Kirtan Love Fest

Sacred Music & Arts Festival with: Wynne Paris, Mantra Grooves, Radha & Benjamin, Mystic Mantra Band, Guti & Vega, AtonRa RAdhanatha and Naomi Serrett 

Kirtan Love Fest brings 5 amazing acoustic and electronic kirtan groups, along with dance performances, yoga moments and live painting, together for a 5 hour joyride of kirtan, Mantra music, ecstatic dancing and chanting. 

Bring your dancing shoes, open hearts, joyful voices and musical prayers and experience: 

About the artists: 

WYNNE PARIS is kirtan pioneer who has performed well over 2,000 kirtans. After years of playing as a pro rock musicians, the seeds of Karma bore fruit in the mid 90's, when he was invited to sit in for a kirtan with Mata Amritanandamayi, the hugging saint. In 1997, Wynne began collaborating with Krishna Das and appeared on several of his CDs (Pilgrim Heart, All One, etc). Since then he has been a tireless proponent of chanting. His music has been featured on radio, tv and film. Wynne is also a cofounder of the Lovelight Yoga & Arts festival. 

MANTRA GROOVES is a Miami based electronic kirtan band that delivers spiritual music with a funky and electronic style. Led by Karen Thomas Gonzales on harmonium and vocals, the Grooves take you to exalted places in the heart and beyond. Joining Karen is   Gino Coco Mir on percussion, flute & ukulele, Kamran Kahn on guitar, and Stefan on bass, You will get swept away by powerful mantras infused with indigenous and modern sounds. You may experience your soul dance, moments of inner reflection, as well as some delicious adjustments by your loving guide. 

RADHA & BENJAMIN are dynamic kirtan duo that are devoted performers of Kirtan, yogis, and the owners of Lightrail Yoga. Their kirtan features heartfelt vibes and high energy chants that invoke the 'rasa' or the feel of India and the 'Bhava' or the divine mood that's created by chanting the sacred name. Radha leads the chanting and plays harmonium, and Benjamin is a skilled guitarist/singer. 

MYSTIC MANTRA BAND performs traditional Kirtan and infuses world, folk, medicine, and tribal elements into their music. The band delivers a unique blending of vocal harmonies and instrumental sounds, using a mix of traditional Kirtan instruments along with percussion, Native American, and sound healing instruments to create an experience of connection with the heart and soul. Band Members:  Malgorzata Biardzki -Harmonium, Kartals, Tambourine, Tibetan & Quartz Bowls, Native American Frame Drum, Gong, Vocals Ivonne Hernandez - Harmonium, Kartals, Doumbek, Tamboura, Didgeridoo, Flute, Tambourine, Calabash Drum, Tibetan & Quartz Bowls, Gong, Vocals Grecia Garrett -Tablas, Mridangam, Kartals, Djembe, Cajon, Doumbek, Ocean Drum, Chimes, Rain Sticks, Shekere, Vocals 

GUTI AND VEGA is a kirtan and electronic music duo, created by Anya Guti and Tato Vega. Their music is a blend of mantras,  mystical poetry, exotic melodies of the east with modern arrangements and grooves of the west. Anya is a yoga teacher, mystic and artist, dedicated to collective and personal evolution through spiritual awakening and yoga.  Tato Vega is an embodiment of high vibes and happy groves. He has been a lead singer and percussionist all his life in many rock and roll  bands.  Together, they channel a higher frequency energy and mystical mood in their music, creating an enchanted and sacred experience. 

NAOMI SERRET is a dancer and the founder of Vie Boheme productions, a group that unites creatives across multiple platforms; artists, musicians, dancers, producers, filmmakers, and writers; bringing them together to design, produce, and host unique events throughout Miami 

VICTORIA BRUNACCI is the Director of Synergy Yoga on Miami Beach and leads Yoga Training s and retreats worldwide. Victoria was raised in the mountains of Brazil learning to understand and respect the laws of nature and Divinity. She is certified in Swami Sivananda’s Integral Yoga, and traveled extensively through India studying in Mysore the Ashtanga Vinyasa system at Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’Yoga Research Institute. Victoria is also certified as a Reiki Master level III, Acupressure/Shiatsu and Thai Massage where she studied under master Michael Buck of the Vedic Conservatory. She is a 500 hrs yoga Alliance Certified with specialization on B.K S. Iyengar Therapeutic Method.She recently got certified in Universal Yoga, method from Andrey Lappa. Today, her teaching style enjoys influences from Universal yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, Dharma Mittra & the Ashtanga Vinyasa system. Victoria has her own Yoga TV Show with Intinetwork.net, a holistic Spanish channel, call ” Destinos Yoga”. 

AtonRa RAdanatha is a painter, musician, percussionist extraordinaire, dancer and general lover of life.

 Advance tickets $25 through Brightstar tickets, $35 at the door