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A Moment with Krishna Das

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Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener. Known to friends, family and fans as simply KD, he has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling chant artist of all time. His new tour, "Samsara by Bus," begins June 6 in Seattle and proceeds south to … [Read more...]

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“Samsara By Bus” Tour with Krishna Das

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Krishna Das, one of the best-selling chant artists of all time, returns to the road following his hugely successful, sold-out 2010 tour with Deva Premal. Krishna Das has been called the "Chant Master of American Yoga" by The New York Times and "Pavarotti of Kirtan" by Yoga Journal and is notable for making yoga and chant music more accessible to Western listeners. His music layers traditional kirtan - chanting of the divine names - over popular arrangements and songs. In 2010, Krishna Das … [Read more...]

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Chanting with Sada Sat Kaur

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The YogaSoul Center in Eagan, MN, presents internationally renowned mantra artist Sada Sat Kaur in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community in Minneapolis. Sada Sat Kaur will offer a transcendent evening of joyful and energetic kirtan, or sacred chanting. Experience the devotion and power of mantras that can transform and inspire your life. Sada Sat Kaur has traveled worldwide for more than 30 years sharing the power and transformational energy of Mantra and … [Read more...]

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Kirtan Concert with Dave Stringer

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Kirtan - a practice of mantra chanting that stills the mind and frees the heart - will be presented by Dave Stringer, regarded as one of the most gifted singers in the genre, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Old Arizona Theater, 2821 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis. Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the door) at Sacred Rearrangements (2207 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis), by phone at 612.879.6105 or online at www.raisingtheconsciousness.com. Sung in call-and-response form, ecstasy is both the … [Read more...]

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First Twin Cities Kirtan Festival announced

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The first Twin Cities Kirtan Festival, an event of yogic chanting, will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, 4401 Upton Ave. S. in the Linden Hills neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Kirtan, or sanskrit chanting, has grown rapidly in popularity. It is a form of yoga, called Bhakti yoga, that is traditionally performed in a call-and-response or sing-along manner. Bhakti is the yoga of devotion and helps us connect or commune with … [Read more...]

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Russill Paul to give Concert, Workshop on the Yoga of Sound

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Acclaimed kirtan musician Russill Paul, author of The Yoga of Sound: Tapping the Hidden Power of Music and Chant, and Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway Between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality, will participate in the 2009 Himalayan Yoga Tradition Congress, hosted by The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. The congress will be July 17 through August 1 at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus. Paul will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the Brady Educational … [Read more...]

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