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:. KIRTAN with K A M A N I Y A ~ "Ganesha Sharanam"

ORIGINAL MUSIC by K A M A N I Y A + T O M M Y : B E (All Rights Reserved.) Heartfelt thanks to the lovely >> Thupamodel for this clip, which she shot at our Sep 29 kirtan at Integral Yoga in NYC. Sitting to my right is songbird Kristina Sumukhi >> "Yogafly" on support vocals. Not shown is the amazing >> Tommy Be playing bass on this song, & the wonderful Terrence Pompey on dholak. (Damaru couldn't make it that night, we missed him! >> Click here to see Damaru in kirtan action...)

31.5.07

:. Kirtan with DAMARU & SHYAMA

I had the great pleasure & honor to co-lead kirtan with my old friend Damaru for several years before meeting Tommy Be, my music partner. Damaru & I shared many wonderful evenings together at Integral Yoga in NYC. He continues to lead kirtan each first Friday of the month at IYI, with a rotating selection of wonderful & devotional kirtan singers. Sign up for his newsletter to stay informed!




Fri 1 June 8pm
KIRTAN with DAMARU
& special guest
SHYAMA CHAPIN

At: Integral Yoga Institute
227 W 13 St (bet. 7/8 Avs) NYC | tel. 212.929.0586 >>www.iyiny.org


Enjoy this spirit-saturated evening of ECSTATIC KIRTAN and INTER- FAITH CHANTING! * doors close 8:30pm *

Damaru's next IYI Kirtan is on Fri July 6 with Sanchie & Nancy. Subscribe to Damaru's eNewsletter: email gepstudios@aol.com

Aside from being a gifted sculptor, puppet-maker, & performance artist, DAMARU is a deeply passionate spiritual musician. For Damaru, music is a path of devotional creativity that opens channels to the authentic self, the divine within. Singing - & playing his homemade ektaras, dholak, dhumbek, & other percussion instruments - Damaru is an all around intuitive artist. For many years now, he has been a very familiar percussionist in NYC's kirtan vommunity.

The damaru is the auspicious drum of Shiva, The Lord of Yoga, Supreme Consciousness, & Transformation. Chanting the sacred Sanskrit of 'The Name' as a path to the divine within, Damaru sings to the many beautiful names of our Cosmic Parents, to open himself & others to a purer experience of this indescribable Divine Self.

JULES SHYAMA CHAPIN started singing before she could talk & she hasn't stopped yet! After a NYC childhood & many years as a performing songwriter in New England & California, she stumbled into the practice of kirtan quite by grace, & is quite amazed & profoundly grateful to have done so.

Having spent much time in the past several years in her Guru's temples in N. India, as well as at the feet of several of the seasoned Western kirtan singers here in the U.S., & in her own personal chant practice, Shyama is now inviting friends known & unknown to come & sing the beautiful Names with her.

She has recently led kirtan at Open Secret Bookstore, San Rafael, CA; 4th St. Yoga, Berkeley, CA; Namaste Yoga, Oakland, CA; Dharma Yoga Ctr., NYC; Inspirit Common, Hadley, MA; and Kripalu, Lenox, MA.


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