Krishna Das was born on 31 May 1947 in Long Island, New York, U.S.. His birth name was Jeffrey Kagel. His is also called Krishna Das.

Krishna Das is a U.S. vocalist known for his performances of Indian devotional music called kirtan (chanting the names of the gods). With eight albums released since 1996, Das is perhaps the best known U.S. singer of kirtan-style music.

Krishna Das released the following albums including Heart As Wide As The World (2010), Heart Full of Soul (2008), Best of Krishna Das (2007), Flow of Grace (2007), Live on Earth...For a Limited Time Only (2005), Breath of the Heart (2005), Pilgrim Heart (2005), One Track Heart (2005), All One (2005), Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga (2004) and Door of Faith (2003).