by Kitzie | Jul 13, 2013 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
The GuruGanesha Band was the breakout for me at this year’s Bhakti Fest Midwest — and from the comments I heard & read I think it’s true for most of us who heard them play. Their set was killer, and they seemed to be having so much fun —...
by Kitzie | Jul 13, 2013 | Kirtan Live!
Getting ready for the big 5th year Celebration! By Beth Shaw LA Yoga This year, Bhakti Fest will be lighting five candles on its birthday cake. The inspiration for the event began decades prior, when producer Sridhar Silberfein envisioned a spiritual gathering...
by Kitzie | Jun 25, 2013 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
Here in Corvallis we just had a Solstice weekend jam-packed full of great kirtan. Atlanta-based Blue Spirit Wheel played a Yoga class & a kirtan concert as part of their six-week tour, which includes a set Saturday noon at Midwest Bhakti Fest. The band stayed with...
by Kitzie | Jun 11, 2013 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
I’ve heard Dave Stringer perform live numerous times, and several things continue to impress me — his energy (off the charts), his sharp wit, the power of his vocals and his musicality. Each set is different — this time he did a version of...
by Kitzie | Jun 4, 2013 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
After a festival like Shakti Fest, returning to the world takes a while. Always I feel as though the cells in my body have been shaken up & put back together in a different way, and it takes time to integrate this new way of being into the flow of daily life. This...
by Kitzie | Apr 10, 2013 | Kirtan Live!, New World Kirtan Podcast
This week’s set brings us back to the magic of the Denver Chant Fest. C.C. White was the picture of grace & beauty that night — she had just lost several people close to her — Shyamdas & her father — but called on her enormous strength &...
