Narada Michael Walden ( ; born
Michael Walden, April 23, 1952,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States) is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name
Narada by guru
Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and
multi-platinum awards. Walden has also owned and operated Tarpan Studios, a recording studio in
San Rafael, California, since the mid-1980s.