Naradadadadada

Staring you in the face above is Narada Muni, a divine sage in the realm of Hinduism who, according to tradition, plays that vina he's holding better than just about anybody else.

That's nice, but I don't think anyone could have ever described Muni as a Grammy award winning mega producer, like Narada Michael Walden:


There are lots of paths to mega status, but it's always good to start of with a guru, in Walden's case, Sri Chinmoy, bestowing upon you the name of a Hindu sage. From there Walden went on to become a go to studio drummer, producer and recording artist in his own right. Stand up comedians and tabloids can thank him for launching Whitney Houston into the stratosphere with The Bodyguard soundtrack, and remember this?



Small world. Here are a couple of Walden tracks, the second sung by Stacy Lattisaw when she was like nine:





Narada Michael Walden - I'm Ready (1982) (buy)



Stacey Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat (1980) (buy)