Chanting for change on the eve of Barack Obama's historic inauguration as US President, a group of eminent singers and musicians would perform 'kirtan' -- India's devotional music -- at a church near White House. Aptly christened Chant for Change, on the slogan that led to the victory of the charismatic Obama in the November 4 Presidential elections, the Kirtan would be lead by Grammy-award nominee Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Daphne Tse, and local performers Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits. The evening of chanting is hosted by renowned yoga teacher Shiva Rea. There is special excitement about this event, said Gaura Vani, owner of the sacred music website, GauraVani.com. It represents a historical loop of reform that spans ancient East Indian spirituality, figures such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King, President-elect Obama and the millions of people around the world that participated in his election. The common thread is change, in a deeply spiritual sense, Vani said.
Chanting for "change" on the eve of Barack Obama's historic inauguration as US President, a group of eminent singers and musicians would perform 'kirtan', India's devotional music, at a church near White House.
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Aptly christened "Chant for Change", on the slogan that led to the victory of the charismatic Obama in the November 4 Presidential elections, the "Kirtan" would be lead by Grammy-award nominee Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Daphne Tse, and local performers Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits.
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The evening of chanting is hosted by renowned yoga teacher Shiva Rea. "There is special excitement about this event," said Gaura Vani, owner of the sacred music website, GauraVani.com.
"It represents a historical loop of reform that spans ancient East Indian spirituality, figures such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King, President-elect Obama and the millions of people around the world that participated in his election. The common thread is change, in a deeply spiritual sense," Vani said.
