Club Kirtan at Kush Lounge
Kush Lounge is a hip Moroccan-themed lounge and event space on the Lower East Side. I’ve been there before to hear Cheb-i-Sabbah perform. We were invited to provide the music for a fundraiser to benefit the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. We’ve worked with before as recipients of money from Chant4Change: Inaugural Kirtan Festival in Washington, DC, so we were happy when Ray Ippolito mentioned this opportunity. The thing about this night is that it’s a raw chocolate feast. Volunteers travel around the rooms constantly giving away amazing, free, super-rich, organic chocolate. Within a few bites we were all…buzzing…frankly.
We were joined that night by Ray (the most amazing guitar player who speaks fluent “guitar”). LOL. Also, Ray’s friend Mike (a beat-boxer – remember that from the 80’s) joined us and blew our minds. Wait till you hear what he did. When we started to play, the place basically erupted. Folks were dancing and jiving and singing along.
Listen to the tracks and you’ll agree. It’s kirtan like you’ve never heard it before. We can’t wait to do it again.
Listen to the entire Kirtan!
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- 01 Gaura Vani ft. Ray Ippolito & Mike – Param Vijayate (772)
- 02 Gaura Vani ft. Ray Ippolito & Mike – Krishna Murari (701)
- 03 Gaura Vani ft. Ray Ippolito & Mike – Jai Jai Nitai Jai Jai Gaura (639)
- 04 Gaura Vani ft. Ray Ippolito & Mike – Jaya Radha Madhava (816)
- 05 Gaura Vani ft. Ray Ippolito & Mike – Ramana (606)
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I love your guys live kirtans. Me and my husband always think if only you could do higher quality recordings live, mix them up (which we know takes lots of work – my husband does that) and put them up – we would pay for them – and I’m sure others would too…and play them at our Krishna centre for yoga and prasad distribution etc. they are truly fantastic. Such energy is there in a live kirtan. Just can’t play them publicly as we would like at moment due to quality. But they are still great. I’m very inspired. I run a kirtan night here and trying to get it rolling down here. kirtan ain’t so famous yet down here as it is in US but hopefully soon. i’ve used some of your amazing arrangements and tunes at our kirtan night, hope you don’t mind. Thank you so much for the inspiration… Hare Krishna…..
Kirtan with the beat boxing is top quality. You guys seem to come up with such variety.
Haribol
Prabhus,
This is such a great mix of kirtan and amazing beats – keep it comin’! The website looks amazing =)!
ys,
-Recha
Gauravani~ You new improved website looks great! I really love Gauravani.com and I listen to your uploaded kirtans all the time!!! Pics, Stories, Mp3’s are awesome!!! Much Love and Raspect! I plan to be at 24 hr Kirtan fest, so I look forward greatly to your associations and divine kirtans!!!
Blessed Love
Hare Krsna
~Sakshi Gopal Das
It’s just awesome prabhu but the problem is with the sound, it is not too clear…i think it’s the recording itself..