Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Michael Collins and sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson. Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in 2010, the band signed to Paw Tracks shortly thereafter.
The band drew heavily on its members' experiences growing up in a Hare Krishna commune. Taraka published a manifesto on the "Now Age" that puts forth Prince Rama’s aesthetic and metaphysical philosophies.
Collins departed the band after the release of Shadow Temple. Trust Now was the band's first album without him. In 2016, Ryan Scianino began working with the band.
Shadow Temple and Trust Now peaked at #3 and #6 on the Billboard New Age Charts, respectively. On August 20, 2019, Taraka Larson announced that the band had disbanded. The band's final EP, Rage in Peace, was assembled by Taraka Larson from a variety of unfinished session material.
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