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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 (3)
See all- Screening of “Last Ecstatic Days” followed by Kirtan OaklandNeeds location
### Screening of “Last Ecstatic Days” followed by Kirtan (In Person: Oakland)
August 17, 3:30-6:30pm (3:30-5:30pm film and discussion; 5:30-6:30pm Music)
Suggested Donation $20-$50 (REGISTER and much more info, including film trailer)
Nurturing Community, Connection & Transitions: Dying Well
Screening of an unparalleled documentary film about the gift of dying well, followed by discussion led by Dr. Aditi Sethi (founder of the Center for Conscious Living & Dying) and an hour of kirtan and song, led by Roots Grown Deep/Ways of Remembrance trio... a world music ensemble featuring Joel Karabo Elliott, Jay Brown, and Aditi Sethi—whose sounds weave together reverence, celebration, and connection.(Friends, I usually don’t list anything that is not a full-on music event, but this documentary deeply touched my heart and soul when Adithi shared it in the North Bay last year. She also led kirtan, which was beautiful and the perfect way to integrate the impact of the film. Bhavani)
VENUE: Heart & Soul Center of Light, 5811 Racine St, Oakland
- Piu Mukherjee & Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri San RafaelAli Akhbar College of Music, San Rafael, CA
### Piu Mukherjee & Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (In Person: San Rafael)
Saturday, August 23, 7:00pm
$32 TICKETS (reserve seats, and more info)
We are so grateful to welcome Hindustani classical vocalist Piu Mukherjee to our stage for the very first time, alongside tabla virtuoso and AACM Director of Percussion, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. The two will be joined by Vivek Datar on harmonium for what will be an unforgettable evening.
VENUE: The AACM, 215 West End Ave, San Rafael
- Kirtan with Astrud and Friends San FranciscoIntegral Yoga Institute, San Francisco, CA
### Sat. August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT
In-person
$25 Day of | $20 In advance, use promo code MANTRARSVP here in our meetup do not secure your seats. Please prebook at the hosting organization's link below.
Book now/In-Person
We appreciate advance registration.### Join Astrud and her dear friends for an evening of Kirtan or mantra meditation.We use mantra, sound and vibration to polish the mirror of the heart and dismantle the illusion of separation. Man means mind and tra means instrument. Mantras are instruments or tools used to redirect our mind to the Source, Peace and ultimately to the heart.The collective consciousness is healing and fun. We use this time to celebrate being alive, send prayers to those in need and be in community.We sing in the key of “WE”, join us!No experience is necessary.
