I used to often begin my Shakti Kirtan with this mantra, and I wanted to record this version. The 6/8 rhythm of the electronic tabla enhances the trance-inducing potential of this version, which can be useful during Kundalini Yoga meditation or for graceful celestial communications.

Lyrics

Humee Hum

Brahm Hum

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, guitar, bass, cajon, Harmonium, Keyboard, background vocals

Philippo Franchini : guitar

Rosalyne : background vocals

Ananda Kanta : background vocals

Recorded in Provence, Sardinia by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

Upon learning that the text of this Sloka is attributed to Adi Shankara, the founder of Advaita Vedanta, I was delighted to have included this illustrious sage in the bhakti Spirit album. Indeed, Shankaracharya revived Sanatam Dharma in an India gripped by Buddhism and translated and commented on numerous Upanishads as well as the Bhagavad Gita. Ligastakam is an ode to Shiva Shakti, the parents of Tantra, whose practice is inherent in Bhakti Yoga.

Lyrics

Lingashtakam

brahmamurāri surārchita liṅgaṃ
nirmalabhāsita śōbhita liṅgam ।
janmaja duḥkha vināśaka liṅgaṃ [vināśana]
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 1 ॥

dēvamuni pravarārchita liṅgaṃ
kāmadahana karuṇākara liṅgam ।
rāvaṇa darpa vināśana liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 2 ॥

sarva sugandha sulēpita liṅgaṃ
buddhi vivardhana kāraṇa liṅgam ।
siddha surāsura vandita liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 3 ॥

kanaka mahāmaṇi bhūṣita liṅgaṃ
phaṇipati vēṣṭita śōbhita liṅgam ।
dakṣasuyajña vināśana liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 4 ॥

kuṅkuma chandana lēpita liṅgaṃ
paṅkaja hāra suśōbhita liṅgam ।
sañchita pāpa vināśana liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 5 ॥

dēvagaṇārchita sēvita liṅgaṃ
bhāvai-rbhaktibhirēva cha liṅgam ।
dinakara kōṭi prabhākara liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 6 ॥

aṣṭadaḻōparivēṣṭita liṅgaṃ
sarvasamudbhava kāraṇa liṅgam ।
aṣṭadaridra vināśana liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 7 ॥

suraguru suravara pūjita liṅgaṃ
suravana puṣpa sadārchita liṅgam ।
parātparaṃ (paramapadaṃ) paramātmaka liṅgaṃ
tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ॥ 8 ॥

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Harmonium, Keyboard, tabla loop programing, background vocals

Jasdev Singh: guitar

Recorded in Provence by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

When my Sikh Nihang friends shared this mantra with me, the music came spontaneously. Without going so far as to claim to have channeled the musical spirit of Punjab, I felt very close to what I had felt a few months earlier when I spent a few days in Anandpur Sahib, during and after the Hola Mohola celebrations.

Lyrics

Kartar Kartar

Sat Kartar

Guru Nanak Nirenkar

Satnam Wahe Guru

Bol Mardaneya Sat Kartar

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, drum, Harmonium, Keyboard, background vocals

Rosalyne : Lead vocal, cristal bowls

Joseph Schmidlin : percussion, gong

Jasdev Singh: guitar

Recorded in Provence, sardinia, Israël by Mahadev OK and Barak Kram

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

This artistic endeavor needed to conclude with an angelic moment of relaxation, and this was made possible thanks to Rosalyne's unique performance in the opera Jap Man. Interpreting the Flower of Life with all the freshness that her recent blossoming could offer, the album can be allowed to close on Rosalyne's ethereal notes, the Flower of Life, embalming the final sounds of this small musical cathedral.

Lyrics

Fleur de Vie

Ma Kali, Ma Durge

Ma Kali, Ma Durge

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durge

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durge

Je suis la Fleur de Vie

Eclose un vendredi

Ma forme est un symbole

D’amour et d’harmonie

Je suis le mandala

Au parfum d’infini

Je brule le karma

Dans le feu de

Ma Kali, Ma Durge

Ma Kali, Ma Durge

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durge

Jai Mata Kali Jai Mata Durge

Des Om qui lui donne l’eau, l’air

Et la mélodie d’automne

Qui s’étonne de voir

Eclore la fleur de vie comme

Elle lui donne l’eau l’air

L’homme lui dédie la somme

De ses tonnes de vies

Qui se retransfoment en OM

Qui lui donne l’eau, l’air

Et la mélodie d’automne

Qui s’étonne de voir

Eclore la fleur de vie comme

Elle lui donne l’eau l’air

L’homme lui dédie la somme

De ses tonnes de vies

Et toujours tu nous pardonnes