hi steve!
Pranam to you.
In bhakti (devotion)music is important and leads to realization.
In sufi qwaals sing praise of God and prophet and leads the listeners to higher consciousness.
I attended some of the meetings(URS) and felt very good.
There is one devotee of earlier times named Narsi mehta singing bhajans of Krishna. And Krishna has to appear in his life
and take care of him. Mahatma Gandhi was very fond of one of his bhajan " vaishnav jan to tene kahiye".
prabhat
Pranams to Prabhat i have found the bhajans that r sang at Amma's visits here r most uplifting. The words parallel life experiences and call to God for relief from the three fold suffering of body mind and soul that we continue to face while in mortal consciousness. Every once in a while we experience true happiness and r challenge is to b in that state at all times. This thought is with me most of my waking hours.
Jitendra
