by Kitzie | Jul 1, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
I met Mike Cohen a few years ago when he was house sitting in Portland — we had lunch at a local food cart & spent a lovely afternoon together. He has since settled down in Grand Rapids, MI and has become one of the pillars of Midwest kirtan. We talked...
by Kitzie | Jun 18, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
The delightful Ms. Ragani & I have some history. When I first started singing kirtan, the Yoga teacher used CDs. We chanted to a lot of different artists, Indian & American. One evening the teacher played a new artist, and my eyes kept being drawn to the image...
by Kitzie | Jun 6, 2013 | Meet the Musicians
Via Dearbhla Kelly elephant journal Los Angeles-based yoga teacher, writer and neurophilosopher Dearbhla Kelly’s take on what it’s like to be married to a “hot muso” (AKA kirtan wallah Dave Stringer) is very funny, and a perspective we...
by Kitzie | May 15, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
Donna De Lory loves to dance — on stage she is a whirling dervish, literally dancing through her entire set. Her harmonium is on a stand, so she never has to sit down. It’s also a kinesthetic activity for the listener, because it’s impossible to...
by Kitzie | May 1, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
The first time I saw Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe perform at Bhakti Fest my eyebrows were about singed off with the energy. Larisa’s unique blend of mantra-infused rock is designed to “wake, shift, shake and lift humanity” , and it certainly had...
by Kitzie | Apr 23, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
Years ago I was doing Yoga to a CD by Shiva Rea, and the background music caught my attention. It was the the purity of the voice — who was the artist and what was she singing? That was my first exposure to chant, and also to Deva Premal’s Gayatri Mantra....
