ABOUT ---------- Ashok Bhatt is a gifted vocalist and songwriter who composes and performs bhajans (Hindu devotional songs), Gujarati folk music and Hindi/Urdu ghazals. His first collection of original devotional songs spans three CDs: "Shri Krishna Naam Smarana," "Shri Rama Naam Smarana," and "Shri Shiva Naam Smarana" – all available for purchase at CDBaby.com. The songs on these three CDs are written and sung by Ashok Bhatt and arranged and orchestrated by the illustrious musician Shree Ashit Desai (www.ashitdesai.com). BIOGRAPHY ---------- Hailing from the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India, Ashok Bhatt won numerous awards for his musical ability as a child and a young adult and was well known in the Vadodara musical community. Ashok moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1967, where he quickly became a fixture in the local Indian community. Over the past 40 years, he has given hundreds of performances across the United States. A dedicated cultural ambassador, Ashok was twice invited by the Smithsonian Institute to perform Gujarati folk music in Washington, D.C. – in 1976 at the Bicentennial Celebration and in 1984 at the Festival of American Folklife. A devoted patron of the arts, Ashok has organized and sponsored hundreds of concerts in the Chicago area for leading Indian classical, light-classical and folk musicians. CREDITS ---------- Lyricist, Composer and Vocalist: Ashok Bhatt Music Arranged and Conducted by: Shree Ashit Desai Recorded at Ginny Sound, Mumbai, India Recording Engineer: Anil Kokre Flute: Pandit Ronu Majumdar Keyboard: Deepak Shah Tabla: Dhiru Prajapati Tabla, Dholak: Lalit Sedani Percussion: Navin Manreja