What Robert Ryan has said about Kirtan
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jan 10, 2025
Robert Ryan, Member of the kirtan group Soma, also called Sivanesh; painter and tattooer who practices Shaiva and Shakta worship, has been quoted on Kirtan 2 times in 1 episode of Seekers of the Eternal, most recently on January 10, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Robert Ryan describes kirtan as participatory chanting in which the audience matters as much as the musicians.
“the singing of the holy names in a completely interactive situation where the audience is just as much as important as the people playing the music”
Seekers of the Eternal: 58 ~ The Healing Power of Sonic Vibration w/ Soma Kirtan (Jan 10, 2025) · Listen from 12:42
Robert Ryan acknowledges purists may criticize Soma's mixing of traditions but says he does not mind.
“to a lot of purists in the kirtan world um i don't care personally um but i do you know i could see where”
Seekers of the Eternal: 58 ~ The Healing Power of Sonic Vibration w/ Soma Kirtan (Jan 10, 2025) · Listen from 37:00
Episodes
58 ~ The Healing Power of Sonic Vibration w/ Soma KirtanSeekers of the Eternal · Jan 10, 2025 · 1 h 31 min
Host Palehorse talks with Kalpa, Robert Ryan and Vasudev of the kirtan group Soma about kirtan, bhakti, hardcore roots, sonic healing and upcoming releases.
Others on Kirtan
- Kalpa · 1 quote
Robert Ryan on other topics
- Burning Is Learning · 2 quotes
- Soma (kirtan group) · 2 quotes
- Sound healing · 1 quote