by Kitzie | Oct 25, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
I so totally love Miten’s new CD ‘Temple at Midnight’ — we sang several of the chants this year at Fall Omega Ecstatic Chant, and I’ve had the CD on repeat prior to this week’s interview. It was hard to pick a favorite song, so I’m glad I was able to feature a...
by Kitzie | Jun 23, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast, Where Is Western Kirtan Headed?
This podcast is the third and last of the series about where Western kirtan is headed, and features the second part of my conversation with Jai Uttal & Ben Leinbach that began in Part 2. We’ll also talk with Nina Rao, and she’ll tell us her view of the...
by Kitzie | Jun 18, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast, Where Is Western Kirtan Headed?
The next two podcasts will be released back to back, and they continue the conversation about where Western kirtan is headed. Creative artists today are facing unprecedented challenges, and our kirtan musicians are being deprived of income because of the growth of...
by Kitzie | Jun 5, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
There’s nothing better than a good blast of Bhakti love, and the Hanuman Festival next weekend would be the perfect place to get you some. It’s happening June 9-12 in Boulder, CO and in this week’s show we talk to David Newman who is headlining. It’s always a pleasure...
by Kitzie | May 15, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast, Where Is Western Kirtan Headed?
This week’s show begins a series of interviews on where Western kirtan is headed. The topic is serendipitous, and came about because of a conversation I had several months ago with Dave Stringer & Madi Das — I was interviewing them because their CD ‘Bhakti...
by Kitzie | Mar 23, 2016 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
I met Reb Drew, the Kirtan Rabbi, several years ago. Chanting in Hebrew was a new experience for me, but to my surprise it took me to the same place chanting in Sanskrit did. Rabbi Hahn travels extensively to bring Hebrew Kirtan, Jewish meditation and Torah learning...