30 Fresh Tracks sets — that’s some kind of milestone! I love introducing new artists and new offerings from our favorite artists so these sets are special to me — #30 is no exception. The CDs featured in this show had so many great tracks it was really hard to make these choices, but the standouts were newcomers Joss Jaffe — his CD ‘Dub Mantra Sangha’ is really remarkable — and Corvallis homie Johanna Beekman’s incredibly beautiful first kirtan CD. David Newman has a sweet acoustic ukulele offering that brought back memories of Shyam Das, Brenda McMorrow has a beautiful chant in Spanish, there are also new ones from Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda, Deva Premal & Miten, Clair Oaks & the Kirtan Rabbi.

You’ve probably heard me speak of the New World Kirtan Band in the podcast. If you’re curious about our band, please check out the new YouTube page — details about the recordings are in this week’s podcast.

Enjoy the set my friends! Namaste.

Johanna’s song doesn’t show up in the list below, but you can find it at Johannasings.com