After another gruelling drive, we reached the oasis of Bhaktivana, the rural home of our friends Gopimata and Ankotta in Lawrence, Kansas. We also met the Krishna Culture festival tour bus there, who had been busy preparing a wonderful feast for all of the guests attending the kirtan. Bhaktivana is home to a wonderful family, [...]

Putting lemons under our tyres for good luck, we set off from Gaura’s home in DC in high spirits. Ten sandwiches, six rest stops and a box of granola bars later and we reached New York, where we performed two very different shows – opening for a fundraising evening at Club Le Royale, and then [...]

A series of photos were taken during the 24 Hour Kirtan 2009 in New Vrindban, WV.

This press release was just circulated: In a move that returns one of the nation’s most reputable punk and hardcore labels to its roots, Equal Vision Records has announced the creation of its new label division, Mantralogy. The sub-label will showcase kirtan and a variety of other sacred and meaningful musics for both the flourishing underground [...]

Gaura Vani was interviewed for the popular website, RockOm.net recently. Here’s an excerpt from the article and a soundbite from the interview. This week’s RockOm Featured Tracks of the Week are by the much heralded Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits. Their songs, “Surrender” and “Sleeping Soul (Jiv Jago)” are but tiny glimpses into the multi-faceted [...]

We had an amazing kirtan at Eddie Stern’s Ashtanga Yoga and Sri Ganesha Temple with the Mayapuris and Lokanath Maharaja. The music went late into the night… Listen to the entire Kirtan! To listen, click on the links below then press play. To download, Right Click on the word “Download” and select [...]

Our bags are packed. We’re geared up and ready for the first Mantralogy Tour ever! The tour begins in New York, continues to Toronto, Canada and then proceeds to LA for our tour of the West Coast. We have some great shows planned, including a teacher training retreat with Shiva Rea and an album celebration [...]

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 [...]

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

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

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.