India 2001: The Mayapuris were teenagers fresh out of international boarding school where they trained in kirtan, a musical art form that has existed for thousands of years. They wanted the sound of their thunderous mridanga drums to shake the globe. Naming their group after the holy village of Mayapur, where the kirtan movement started, The Mayapuris traveled the world enthusing crowds with their dynamic drum dances and kirtan performances. In the summer of 2009, Mantralogy, a division of Equal Vision Records, signed The Mayapuris and placed them in the studio with kirtan producer Gaura Vani (As Kindred Spirits, Prema Hara, Ramya). Their debut album Mridanga (June 22, 2010/Mantralogy) brings a youthful and hip new energy to kirtan.
India 2001: The Mayapuris were teenagers fresh out of international
boarding school where they trained in kirtan, a musical art form that
has existed for thousands of years. They wanted the sound of their
thunderous mridanga drums to shake the globe. Naming their group after
the holy village of Mayapur, where the kirtan movement started, The
Mayapuris traveled the world enthusing crowds with their dynamic drum
dances and kirtan performances.