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Bio - Kaniya and Keshavacharya Das
Kamaniya and Keshavacharya Das are a kirtan couple who have committed their lives fully to devotional chanting. Attracted by Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion, both have spent many years living in ashrams, searching for the divine through devotional service and singing. Seeing the impact of chanting on people, Kamaniya & Keshavacharya Das were inspired to dedicate their lives to sharing the universal spiritual practice of kirtan with the Western world.
Known for her joyful expression, Kamaniya's love for kirtan and Sanskrit chanting is contagious. As well as leading her own kirtan for the past ten years, Kamaniya has accompanied several well-known devotional singers, including Shyamdas, Jai Uttal, Girish, and Durga Das.
Keshavacharya Das has been a kirtan singer for over a decade. He spent the last few years traveling across the US performing kirtan at many yoga studios and retreat centers. After his highly applauded debut album, "Crying of the Soul", he is now working on a duo album with Kamaniya, titled "Sweet Surrender".
Jai Uttal writes:
"The haunting melodies and deep soulful emotions of Keshavacharya Das's kirtan brings me immediately to the ancient temple inside of my heart where the moods of longing and ecstasy dance together eternally at the feet of the Lord. I love his singing."
Chanting is one of the best-kept secrets of Yoga; it increases vitality, soothes the soul, and deepens meditation. Kirtan is the beautiful call-and-response chanting of the yogic tradition. It is a joyful practice that calms the mind and opens and purifies the heart so that we may experience harmony and love with the Divine, the ultimate goal of Yoga.
Through singing these sacred chants (mantras) in community, we come together as one voice in an effortless flow of focused intention to savor the inner peace and bliss that is our true Self. Kirtan is a practice that cuts across all religious lines and levels of musical ability. Come see for yourself why kirtan has exploded in popularity in the West alongside yoga's rise to fame! No prior experience required. Come and sing. Come and see. Or just come and be.
Website:
http://www.keshavacharyadas.com
FaceBook:
http://www.facebook.com/kamaniya
http://www.facebook.com/Keshavacharya.Kamaniya
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/kamaniya
http://www.myspace.com/kesavacaryadas
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