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Kirtan is meditative chanting that calms the mind & spirit. This podcast is a weekly offering of music from contemporary kirtan artists such as Krishna Das, Dave Stringer and Ragani.

New World Kirtan > Calming Chants for a Crazy World Kitzie Stern

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.7 • 89 Ratings

Kirtan is meditative chanting that calms the mind & spirit. This podcast is a weekly offering of music from contemporary kirtan artists such as Krishna Das, Dave Stringer and Ragani.

    The Bhakti Love Reunion!

    The Bhakti Love Reunion!

    Hello friends,

    Happy Autumn!

    In this edition we’re featuring artists playing at next week’s Bhakti Love Reunion, October 13-15 in Weldon, CA — that’s near Lake Isabella. Three full days of Yoga, kirtan, music, dancing and great food — doesn’t that sound awesome? I am SO excited to be going, I haven’t been to a festival in such a long time, and many of the artists we all love will be there. Jai Uttal & Donna De Lory are headlining. There’s a lot more detail on the website, here’s the link. And if you enter NWK when you buy your tickets, you’ll receive a 20% discount!

    I hope to see you at the Bhakti Love Reunion! Ben Leinbach said it best; “It’s gonna be a great hang.” Indeed!

    Enjoy this magical music, dear listeners, and until next time — Namaste.

    The Music

    Jai Uttal: Dust & Tears; Ode To The Mystics

    Ananda Rasa Kirtan: Mulani – Dub Kirtan; Jagadambe Jay Ma Durga (feat. Prajna Vieira)

    Radhika Vekaria; Kali

    Johanna Beekman & Ben Leinbach: Yoga Soundtracks Vol. 2; Beauty We Love (featuring Girish)

    Donna De Lory: Sky Is Open (Mac Quayle_Donna De Lory mix)

    Jaya Lakshmi: Live at the Altar of Love; This Is The Day

    Kamini Natarajan; Jab Te Mohi

    Michael Hathaway: Offering; Servant (featuring Jai Uttal)

    Joss Jaffe: Dub Mantra Sangha; Ganesha

    Larisa Stow, Soon Soon

    Mikey Pauker & Johanna Beekman; Help Us Love

    Masood Ali Kahn; Ganesha (featuring Deepak Ramapriyan)

    Katie Wise & Bhakti Explosion: Lovolution; Lokah Love

     

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Hello Summer!

    Hello Summer!

    Hello friends,

    This set is devoted to the Divine Mother, with the exception of one chant, the title track from Shantala’s remarkable new CD ‘Five’. The whole CD is great, but I’m kind of obsessed with this track & have been playing it on loop. Heather Wertheiimer composed the chant over the course of the pandemic, and the mantra ‘Namah Shivaya” pulses like a heartbeat behind a five-line English prayer for our planet. The chanting flows in a layered musical tapestry that features the Grammy-winning violinist and singer Lili Haydn from Opium Moon, and she brings the piece into a beautiful new dimension. The other talented musicians who contributed to this remarkable track were Greg Barnett on bass, lead guitar, vocals, and vocals by Luna Marcus & Sarah Maines.I must have listened to it a hundred times, and it never fails to move me.

    I hope you’re enjoying this beautiful early summer wherever you are. It’s an honor to have you as a listener. Until next time my friends. Namaste.

    Here’s the link to Ziva Meditation: https://cd371.isrefer.com/go/ZOPreview/JaiMa/

    Bhakti Love Festival: https://bhaktilove.com/

    The Music:



    Jaya Lakshmi, Sublime: Jai Ma

    Edo & Jo, Bliss: Narayani Om (Abundance)

    Kristin Luna Ray, One Shared Heart: He Ma Durga

    Brenda McMorrow, Igniting the Beauty: Maha Lakshmi/Jai Ma

    David Newman, To Be Home: Bhavani Jaya Jaya

    Saul David Raye & the Atma Recording Project, 10,000 Suns. Music for Healing Peace & Awakening: Mother I Feel You (Gayatri Mantra) Feat. Sukhdev Jackson & Johanna Beekman

    Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band, Calling The Spirits: Jai Ma

    Mukti, Light of the Sun: Jai Jai Ma

    Shantala, Five: Five

    Deva Premal, Soul In Wonder: Lokah Samasta



     

    • 1 hr 25 min
    A Set For Maha Shivaratri

    A Set For Maha Shivaratri

    I’m feeling blessed by a lot these days. Those of you who listen to the New World Kirtan Podcast are one of my biggest blessings — this community has enriched my life in ways too numerous to count. Thank you for being here. And we’ve been here together for quite a long time — the first edition of the podcast was posted in 2018 before anyone really knew what a podcast was. I was always trying to explain it! We’ve been through quite a journey together — my mother’s illness & death, my own surgeries & health challenges, several momentous American elections and the COVID-19 pandemic, to name a few. Kirtan & Bhakti Yoga were my anchors through all of it.

    To honor our journey, I’m rerunning some of the most downloaded episodes of the NWK Podcast over the years. We’ll begin with Om Shiva from 2013, to celebrate the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri on February 18. This podcast has been a journal of sorts, and I have to say I loved listening to my 2013 self talking about how I’d like o build a kirtan community here in Corvallis. How far we’ve come!

    I’m blessed to have you as a listener, dear one. Until next time. Namaste.

    THE MUSIC



    Ty Burhoe, Krishna Das, Manorama, John Friend & Amy Ippoliti, Invocation: Om Namah Shivaya

    Shantala, Jaya: Om Namah Shivaya

    Indiajiva, Om Spiritus, Music for a Peaceful Planet: Om Namah Shivaya

    Carrie Grossman, Soma-Bandhu: Om Namah Shivaya

    Govindas, Yoga Sol: Om Namah Shivaya

    Prema Hara, Sweet Surrender: Shiva Appears (Om Namah Shivaya)

    Masood Ali Kahn, The Yoga Sessions: Om Namah Shivaya

    Betty Roi, La Lumiere Du Son

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Kirtan Goes To The Grammy Awards!

    Kirtan Goes To The Grammy Awards!

    Hello friends,

    I hope this finds you healthy & doing well.

    If the dark days are getting you down, take heart because on Wednesday we celebrated Imbolc, an ancient Celtic holiday that celebrates the beginning of Spring — it was traditionally celebrated by the lighting of fires to honor the sun goddess Brigid. This holiday traditionally marks the midway point between winter solstice & the spring equinox, so the light is coming back big time now. There’s a set to the Divine Mother to celebrate Imbolc up on Spotify at the New World Kirtan page if you’d like to listen. Life is good here, I hope the same for you.

    This edition of the podcast is an interview with Dave Stringer, Madi Das & Sean Johnson about the very exciting news that Madi & Dave’s CD ’Mantra Americana’ has been nominated for a Grammy award!

    Dave, Madi & Sean will tell you about the process behind getting the Grammy’s New Age category renamed to include chant for the very first time, how the pandemic helped with that process & led to the birth of the Auricle Collective — as you probably recall, I’ve been telling you about that project in the last several podcasts. Then we’ll hear about the mashup of musical influences that gave birth to this extraordinary album ‘Mantra Americana’, and how Dave & Madi feel about going to the Grammys for the second time. The music so rich musically, I know you’re going to love it!

    Now it’s Saturday, and the Grammys are tomorrow night, so let’s send the guys all our love and best wishes. And if you have a minute, don’t forget to give the New World Kirtan podcast a rating on iTunes, it will help more people to find us. Until next time, my friends — Namaste.

    MANTRA AMERICANA



    Hey Gopinath

    Boro Sukher

    Om Namoh Bhagavate

    Maha Mantra Americana

    Shri Guru

    • 57 min
    Thoughts of Peace, Words of Love — More Fresh Tracks From the Auricle Collective

    Thoughts of Peace, Words of Love — More Fresh Tracks From the Auricle Collective

    It has been a glorious summer & fall here, one of the most beautiful I can remember. But now the rains have started, and the leaves are falling. The Corvallis kirtan community continues to grow, and we’ll be starting live kirtan concerts again in December. It feels good to be returning to this magical practice.

    Let’s enter the way back machine for a moment and recall, back in April, me telling you about the Auricle Collective — a community of more than 156 musicians rooted in singing, chanting & music as art and spiritual practice. These are the musicians that fuel our Bhakti Yoga practice. If you were able to participate in the Spotify Experiment, explained in the 2 previous podcasts, we are deeply grateful. Here are some of the results.

    Since the launch of The Experiment, we have generated over 2,000 Spotify followers for our kirtan artists, with an average growth of 280% in followers from before the Experiment began. This means that our artists’ music will be circulated more widely through Spotify’s algorithms, and whenever any Auricle artist releases new music, many more listeners will be notified. We now have 1,00 subscribers to the Auricle newsletter and have heard from many artists from around the world who wish to join the Collective. This is a fantastic beginning, and we’re excited to see the impact expand and the ripple effect over time. We’re so thankful for your support in making this possible!

    The Spotify Experiment is now ongoing; anyone can follow all of our artists with one click at any time.  Click on this link, and please continue to share!

    Here’s some more exciting news — sacred chant has been designated as a new category for the Grammy awards! The next few podcasts will be featuring music from our Grammy-nominated artists, so stay tuned!

    The music in this week’s set is the third and last of the podcasts with all new music from Auricle Collective artists. Please enjoy, and if you think of it, please give the podcast a rating on iTunes, it will help more people to find us.

    Vote. Believe in the vision, and what a beautiful world we’ll create. Much love to you all, and until next time — Namaste.

    THE MUSIC



    Jai Jagdeesh, ‘Road To Somewhere’ ~ Single

    Ragani, ‘Bring Me Home’ ~ Single

    Madi Das, Mantra Americana: ‘Hey Gopinath’

    Johanna Beekman, Joss Jaffe and Shylah Ray Sunshine: ‘Words Of Love’ ~ Single

    Deva Premal & Miten, Timeless: ‘Tara Mangalartha Mantra’ – Prayer (Climate Balance) – feat. India Arie

    Sirgun Kaur, ‘Ma’ ~ Single

    Kaita, In The Lap Of The Infinite: ‘Medicine Buddha’

    Corinna Swara, ‘The Jewel In The Lotus’ (Kenny Dread remix)

    David Vito Gregoli & Ricky Kej, Wild Monsoon: Sharad (Autumn)

    Julia Berkely, Aham Prema: ‘Aham Prema’

    Nadav, ‘The Four Angels’ ~ Single



     

    • 1 hr 13 min
    More Fresh Tracks From The Auricle Collective!

    More Fresh Tracks From The Auricle Collective!

    OK, guys — time is running out! Let’s all come together and support the Auricle Collective by clicking on this link.

    I hope you all enjoy more new music from the talented artists of the Auricle Collective. Be well, enjoy the summer, and until next time — Namaste.

    THE MUSIC:



    Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band, Mystery: Turn That Wall Into a Door (Jai Ganesha)

    Dave Stringer & Sheila Nicholls, Thrum: River

    Kamini Natarajan, Shiva Mantras: Shiva Dhyana Mantra

    Jai Uttal: Holy Madman – In Remembrance of Shyamdas ~ Single

    Harnam: Wah Yantee ~ Single

    Joss Jaffe ( feat.Dave Stringer & Jai Anand), Mul Mantra: Mul Mantra

    Daniel Bellone: Jay Bolo

    Brenda McMorrow & Jakob Weise: Gayatri – Giver of Light

    Michael Hathaway, Offering: Servant (Feat. Jai Uttal)

    Donna De Lory, Gone Beyond: Om Gate Gate Paragate

    Rishima Bahadoorsingh, Gayatri Mantra 3 reps with Flute

    Suzanne Teng & Gilbert Levy, Whisper: Whisper

    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
89 Ratings

89 Ratings

BatteryStar ,

The Best Kirtan set!

I look forward to every new episode. These really help motivate me to start my day. Mantras are magic and I don’t know how I ever got by without them. Thank you so much for this podcast. Woo-hoo!!!!

MJen76 ,

Such a sweet treat!

I look forward to every episode-thank you for sharing! Namaste🌈

sbrochin ,

Open hearts and bliss

Thank you to Kitzie Stern for your dedication to the practice of Kirtan. Having been a huge fan of this podcast, there is always inspiration in the stories of dedication to this practice and the beautiful chants.

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