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24 Hour Kirtan MP3s Are Here!

rasa.acharya — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:41:06 +0000

Free MP3s from the Kartik 24 Hour Kirtan have been posted by Mantralogy. Get’em while they’re hot here: Mantralogy.com

New Putumayo CD features ‘Moods of Kirtan’!

Jahnavi — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:38:07 +0000

Check out the new Putumayo ‘Yoga’ compilation – a new mix from the popular world music record label created especially for yoga classes and meditation. Our track ‘Moods of Kirtan’ features alongside tracks from artists like Susheela Raman, Krishna Das, Niraj Chag and Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band. We’re excited that they chose this track – one of our absolute favourites that really says what we’re all about: param vijayate shri krishna sankirtanam – long live kirtan! Here’s a beautiful video that Prananatha das in New Zealand made to go with the track. It features footage from the holy towns of Vrindavan and Mayapur in India, some of the most beautiful places in the world.

On the Putumayo website, you can listen to sample tracks as well as read more about this fantastic new release. Here’s what people are saying about it:

“…Over seventy minutes of sacred sound that tends toward the chill with … a throughline of the gorgeously lyrical.” – LA Yoga

“Kudos to Putumayo for maintaining such a high standard and delivering a yoga CD that will hopefully be the first of many.” – Common Ground

24 Hour Kirtan Photos and MP3s

rasa.acharya — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:46:56 +0000

Enjoy these high quality recordings from the 24 Hour Kirtan (Summer 2010) as well as select black and white photos from photographer Rasa Acharya.

Listen to and download the kirtans here.

February 12 Hour Kirtan MP3s

rasa.acharya — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:34:19 +0000

Enjoy these photos and MP3s from the second monthly 12 Hour Kirtan at the Bhakti Center. This 12 Hour Kirtan was a meditation on Sri Chaitanya who is the founder of the modern kirtan movement. Join us at the 3rd 12 Hour Kirtan on March 20th 2010 with special guests The Mayapuris.

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Roots & Wings Tour Recordings

Jahnavi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:12:42 +0000

Right after leaving the West Coast, we headed out to the North East for a tour with our friend, the drummer and poet, John de Kadt. John plays a huge variety of percussion instruments from all over the world, and is a gifted reciter of both his own poetry, as well as that of Sufi mystics such as Rumi.

With no prior rehearsal, we were really open to discover the potential beauty in the juxtaposition of poetry, rhythm and sacred chant. Over ten evenings, we hopped from Block Island, to the Berkshires, to Boston. In each place we were delighted to receive a warm welcome and enthusiastic voices to join ours! It was also a pleasure to meet with many friends along the way who collaborated with us, such as Keli Lalita, Tom Lena and band, and our new favourite clarinetist Warrick Moses, who we bumped into in a twist of fate on Boston Commons. You can hear his stunning playing in the recordings from Boston Rathayatra and our concert at Back Bay Yoga.

Check out the recordings for some unusual mixes – Govinda Jaya Jaya with a hip hop rap, and Sita Rama to the beat of the spaceship-like hang drum!

Rhode Island 9/19/09

Kripalu 9/23/09

Yoga Mandali 9/24/09

Yoga Sanctuary 9/25/09

Litchfield CT 9/26/09

Back Bay Yoga 9/27/09

10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 10

rasa.acharya — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:49:32 +0000

The last and final posting of recordings from the 24 Hour Kirtan. Special thanks to Sri Rama who stayed up all night and managed the recordings and tracked the singers names. Hope you see you next year. Stay tuned for a special black and white photo series coming soon on GauraVani.com!

The last MP3s uploaded are by Shobamayi Dasi (NYC), Nirantara Das, Madhava Das (Switzerland/Vrindavan), Agnideva Das (Santa Rosa, CA) and HH Radhanath Swami ( Mumbai). See you all at the next 24 hour kirtan!

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 9

rasa.acharya — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:49:25 +0000

Today’s new kirtan uploads are by Ramananda Das (Sandy Ridge, NC), Ramadas Das (Washington DC), Kalindi Dasi (Chicago/Dallas) and Ankit Das.

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 8

rasa.acharya — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:49:16 +0000

Today’s kirtans are by Bhakta Kevin (New Jersey), Nitilam Dasi, Priya Dasi (Montreal), Tirthapada Das.

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 7

rasa.acharya — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:49:44 +0000

Only 3 more days left of releasing new recordings. Today’s recordings are from Abhay Das (New Vrindavan), Ajamil Das (Toronto), Caitanyananda Das (NYC) and Gopika Dasi.

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 6

rasa.acharya — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:48:45 +0000

Today’s new kirtans are by Agnideva Das (Portland, OR), HH Radhanath Swami (Mumbai, India) Acyuta Gopi (NYC) and Ananta Govinda (NYC).

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 5

rasa.acharya — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:48:27 +0000

Half way through our 10 days celebrating the 24 Hour Kirtan! We’ve had a few kirtan lovers ask about the process of recording the 24 Hour Kirtan.

The recordings were made using 4 microphones. A Shure Beta 58 taped next to the main singer’s microphone. A Neumann KM183 instrument mic was positioned over the drum players. An Audio-Technica AT4033a and a Neumann TLM103 were used as ambient coverage.

These all fed into a Motu 896HD Analog/Digital Firewire converter connected to a MacBook Pro running Digital Performer 5. We recorded each microphone to a separate track at 48 KHz at 24 bits. The total size of the project came to 68 GB.

We used the MasterWorks Compressor on the vocals to bring up the voice and take down the kartals and clapping. A little EQ and reverb on the master mix and a MasterWorks Limiter to keep the drums and clapping from peaking. We had a few problems during the event which resulted in about 2 hours of lost recordings. We reverted to our Tascam DR1 flash recorder as a back up during that time. The problems came from not knowing that the recordings needed to be paused ever 3 to 4 hours. Also, Digital Performer’s timeline only works up to 12 hour long. So for those of you using DP to record, now you know.

Today’s new kirtans are from Dhira Lalita Das, Gopi Gita (Dallas), Hari Das (Dallas) and Madhava Das (Switzerland/Vrindavan India).

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 4

rasa.acharya — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:34:11 +0000

Day four of posting the 24 Hour Kirtans. Enjoy these kirtans from Thakur Das (New Vrindavan, Brazil), Hari Das (Columbus, OH), Uttam Bhakta Das (NYC, Mayapur) and Krishna Balaram Das (Columbus, OH).

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 3

rasa.acharya — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:38:11 +0000

More Kirtan from Manu Das (Youth Bus Tour), Hari Kirtan Das, Uttam Bhakta (Mayapur) and Gaura Dasi (Vrindavan),

Check back tomorrow for the next batch!

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 2

rasa.acharya — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:26:43 +0000

Four new kirtan’s from Nama Rasa das, Gopal Das from Detroit, Keshavacarya & Kamaniya and Kalindi Dasi for you listening pleasure.

Check back tomorrow for the next batch!

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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10 Days of 24 Hour Kirtan Recordings – Day 1

rasa.acharya — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:50:20 +0000

We will be posting the recordings from the 24 hour kirtan over the next 10 days. These are high quality recordings that we made using our multi-track recorder and studio quality microphones. Enjoy these wonderful kirtans by Visvambhar, Jagannath Kirtan, Gaura Vani and Akincana Krishna das.

Check back tomorrow for the next batch!

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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LA Tour: Yoga Classes, Interviews and a Chat by the Pool

sachi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:58 +0000

Our new good buddy, Ashley Turner, invited us to sing for her yoga class as a follow-up to the kirtan we had done for her at the Yoga Journal Conference in NYC. We were already excited to come to Exhale, Santa Monica to do that. Then, Saul David Raye, who had performed beautifully at the Chant4Change event in January, found out that we were in town, and asked us to sing for his class, too.

We went down for Saul’s class and had beautiful kirtan. Ashley, so sweet and humble, attended one of Saul’s classes as a student and then stayed afterwards to teach her own class. Singing for both classes was a phenomenal experience. It is always wonderful to work with teachers who love, cherish and incorporate the music so deeply into their classes. It was also uplifting to be able to play with our friend, the incredible musician and yogi, Zat Baraka.

Later that day, we went to our friend, Narayan’s house in the Sunset Hills, which is an amazing place. It looked like something between a Kung Fu movie and an ancient Indian or Tibetan temple. Narayan is an amazing chef, and he cooked some tasty prasad: rice and beans. While we were still at Narayan’s house, we met up we our friend from Yogamates, Kasey Luber. She did a video interview of me for the website, Yogamates.com. We were sitting outside with her and her friends in the warm California sunshine, under a small tent near Narayan’s pool, beaneath the cascading hills of Hollywood. It was beautiful. We talked about the ancient history of kirtan and sacred sound.

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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Kirtan for the Kids

gaura.vani — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:02:52 +0000

In Alachua, FL, which is just outside of Gainesville, there’s an elementary school called the Bhaktivedanta Academy, which holds a fundraiser event every year. This year, they invited us to perform for their Gitanjali concert. It was special for me because I got to play with a lot of friends who were in the area: Bada Hari played keyboard, Vishvambar sang and played flute, and Purusharta played bass. Many of our friends danced, including Vrinda, Vishvambar’s fiancé, and Anapayani and her students from the Bhaktikalalayam dance school. We only had one day for rehearsal, but we had a blast putting music together with a bunch of old friends, and came up with a performance that the community really appreciated. They had been hoping to bring in someone famous for their special event, but instead they just ended up with us, so we gave the performance our full heart. In the end, the Gitanjali fundraising concert raised over $21,000.

The next day, I had to leave for a friend’s wedding up in Philadelphia, so my trip south was a whirlwind tour. I came in on Thursday, spent all of Friday and half of Saturday practicing and performing, and then left sunny Florida to go back to the chilly north.

Gaura Vani

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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Kirtan with John de Kadt, Steve Gorn and Curtis Bahn

rasa.acharya — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:59:20 +0000

The other week we had the great fortune to do some kirtan with some world class musicians for a small group of friends in upstate New York. Keli Lalita founder of Karuna Shakti Center for Yoga and Meditation invited renowned percussionist John de Kadt who then invited Steve Gorn the Bansuri flute virtuoso. To top it all off, our good freind Curtis Bahn brought is new heart stealing Dilruba/Esraj.

Listen to the entire Kirtan!

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A picture is worth a thousand words and no words can describe the kirtan from that night. Take a listen to the entire kirtan below.

New Year’s Eve at CoSM

rasa.acharya — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:45:38 +0000

We were invited by our dear friend Ray Ippolito to perform at the Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) one last time on New Year’s eve. This being the last time because CoSM is closing down it’s location in Manhattan to Upstate NY. We had a great jam session with master of bass and drums Sri Shyam and Gaura Vani on flute, vocals and harmonium.

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Kirtan at the East Village Temple

acyuta.gopi — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:14:37 +0000

All I knew was that Gaura was coming and there would be kirtan, and that was enough for me. Other people who were attending the kirtan program knew more than I did and had been asking me questions all along that I didn’t have the answers to, so finally I asked Ananta that Saturday morning. “The program this afternoon is at the sanctuary?” he nodded as we sat in our house temple room chanting our rounds and admiring a new set of Gaura Nitai deities that I had just received hours ago. I nodded back and turned my attention to the deities for a few seconds longer, concentrating on their beautiful faces and then turning back to him. “What are we doing?” He paused and chuckled which made me start to laugh as I thought about how odd it was that the kirtan was hours away and I still had no clue what was going on.

“We’re going to do kirtan.” He said simply as though that was all the answer in the world. That much I had known.

“Will there be talking?” Ananta simply shrugged. I took that to mean a maybe and was content to leave the issue as it was. I knew that there would be kirtan, and possibly some talking, everything else, I would find out as we did it. Sometimes that was the most exciting way to do things like this, just find out when you get there.

When we got to the sanctuary it was minutes to 4pm and the start of the program. I greeted the other side of my kirtan family, and gave long hugs to Vrinda, Revati and Kairava whom I hadn’t seen in months. Taking the time to share a few words with them, I realized at one point that somehow, the kirtan had started without me. I had never felt so out of it in my entire life. One minute, I thought that Gaura was going to say hello to a few people and the next thing I knew, I heard him singing the first few notes along with the harmonium and Ananta was playing softly on the mrdanga. Luckily the kirtan was just in the other room and it took 30 seconds for me to get from one place to the other. I sat down and looked at Radha Murlidhara and smiled, happy to be doing kirtan for these gorgeous deities.

The deities on the side of the altar, Doyal Nitai Vijaya Gauranga are some of my favorite deities that I have ever seen. Neem deities, that come from the birthplace of Lord Nityananda, Ekachakra they are beautifully carved and have a wonderfully unique stance. Mahaprabhu stands with one arm in the air, receiving the mercy of the holy name and with the other hand, distributes it freely to everyone that he glances upon. My beautiful Nityananda stands with both arms outstretched giving love of god whole-heartedly, and giving the holy name away wholesale as he is described as doing in so many songs by our great acaryas. Those beautiful golden deities have the power to steal anyone’s heart and bring them to love of Krsna and to the chanting of this glorious kirtan. I could not have been happier that the first stop on this mini kirtan trip was at the sanctuary with those wonderful deities.

The kirtan was also attended by a special guest. One of my favorite kirtaniyas, a child by the name of Jaya Bala came to chant with us. This little boy is so devoted to kirtan and always looks so happy to be in the kirtan that it reminds me that the next generation of kirtaniyas is starting their lives in a place that we who are already here cannot even imagine. They are already so far advanced on the path of devotion and kirtan that I can’t wait to see the things that they will be able to accomplish in their lives. I feel like I just want to be able to set a little of the groundwork for them so that they can change the world when they get here. Children like Jaya Bala give me full faith that the next generation of children will be able to change the world completely and will be able to touch people’s lives wherever they go, spreading the holy names and creating a kirtan revolution.

Besides the kirtan that we did, Gaura spoke a little about some things that had been in his heart lately. He posed the question of how we can take Mahaprabhu’s movement and keep it relevant in our everyday lives. How can we take Kirtan and make it present with us everyday? We were able to get some feedback from those who attended the kirtan and I found that thought became my meditation not only just for the kirtan tour that we did for the next few days, but since that time. I find myself asking that question at different parts of the day: what have I done today to carry Mahaprabhu’s kirtan movement with me?

Before I knew it I looked and it was nearly 8pm. We had done kirtan for about four hours. We had not been able to do kirtan for that long in a while all together and even still it felt as though we were just getting started. Sometimes that saddens me about yoga studios. We aren’t able to do kirtan for as long as we would like to do. I remember the previous years when we would all attend the Festival of Inspiration in New Vrindavan Moundsville, West Virginia and while some devotees would go and obtain their inspiration in some of the different seminars held during the retreat weekend, crowds of the youth would sit in the grasses in the hills of West Virginia and do kirtan all day for hours. We would start in the morning, take a short break for lunch and then we would not stop until 7pm sometimes getting in as much as 10 hours of kirtan in a day. I had begun to miss those days and in the sanctuary I was able to go back to that time when after four hours of kirtan you could feel your soul just begin to stir and starting to dance and there were no other thoughts except engaging in more kirtan for at least the next three or four hours.

With this past experience I felt as though people not only got the feel-good kirtan that Gaura and As Kindred Spirits always tries to provide, but for the first time people were able to go a little deeper, and for the first time we were able to connect with those who attended the kirtan a little more, getting their thoughts on the different ideas that have come up in discussion and understanding the suggestions and advice that they were able to give.

As the first day, I would say it went marvelously well. Jaya Bala certainly enjoyed it. I saw his face when his mother told him that it was time for them to go home and I wish I could have captured his sweetness in a bottle so that I would have been able to take a little of it on a rainy day. There are dualities that come with everything, and doing kirtan is no different. The planning that goes along with it and trying to maintain your every day job with the job of kirtan that we would prefer doing all the time is sometimes hard to manage, but when I see Jaya Bala I know that it’s completely worth it. Seeing the love for kirtan that he has and the way he is able to express himself, lets me know that we must pave the way for the next generation. We have to make the road for them to be able to come and brighten the future for the rest of us, I just can’t wait to see what they’ll accomplish.

Happy Kirtan
Acyuta Gopi

Acyuta Gopi is a member of As Kindred Spirits and a powerhouse kirtan leader in her own right. Browse the Downloads page for some of her transforming kirtans.

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Pacifica WPFW 89.3FM – Kirtan Radio Show

rasa.acharya — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:18:07 +0000

Gaura Vani and Hari Kirtan joined Gladys Brooks for the From the Vault for the Community radio show on WPFW. What were they doing there? Kirtan, of course! Check out these pictures or download segments of the show.

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Global Mala 08 – Kirtan Videos and Pictures

rasa.acharya — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:59:52 +0000

The Global Mala Project is a worldwide effort spearheaded by Shiva Rae, Sean Corne, Michael Franti, and yogis, yoga studios, performers and activists around the world. Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits were featured performers for this year’s Second Annual DC Global Mala, which coincided with the Fall Equinox and UN International Peace Day (Sunday, September 21st). This year’s DC-GMP was held at THEARC, a spacious, state-of-the-art cultural center in Southeast Washington, DC. The day ended with a “hot fire” Kirtan Dance Party headed up by Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits, who were joined by Wynne Paris.

The day also included:

“How to Salute the Sun” workshop for newcomers to yoga
Live Demos: Acro Yoga, Ballet, Yoga, Budokon, and Capoiera
Food marketplace sponsored by DC’s Java Green
A full-fledged Healing Arts marketplace
Performers and presenters from DC and beyond to offer live music and entertainment throughout the day
Dharma talk by renowned Jivamukti teacher Alanna Kaivalya
Collective practice of 108 Sun Salutations

Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits is happy to continue to support this important project. Last year’s inaugural DC Global Mala, was a phenomenal success—raising over $12,000 for Trees for the Future, and bringing together 500 participants to salute the sun, take in a dharma talk, and chant and sing at kirtan. We look forward to next year’s festivities.

http://www.dcglobalmala.com/
Listen to the Event

Gaura Vani – Hey Gopal

Gaura Vani – Ram Ram Ram

Gaura Vani – Hare Krishna

Gaura Vani – Madhura Madhura Nam

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Recording Kirtan With Kishori Yatra

rasa.acharya — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:05:45 +0000

A few days ago we had the privilege to record the Kishori Yatra which is a two week North American tour of Hare Krishna girls ages 10 to 14. With limited time we managed to record five tracks although some of the girls definitely missed their bed time.

I am a Kishori (Theme Song)

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Hear the Sound of the Ankle Bells

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Bhaja Nityananda

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For more information about the Kishori Yatra, run by Anapayani of Bhakti Kalalayam fame, visit: www.kishoriyatra.com.