 David Bruce Hughes (Gaurahari Dāsānudās Bābājī) has been composing and recording transcendental music for many years. Before becoming a spiritual Master Teacher, he was a professional musician with a conservatory degree in composition. David likes to use many different styles in his compositions; in fact, no two of them sound the same! We're sure you will enjoy listening to his albums. For details of how David composed this music, read his thesis Sapta Svarah [312 KB PDF] and the new Vedic Scales, Chords and Tonalities [1.2 MB PDF] Click here to launch a special player to hear all these albums. |
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Spiritual Music
The Thousand Holy Names of Lord Viṣṇu is a spiritual classic of ancient Vedic lore. Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāma is widely accepted in Eastern spiritual culture as the best and most certain cure for all the anxieties and ills of material existence. This is because Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāma is composed exclusively of the pure Holy Names of God. UPC 634479303227
The Thousand Holy Names of Lord Nrsimha is an esoteric chant for spiritual protection. This unique CD makes the full power of Śrī Nṛsiṁhasahasranāma available in the West for the first time. UPC 634479303623
Original English songs composed and recorded by David Bruce Hughes (Gaurahari Dāsānudās Bābājī) in Hilo, Hawai'i in 2003, after he had a profound spiritual experience on the island of Kaua'i. After camping by himself, chanting and meditating in an isolated jungle location for six months, he had a powerful vision that became the inspiration for this CD. You will have to listen to the music to find out more about it, but the whole story is there. UPC 634479244353
Traditional Gaudiya Vaiṣṇava songs by Srila Narottama das Thakur, a great Bengali saint who lived and wrote about 400 years ago. His songs are full of great spiritual emotions and have inspired many devotees to advance to the highest platform of spiritual life. The melodies of these arrangements were composed by Visnujana Swami, a powerful and very pure renunciant who composed many exquisite and expressive melodies for traditional Vaiṣṇava songs. This CD is dedicated to his memory. UPC 634479244360
"Friend of the Heart" refers to Śrī Kalachandji, the big Kṛṣṇa Deity in the Dallas temple where David composed some of these Harinam Kirtan arrangements in 1997. The Holy Name of the Lord has special potency to lift us above the mundane cares of material life and situate us in our natural spiritual condition. This CD is an eclectic mix of traditional Indian devotional music, jazz, rock, blues, funk and symphonic styles. The common thread, though, is devotion to God in His form as Radha-Kṛṣṇa. These are original English songs by David Bruce Hughes. UPC 634479303326
Beautiful arrangements of traditional Vaiṣṇava songs by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, with melodies by Visnujana Swami. This CD is the expression of a sober, mature devotional mood in the early stages of renunciation. It has a serious atmosphere of regret for the mistakes and errors of life, and a deep nostalgia for the pastimes of Sri Hari in the spiritual world. UPC 634479307027
This CD is a one-hour kirtan, or congregational chanting of the Holy Name of God. It is presented in a very authentic and traditional style from Bengal, India. The lineage of this style of chanting goes back to Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. UPC 783797201224
This instrumental fulte raga alap music was recorded in 1996 during a difficult time in my life. I used to feel great longing and separation from my Spiritual Master and Kṛṣṇa. This spiritual separation is actually a kind of ecstasy. It is simultaneously bitter and sweet. Great background music for chanting. UPC 634479303128
My early experiments with crossover from raga to jazz styles. I grew up with progressive jazz in the 60s, and played extensively with NYC and West Coast jazz groups at that time. These are instrumental studio pieces, with all the instruments played by myself and overdubbed. The pieces were recorded in Atlanta from 1996-1999 and include a cross-section of styles. UPC 634479303029
