Kirtans in Oxford
Blog URL http://kirtans.blogspot.com/
Located Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
Musical mantras, sacred chants - the joyful art of Kirtan - as practised here in Oxford.
Latest Blog Posts
- Ranchor's New Book on Nov 25, 2009 in ranchor
Ranchor Prime, well-known to Oxford chanters, for his blissful kirtans, has many strings to his bow. His interest in conservation, the environment and animal welfare, has led him to write a new book, which was launched recently in London. Cows and th...
- Speaking of Pumpkins... on Nov 19, 2009 in jahnavi gaura-vani mantralogy pumpkins
Look at these beautifully carved ones, by Jahnavi! She carved them for a Mantralogy Kirtan in Australia at the end of October. Vastly superior to our humble efforts - she can come and carve ours next year!The top one is a lotus flower, and the bottom...
- October Chanting. on Oct 21, 2009
Pictures from our glowing October kirtan. Gopal and Rembert led mellow chants in keeping with the season and we sang the very special Damodarastakam song, with it's lilting melody. A kirtan to remember!Photos courtesy of photographer Claire Williams,...
- Fire fighting on Sep 28, 2009 in madhva
Mark Anderson led our September kirtan with the expertise born of a lifetime's chanting. His rich, deep voice varied in moods and expression, as he sang a variety of mantras and sacred songs, and we followed merrily on.Mark is a trainee firefighter a...
- Exuberant Kirtan on Sep 21, 2009 in gaura-vani
Kirtan comes in many shapes and sizes, from the slow and meditative, through to the rip-roaring, drum-pounding, dance-til-you drop. There's a kirtan for every occasion! And it doesn't in the least matter how you chant - the effect is always the sam...
- Kirtan in the Boston Globe on Sep 18, 2009
I just saw an article today about Gaura Vani from the Boston Globe. I love this quote from it:"Kirtan is just the process of using chant and music to clean the heart," he said from his home outside the nation's capital. "It's like an ancient can of S...
- September Kirtan on Sep 16, 2009
Welcome to a new season of Kirtan in Oxford! To start with panache, we'll be hosting a newly-formed kirtan band from London, headed up by Mark Anderson. He and his band Sacred Vibes have been chanting at the Kirtan-yoga sessions in West Hampstead, a...
