He Ma Durga
Durga. She is one powerful goddess. Later this week I'll be posting the talk on the deities given by Dr. Manoj Chalam last month at the Denver Chant Fest. His murti of Durga practically leaped off the table at me during that talk, and now here she sits, riding her...
ChantLanta! Peace, Love and Kirtan in the South
Atlanta had it's very own kirtan festival last weekend! The ChantLanta Sacred Music Festival has been bringing the Bhav to the South for four years, and this year Krishna Das & Wynne Paris were the headliners. Several local groups were also featured, and executive...
Jai Uttal LIVE at the Denver Chant Fest
Listening to this podcast took me right back to the magic of the Denver Chant Fest. I recorded a lot of great material -- C.C. White rocked the house, the floor was literally shaking with people dancing during her set. I can't wait for you all to hear THAT one, it...
Dave Stringer LIVE at the Denver Chant Fest
Dave Stringer's set on Friday night opened the Denver Chant Fest, and is the first of the live podcasts I'll be posting from last weekend. Live sound is always a bit of a challenge, and we were still trying to figure it all out -- please consider this a blanket...
New World Kirtan Talks With Jai Uttal, Part II
In Part 2 of our conversation, Jai Uttal & I chat about why he loves to do kirtan with children, and a surprise ... why he found it so difficult to sing for the first part of his musical career. Jai is doing a workshop for children on Saturday afternoon at the...
New World Kirtan Talks with Govindas & Radha
Govindas & Radha are a husband and wife team who lead kirtan concerts, Bhakti Yoga workshops & transformative retreats throughout the world. They also own the Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica, a hub for kirtan events in California. I'm looking forward to...
New World Kirtan Talks With Dave Stringer
Dave Stringer has been a big supporter of the New World Kirtan podcast almost from the beginning of the show. He invited me to my first live kirtan in Portland, and we share a vision of live audio streaming uniting the multinational kirtan community. Dave is blessed...
A Tribute to Shyamdas
This was a tough one to produce. Shyamdas was a bright light in our kirtan community, showing us the way of the true Bhakti. Teacher, singer, friend, kirtan gangsta, he left this life last Friday night in a motorcycle accident just a few weeks shy of his 60th...
New World Kirtan Talks With Jai Uttal Part 1
I've always admired Jai Uttal as a musician, and he was pure pleasure to interview for the Denver Chant Fest. Here is Part 1 of our conversation.
Nataraj, the Dancing Shiva
Nataraj is the dancing form of Lord Shiva. Usually you see this depicted in bronze as the god Shiva dancing in a circle of flames with his foot crushing a demon that symbolizes ignorance. It is said that Shiva can dance gently or violently -- these are just two...