Music - Oct. 4, 2006
Ragani offers spirituality, sweetness with "Ancient Spirit"
Ragani enlightens and charms fans with her recently released second CD, "Ancient Spirit." The collection features six yoga chants or kirtan songs -- a style of chanting that originated in East India and is one of the world's oldest forms of spiritual music.
Tags: Ragani, kirtan, sitar, tabla, India

Music - April 14, 2006
Devanation combines forces, invokes peaceful spirit of music
Ready to take a vacation from skepticism, sarcasm and depression? A couple of hours with Milwaukee's Devanation, a spiritual posse of five multi-talented musicians, might just cure what ails ya.
Tags: Devanation, Ragani, Harvey Taylor, Beautiful, One Drum, drumming

Music - Oct. 1, 2004
Brookfield's Stringer returns with rockin' kirtans
Dave Stringer was hired to edit films on an Indian ashram where he practiced kirtan, call-and-response mantra chanting. Today, he has his own "electric" style and is known as the leader of the modern kirtan movement. He performs twice this month in Milwaukee.
Tags: Dave Strigner, kirtan, Ragani, New Age

Music - Jan. 16, 2004
Ragani's voice inspires local kirtan craze
Kirtan is a style of chanting originating in East India and one of the world's oldest forms of spiritual music. According to Ragani, who started the East Side Kirtan Ensemble, Milwaukee has an impressive kirtan appreciation.
Tags: Ragani, Kirtan, Kashou, tabla, sitar, India