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

Joseph Schmidlin : percussions

Michael Leberknight : Cavaquino

Recorded in Provence, India and Italy by Mahadev OK

Mixed by Sachveer Singh

Mastering by Chab

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.

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

Jasdev Singh : rhythm guitar

Michael Leberknight : Cavaquino

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

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.

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Keyboard, background vocals

Jasdev Singh : guitar

Michael Leberknight : Cavaquino

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mahadev OK : Lead Vocal, Harmonium, background vocals

Ronan Hilaireau : piano, keyboards

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.