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welcome to Shyama Chapin's website

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Shyama here:

Although I've been singing one way or another throughout my life so far, these days I love most and best to chant the Sanskrit Divine Names and feel lucky and blessed to be able to center my days around this subtle, profound practice. I lead kirtan in New York City—my childhood hometown—and beyond, as well as on morning live-streams since the Covid-19 lockdowns began. I’ve been singing in Krishna Das’ Posse, live and on his recordings, for many years; and am featured in response vocals on a number of other friends’ chant recordings. My CD of original music, Road Songs, produced in 2003 by Bonnie Hayes, is currently available to stream online, and my long-awaited chant album, Love's Door, co-produced and engineered by Kevin Reilly, was released on Mantralogy Records on July 13th, 2018, and is available in CD format on mantralogy.com, and for download and streaming in all the places one might think (and more!). I'm also a long-time bodyworker/massage therapist, having practiced for many years in California, and have been licensed to practice in New York since 2010.