WATCH: Krishna Das Music Video “Om Namah Shivaya”

Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga’s “rock star.” With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das – known to friends, family, and fans as simply KD – has taken the call-and-response chanting out of [...]

Listen: Ong Namo by Snatam Kaur

Snatam Kaur Khalsa (Punjabi: ਸਨਾਤਮ ਕੌਰ ਖਾਲਸਾ,Hindi: स्नातम कौर खालसा), born 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer and songwriter. She performs the Indian devotional music,kirtan and tours around the world as a peace activist. She lives in Española, New Mexico. Like all female Sikhs, she shares the name “Kaur”, meaning “princess”.

To Be Home with Chant Artist David Newman aka Durga Das

Listen and sample a song from David’s newest album – To Be Home as well as an intimate chat with David and host Shasta Townsend David Newman or Durga Das, as he is also known, is a Kirtan ChantArtist, sacred singer songwriter and a practitioner and educator ofBhakti Yoga – the Yoga of Love. David [...]

Chant, Om Namah Shivaya with Brenda McMorrow

  Canadian Devotional Chant artist, Brenda McMorrow travels worldwide sharing her special approach to the joyous, ancient practice of Kirtan.  Brenda has a diverse musical career spanning 20 years, and a deep devotion to the unveiling and celebration of our true beings through the power of sound. It was when Brenda participated in her first Sanskrit chant while attending a Yoga workshop in [...]

David Newman Kirtan Concert at The Yoga Sanctuary

Recently, David Newman (aka Durga Das) had a talk and Kirtan concert at the Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto.  When I arrived the atmosphere was fantastic.  There were candles lit around the room. The first part of the evening was a talk and bhakti yoga session.  Around fifty people were taking part.  David sang a Kirtan [...]