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Kula Shaker
English psychedelic rock band
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band.[1] Led by frontman Crispian Mills,[2] the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s.[1] The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Tattva", "Hey Dude", "Govinda", "Hush" and "Sound of Drums".[3] The band's debut album, K, reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] It was voted number 879 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).[4]
The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in Sanskrit.[1][5] The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by Kulasekhara, an Indian king from the 9th century.[6][7] In addition, many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tam
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Kula Shaker
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Kula Shaker, the last great heretics of British rock. Named after a 9th century South Indian King, the band’s esoteric mix of psychedelic riffs, mantras and rock and roll mysticism laughed in the face of Britpop orthodoxy in the 90’s.
So when, after a million selling debut (K), mind-bogglingly brilliant follow up (Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts) and a string of Top Ten singles, they called it a day as the skies darkened over England during 1999’s total eclipse, it felt for fans like more than the lights going out.
Whilst the band never completely went away – they played from Aberdeen to Osaka in support of 2007’s Strangefolk and 2010’s Pilgrim’s Progress – there was always a sense that the quartet (now featuring keyboardist Harry Broadbent) were waiting for the stars to align once more.
In 2016 Kula Shaker celebrated their 1st album anniversary with the brilliant K 2.0 and a grand world tour. Some guessed it might be their last hurrah but, as it turned out, it was a new beginning.
2022 sees the launch of ‘1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love & 1996 single by Kula Shaker "Govinda" is a song by British rock band Kula Shaker, released on their debut album, K (1996).[4] Sung entirely in Sanskrit,[5] the song includes Indian influences and tambura and tabla instrumentation. "Govinda" was issued as a single on 11 November 1996 and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Kula Shaker made a music video for the song, directed by Michael Geoghegan. The cover artwork for the single featured a Longines Conquest watch, with the band logo and song title in place of the Longines branding. An alternative version of the track, called "Govinda '97, Hari & ST. George", appeared on Kula Shaker's Summer Sun EP, released in July 1997. Lead singer and guitarist Crispian Mills said that the song was born out of an improvisation and based on a Hindu prayer to Krishna. The words Govinda jaya jaya literally mean "Krishna (the Divine Cowherd), Glory, Glory". The text is taken from a Sanskrit devotional chant, titled "Govinda Jaya Jaya". The latter was pr
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Govinda (Kula Shaker song)
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