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Krishna Das Interview

By Llew Smith and Annie Stopford

On Kirtan, what makes music sacred, and his inspiration from Neem Karoli Baba.

Read on www.sufijournal.org

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Spirit: American Kirtankar, Krishna Das

When one hears a chant like Aum Namoh Bhagvate Vasudevaya, it is not a Grammy award ceremony that comes to mind as the setting of such chanting; but that is precisely what Krishna Das has been able to do—take cherished age-old Indian kirtans to a global stage such as the Grammys.

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Geeta Mehrotra
2019
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Esperanza Spalding Is the 21st Century’s Jazz Genius

As always, women forge new pathways in sound; today, they also make waves under the surface of culture by confronting, in their music, the increased fluidity of “woman” itself.

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Lara Pellegrinelli
2018
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How Music Can Literally Heal the Heart

Its structural attributes and physiological effects make it an ideal tool for learning cardiology, studying heart-brain interactions and dispensing neurocardiac therapy.

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Elaine Chew, Psyche Loui, Grace Leslie, Caroline Palmer, Jonathan Berger, Edward W. Large, Nicolò F. Bernardi, Suzanne Hanser, Julian F. Thayer, Michael A. Casey, Pier D. Lambiase
2021
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Anjula Ram Talks with Krishna Das

Anjula: For you who don’t know, Krishna Das is known as the rock star of Yoga. He’s a kirtan singer. Could you just break down a little what kirtan is? Krishna Das: Kirtan is a chanting practice. It’s a spiritual practice, a meditational practice, but it involves singing and chanting.

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Works & Conversations
2015
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The Secret Life of Kirtan

Kirtan master Krishna Das talks about what happens when he chants, what the mantras mean, and why sound is a powerful medium on the spiritual path.

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Krishna Das
2014
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Krishna Das

Krishna Das leads kirtan (chants invoking the name of God) all over the world. After meeting Ram Dass in 1968, he went on to the life-altering epiphany of being with their guru, Neem Karoli Baba, Maharaj-ji.

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David Silver
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The Power of Love: A Q&A with Krishna Das

Kirtan master Krishna Das spoke with us about spiritual practice, suffering, and finding love within.

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Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
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Krishna Das Talks About His Music, His Guru, and His Practice

He’s driven a school bus, dabbled in the blues, and meditated in the jungles and ashrams of India, but today Krishna Das is known as the King of Kirtan.

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Kate Hagerman
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An Introduction to Therapeutic Music

Therapeutic music is live, acoustic music, played or sung, and specifically tailored to an individual patient’s immediate need. It is an art based on the science of sound.

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Melinda Gardiner
2022
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The Hippies Were Right: It’s All about Vibrations, Man!

All things in our universe are constantly in motion, vibrating. Even objects that appear to be stationary are in fact vibrating, oscillating, resonating, at various frequencies. Resonance is a type of motion, characterized by oscillation between two states.

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Tam Hunt
2018
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