Rasa (band)

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Rasa
Origin San Francisco, California
Genres Folk, New Age
Years active1998–present
LabelsHearts Of Space / Valley Entertainment, New Earth Records
Members
  • Kim Waters
  • Hans Christian

Rasa are a musical duo that perform bhajan (Indian devotional music) and Western derivations.

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Hans Christian is a German-born cellist and multi-instrumentalist. Kim Waters is an American vocalist and devotee of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Christian and Waters formed Rasa in 1998, in San Francisco, California. Hearts of Space Records published Rasa's first three albums: Devotion (2000), Union (2001), and Rasa in Concert (2002). Since then, the band has released three additional studio albums through New Earth Records. Their fifth album, Temple of Love (2006), is a tribute to the Khajuraho Group of Monuments.

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