Kirtan Podcast Archive
Jai Maha Lakshmi
This week's podcast has a few surprises. There's a different format -- it starts with a meditation on abundance with a chant to Lakshmi from Deva Premal & Miten's 21-Day Mantra Meditation. That's followed by more chants to Lakshmi from various artists to continue...
Jai Uttal LIVE at the Denver Chant Fest 2014
Since starting down the path of Bhakti Yoga I've been blessed with many magical moments, and Jai Uttal’s kirtan Saturday night at the Denver Chant Fest was one of them. Jai’s kirtans are always different, always an alchemy with him, his musicians and the audience....
MC Yogi at TEDx Mission
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 Power and...
The Pushpams LIVE at the Denver Chant Fest 2014
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...
Deepak & the Breath of Life Tribe LIVE at the Denver Chant Fest 2014
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 were fascinated...
Dave Stringer & Donna De Lory Talk Radiance Sutras
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...
Shantidevi, Bermuda
Dear Kitzie, Thank you so much for the New World Kirtan podcast that you broadcast for listeners all over the world. I have been listening to NWK and discovering new kirtan music through you for the past few years. Recently you asked your listeners to send in any...
Denver Chant Fest 2014!
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 the trip. Live...
Remembering Shyamdas
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's hard to believe it has been a year since our beloved Shyamdas left his body. This week's podcast is a return to the tribute we did last year right after his death, and listening to the introduction took me right back to the...
Kundalini Fresh Tracks
This is the first podcast to feature all new music from Kundalini artists, and there are some beautiful offerings here. I especially loved Krishna Kaur's CD, and if you're wondering if that voice backing her up is familiar -- you're right! Click here to find out who...
A Conversation With Nina Rao
Nina Rao tours with Krishna Das, and has been his assistant since the early 90's -- she also leads kirtan on her own, and has a new CD "Antarayaami". Nina has been involved since the beginning of the Bhakti Yoga movement in the United States, and we talk about her...
Dance Dance Evolution
This week's show has the music to get you up and dancing through your last minute holiday errands and into the New Year -- it's also the last podcast of 2013. Our first show in 2014 will be an interview with Nina Rao, longtime assistant to Krishna Das and kirtan...
From The Bhakti Trail: Sofia, Bulgaria
Hollywood goes to Bulgaria by Spring GrooveUdaya Entertainment is the love project of Yariv Lerner. He is the son of Avi Lerner who founded The Hollywood base production companies Nu- Image and Millennium Films. Avi is also the owner of Nu Boyana Film Studios in...
Mantras (Excerpt from “Polishing the Mirror”)
The following is an excerpt from Ram Dass’ new book, “Polishing the Mirror” – which is out now. Inside of me there’s a mantra going on that reminds me of who I am. It’s that place inside – that niche in the wall where the candle flame never flickers. Always bringing...
Walking With Kirtan
It's the holidays, we're making "unwise nutritional choices", and it's cold -- who wants to exercise? Well, this is the set to get you out the door. Let's take a walk with some great kirtan music, your body will thank you for it in January! With the snow we had last...
Fresh Tracks 21
This week we have another set of new music from artists familiar and brand new, and there's more to come -- the next Fresh Tracks will be from Kundalini artists! It's official -- New World Kirtan will be at the Denver Chant Fest on Valentine's Day weekend with...
My Love Affair With Kirtan
My Love Affair With Kirtan from Jersey Shore Macrobiotics My then yoga teacher, Gopali Vaccarelli, who is an incredibly gifted teacher and has been a major spiritual influence in my life, first introduced me to Kirtan in 2006. I had never heard of Kirtan before, but...
OM Shiva
Lord Shiva, "he who is oblivious to the world", is the most powerful of the Hindu deities. He is known as the destroyer, and is believed to be at the core of the centrifugal force of the Universe. Shiva, with Brahma (the creator) & Vishnu (the preserver) are...
The Beginners Guide To Common Chants
Ever wonder what you're chanting during a yoga class? Nervous about chanting the wrong thing? The Yoga Journal Guide provides translations, historical information, and pronunciation tips for common chants. Read the entire article here.
A Return To My Bhakti Beginnings
by Spring Groove This begins a series of columns by kirtan artist Spring Groove. Spring currently lives in Bologna, Italy and is Dave Stringer's back-up singer when he's in Europe. She's also a kirtan wallah in her own right, playing a set at Bhakti Fest this...