Mira, who performed 2 songs for the event, chose the hymn, “mera pyara preetam satgur rakhwala” to honor the Senator. “The hymn expresses how we all feel about bringing an end to this turbulent time that we live in. It’s a prayer of protection and peace,” Mira explains. “Our country is dealing with so much turmoil and instability, and I realized that this would be a wonderful opportunity to extend a prayer for Senator Clinton that she finds the greater space within herself to continue on this courageous and arduous road.”

Mira began her musical career at the age of 10 when her parents encouraged her to sing at the temple. In the early years, Mira would learn classical hymns in raag and sing them with a ready tabla player and harmonium every Sunday. As she grew older, the restrictions of classical religious music could not contain her and she looked to other styles of music to expand her awareness. Her interest led her to blues and jazz where she would sign out tapes from the library to build another dimension to her repertoire of influence. She listed to Etta James, Lou Rawls, and Sarah Vaughn.

She wanted to explore the roots of her beginning and provoke the cost of being an Indian woman in urban culture. Among those that collaborated in this creative adventure was Larry Batiste, President of the San Francisco Chapter of NARAS (The Recording Academy®). Larry, a music business veteran, brought the provocative sound of R&B and Hip Hop into the title track, “'Infinite Love'.” Having worked with greats like Kenny G, Michael Bolton, Shanice and Whitney Houston, Larry offered a transgressive currency into urban culture.

'Infinite Love', from first concept, took nearly 2 years to complete, and still Mira says that the album is just the beginning of her exploration as an artist. She has created a reflection of human relationships; she says “'Infinite Love' is about love, longing, pain, and shame, everything that you and I experience.

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