Kirtan with the Band of Now - visiting Taos from Arizona

Friday June 15th, 7:30pm Sliding Scale $15-20 no one turned away for lack of funds!

Relax, breath and sing of beautiful things! 
Join us for a sweet evening of singing divine names and prayers. Kirtan is a call and response style of singing based in the Bhakti yoga science. Stilling the mind, softening the heart, evoking joy, and dissolving seperateness are just some of the magical benefits of this ancient practice. And it's just a sweet time in community. No experience necessary. Come join the band!
Check out our website:
www.thebandofnow.com

Meet the band.
Prem Vidu - Vocals & Guitar
Blessed to be raised by musical parents, growing up on the sweet sounds of barbershop and dominant 7 chords, Prem Vidu was always interested in the intention behind the music. After gaining his BFA in Percussion Performance & Jazz Studies, life eventually led him to share his devotion through song and prayer. Guided to facilitate spirit-medicine journeys, he combines 10 years of leading ceremony with an 8 year practice of chanting. With a lifetime of musical experience, he now offers Kirtan, inviting all to share their voices together in devotion. He currently composes for, directs and leads The Band of Now, blending Sanskrit mantra and English lyrics, creating a sacred space for healing, peace and joy to cultivate.

Cassandra Bright - Vocals, Percussion & Harmonium
Cassandra began her yoga journey in 1998. Overwhelmed with life at the time...synchronistically, yoga arrived. Her first yoga experience (an Ashtanga Vinyasa class) kicked her butt, yet she wept with gratitude -- she’d found her way Home. Yoga instantly meant more than movement or exercise; it meant reconnecting with Self, with that part that was quietly awaiting her return. Drawing her deeper into yoga, and to yoga teaching training, she completed her first 200 hr YTT in Scottsdale in 1999, then journeyed to mother India in 2007 to experience Nithya Yoga, where she became Ordained as a Yogacharya and Ananda Spiritual Healer. Her study of Self and Yoga continue, recently completing an advanced training in Yoga & Ayurveda.The opening of her center, Gilbert Yoga in 2003, has allowed her and many others to share the gifts of yoga with thousands, and to initiate others into teaching as well.
Beginning with an asana based practice, she now finds her heart immersed in Bhakti Yoga, singing with her partner Prem Vidu in their band, The Band of Now. Together they hold space for heartfelt, soul-stirring yoga-medicine to flow.

Joined by Kelly Love - Vocals & Harmonium
Kelly Love is a beloved and highly valued kirtan response singer and has toured and played with kirtan artists near and far such as Girish, Larisa Stow & Johanna Beekman. She has been on stages of the biggest yoga and kirtan festivals, BhaktiFest and ShaktiFest, as well as many others. Kelly plays harmonium and adds her unique harmony vocals complementing her lead. When Kelly is not traveling the kirtan road, she shares her healing light through Thai Yoga Massage and Reiki. She is the founder of One Sacred Pearl providing lovingly crafted ritual tools for your holistic healing. 

Starseed Aries - Ecstatic Dance Party

$15 at the door PRE-SALE TICKETS only $10:  https://www.universe.com/events/NPQR8Y?embed=open&ref=universe_facebook_push&eventref=fb_oea 

Do you love to dance but maybe not so into the bar scene? What's a fun loving, yet responsible adult to do? Come to our freeform, exploratory dance and movement journey with various musical artists & DJs and enjoy a high vibe dance event without the downsides of bars and nightclubs. In other words, let's party and have as much fun as possible, but let's not cause ourselves or anyone else any trouble!
We're aiming for the most fun, highest vibe event possible. We've only got one hard and fast rule - NO ALCOHOL. That's right, please leave your beer, wine, whisky or whatever you like to drink at home, come enjoy a tasty, nourishing, energizing tonic and dance the night away!
We're proud to present a full lineup of DJ and producer talent from Taos, Santa Fe and Boulder for this Starseed installment, including...

MYSTICKA (Boulder, CO)
MysticKa is the alter ego of Tara Czutno based in Denver. From an early age she was enamored with music, played violin and piano and grew up with an interest in many diverse genres (Classical, Showtunes, Disco, Pop, Rock, Heavy Metal, Funk and Jazz). In 2003 she went to her first Psytrance party and got infected. She has been an electronic music aficionado ever since She started djaying in 2012 playing Progressive Psytrance and Downtempo. Her sound is funky deep bass lines, emotional melodies, healing sounds, and chakra aligning arrangements. Her latest projects include producing underground electronic music events in and around Denver: Psychedelic Szechuan, 7th Dimension and Liminal Vibe. She is part of Rising Phoenix Colorado, Defy Labels, Native Circuit and Rocky Mountain Resonance. https://soundcloud.com/mystickahttps://www.facebook.com/Rising-Phoenix-Colorado-1089772607726477/


SATTVA ANANDA (Santa Fe, NM)
Sattva Ananda got his first musical instrument at the age of thirteen (a drum kit). From there he learned to play percussion instruments of various types, including the didgeridoo, congas, djembe, nyabinghi drums etc. In the early 90,s he played in funk and groove oriented bands. In 1996 he started the venture towards loop based music, eventually leading to his owning a small studio and the self production abyss of electronic based music. Today he focuses on what is broadly known as bass music. Sattva has been producing bass music for many years, with numerous releases on Party Time Society and Desert Trax. He is best known for his Moombahton sets that always bring a smile to those on the dancefloor. We're honored to have him up to Taos for a guest appearance.
https://soundcloud.com/sattvahttps://www.facebook.com/pg/Sattva-Ananda-16490975...

JULIA DAYE (Taos, NM)
Julia has been moving dance floors since 2012. Offering an invigorating mix of sounds and rhythms from all over the world, she offers an alchemical experience through embodiment of beat. Mixing music “for the whole community,” Julia offers a uniquely ageless sound, inviting all to take part and move. Since Spring of 2013, Julia has been producing and DJing events of all kinds; private celebrations, festivals, dance clubs, large concert venues, dance/embodiment workshops, and not for profit events. In 2014, Julia created and began DJing and hosting a weekly world music music show for KNCE True Taos Radio in Northern New Mexico. The show, titled “What Are These These Things?” airs live every Tuesday 10 am – 1pm MST both locally and to an national online audience.
http://juliadaye.com/ http://soundcloud.com/julia-daye

INFINITE SPLIT
From experamental whimsical dream worlds, to melodic sexy trap habbits. Infinite Split stays on the forefront of strange, bringing a unique blend of psychosis and philosophy in a form of sound. Science still has yet to classify this paradox as a dissociative, so is legal dew to massive black outs and common brain damage. Burrowed in the New Mexican landscape, Infinite Split remains, a wanderlust of soundscapes
https://m.soundcloud.com/infinitesplit

NOTE: Planewalker and Vic Hennegan were originally on the lineup but are now both unable to make it, so their slots have been filled with other performers.


LINEUP SCHEDULE:

7-8:30pm - Surprise DJ

8:30-10pm - MysticKa

10-11pm - Sattva Ananda

11pm-12am - Julia Daye



VEGAN FOOD! ELIXIRS BY www.apothecaryixchel.com 

All ages welcome. Child friendly - kids 7 and under are free. PLEASE - NO ALCOHOL!

This event takes place at The High Frequency Loft in Taos, New Mexico.

PRE-SALE TICKETS only $10/$15 at the door
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