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DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, April 6, 2003: Former South African singer Shashika Mooruth is back in the country to release two new CDs. Mooruth, who has toured the world performing devotional music, will release “Vraja — Sounds Beyond Time” and “Swagatam Krishna” at the Festival of Chariots, which ran from April 18 to 21. “It is different from the kind of music I usually do because it is more techno, as opposed to the sweet devotional songs I am used to. This CD is aimed at the youth. I want to try to bring them back to their roots with music they are familiar with,” she says. “The lyrics, which are of religious significance, are in Bengali and Sanskrit. We have performed some of the songs at discos in India and have received an overwhelming response.” Mooruth says she uses her music more as a preaching tool. “I don’t like stage performances apart from devotional. Every Saturday I sing at a two-hour program at a Krishna temple in Juhu, Mumbai. I feel that this talent has been given to me by Lord Krishna and, therefore, whatever I do, I do as an offering to Him.” A strict vegetarian, she begins her day at 4 a.m. with chanting and prayer.

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