Kirtan
Subject in Hinduism
Kirtan has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Seekers of the Eternal. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Robert RyanMember of the kirtan group Soma, also called Sivanesh; painter and tattooer who practices Shaiva and Shakta worship
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
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
KalpaMember of the kirtan group Soma, harmonium player, tattooer and longtime ISKCON practitioner
Kalpa relays a friend's view, which he shares, that kirtan should become as familiar as reggae.
“the objective of kirtan now is to make it as popular as reggae music in the sense that so whether you love it or hate it”
Seekers of the Eternal: 58 ~ The Healing Power of Sonic Vibration w/ Soma Kirtan (Jan 10, 2025) · Listen from 39:53
Podcasts
- Seekers of the Eternal · 1 episode
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.