by Kitzie | Mar 19, 2013 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
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...
by Kitzie | Mar 12, 2013 | New World Kirtan Podcast, Other Themes
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...
by Kitzie | Jan 26, 2013 | Meet the Musicians, New World Kirtan Podcast
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...
by Kitzie | Jan 15, 2013 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
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...
by Kitzie | Jan 8, 2013 | Fresh Tracks, New World Kirtan Podcast
I’ve been looking forward to this one! It’s the first set of the New Year, my birthday, and also the start of a new phase for New World Kirtan. After 5 successful years, we’re ready to expand. Our vision is to spread the word far and wide about this...
