by Kitzie | Mar 7, 2014 | Meet the Musicians
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons has been quoted as saying, “The world needs more artists like MC Yogi.” MC Yogi pioneered a new sound when he blended together his love of yoga culture with hip hop, reggae, and electronic music. Both his albums, Elephant...
by Kitzie | Mar 2, 2014 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
The Pushpams (Sanskrit for a ceremonial offering of flowers) are a kirtan group local to Denver, and they played a great set two weeks ago at the Denver Chant Fest. The Pushpams are a fairly new band, but the members are veteran musicians & yogis with a sound that...
by Kitzie | Feb 28, 2014 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
The Denver Chant Fest followed by Dave Stringer’s Flight School was a warm blast of mid-winter Bhakti in grey, cold February. Both were incredible experiences, and I’ll tell you about them in this week’s show. For those of us at the Flight School who...
by Kitzie | Feb 12, 2014 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
When Dave Stringer sent me the Radiance Sutra material several months ago I wondered what would be created musically around these beautiful translations of the Sanskrit text by Lorin Roche. You’ll hear that musical creation in this interview, and it was fun to hear...
by Kitzie | Jan 28, 2014 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
We had such a stellar time at the Denver Chant Fest last year. The festival is held in a Masonic temple built in 1906 — the Sherman Street Event Center. It’s filled with Arts & Craft detail & Moorish character — the elevator alone is worth...