Russill Paul has done more to popularize classical Indian music than anyone since Ravi Shankar. He arranges traditional ragas for both classic and modern instruments (and his own hypnotic vocals), preserving the overall sound of the South Indian style, with just a little sweetening for Western ears. Carnatic violin and tanpuras mingle with synthesizers and pedal steel guitar, and the melodies tend to avoid microtonalities that might jar. But the purpose of Paul's recordings is not art for art's sake--this is the sound of healing. Each buoyant track on this double CD features a classic healing mantra, from the Maha Mantra ("Hare Krishna…") to the Tibetan Buddhist "Om Mane Padme Hoom."