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2023 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: PLEASE READ.
We announce Kirtan, Sufi and Spritual music events in the SF Bay area and beyond. We occasionally host our own kirtan and spiritual music events.
Unfortunately, organizers are not able to attend many of the events. Please use your own discretion to contact other attendees to meet at the events.
Due to the evolving situation with Covid-19 virus and variants, each county is applying new policies - please check each venue's covid policy before attending in-person events.
Check the latest CDC information here:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/global-covid-19/global-response-strategy.html
you can find many more kirtan events below:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/166399253494846/
Some kirtan events are now in person and some are indoors as of February 2023
Contact the venues and check their covid guidelines for your own safety before attending.
If you are musicians who lead kirtan or organize spiritual music event please message me with time, date, location and description including admission / suggested donation amount/ ticket link. ( we do not charge commission).
To be effective, please contact me 4-6 weeks before the event.
I will try my best to post them in event section. We announce various kirtans, sufi and South Asian sprituality related events in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately, organizers are not able to attend many of the events. Please use your own discretion to contact other attendees to meet at the events.
If you want to meet the co-organizers please attend Thursday night Kirtan at Bhakti SF. or contact Bhakti SF Address: 1227 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (650) 772-8226 or message me via meetup.
Our focus is personal spritual experience and non-religious.
If you would like to read about Bhakti movement's origin and development in South Asia please read:
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Upcoming events (4)
See all- Jai & Ezra Uttal In ConcertThe Back Room, Berkeley, CA
### Jai & Ezra Uttal In Concert Berkeley
Sunday, July 13, 7 - 8:30pm (6:30pm doors)
$20 Adv/ $25 at the door if available (cash/Venmo only). Kids under 12 free. Space is very limited—don’t miss this rare musical offering! TICKETS and more info
Full Circle: Uttal & Uttal - Jai & Ezra in Concert
A Father & Son Journey Through Music. An intimate evening of song, soul, and shared legacy. Eclectic. Heart-opening. Unforgettable.
Jai Uttal – vocals, harmonium, guitar & banjo; Ezra Uttal – grand piano, keyboardsJai Uttal is a Grammy-nominated composer, musician, singer, and kirtan artist, as well as a pioneer in World Spirit Music.
Ezra Uttal is a rising Latin Jazz musician, shaped by a rich musical upbringing with his father, Jai Uttal, and Brazilian mother.VENUE: The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley
- Kirtan with Prajna Brianna Vieira & Mr David Berkeley Live + Live StreamThe Berkeley Alembic, Berkeley, CA
### Kirtan with Prajna Brianna Vieira & Mr David (In Person & Livestream: Berkeley)
Sunday, July 20, 6:30 - 8:30pm
$20-40 suggested donation REGISTER and more info
Prajna Brianna Vieira and Mr. David (David Estes) each bring over 25 years of Hindu devotional chanting practice and professional musicianship to their dynamic duo. Both performers lead, trading off on vocals, and playing different instruments — Prajna on harmonium and melodica, and David on Indian drum, chikari banjo, and acoustic guitar.
Mr. David (David Estes) is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader of the Ananda Rasa Kirtan band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He grew up in India and spent several years immersed in the practices of kirtan, Sanskrit text chanting, meditation, and seva (service) as a full-time ashram resident.
Prajna Brianna Vieira has taught āsana, yogic philosophy, and bhakti yoga for over 20 years. A lifelong musician and dancer, she studies and performs kirtan, Odissi classical Indian dance, harikatha (storytelling), and ballet both locally and internationally. She is especially known for her work with kirtan artists Jai Uttal, Ben Leinbach, David Estes, and Mukti.VENUE: The Berkeley Alembic, 2820 Seventh St, Berkeley
