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'The Music of Yoga': Agnostics, Christians Find Spiritual Benefits in Kirtan's Hindu Chants
By Siobhan Hegarty — 2017
In the 1990s, American musician Dave Stringer went to India for a pay cheque and came back with a calling. Hired by an Indian guru to make videos, he was tasked with translating the philosophy of yoga and the music of yoga, known as kirtan, into film.
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