Join our community of luminaries
Find out why bestselling authors, musicians, teachers, festivals, and event organizers in the mind/body/spirit genre trust BrightStar for their ticketing and marketing needs.
Matt Kahn
Eckhart Tolle
Deepak Chopra
Jon Kabat-Zinn
GuruGanesha
Jack Kornfield
Simrit
Wayne Dyer
Peter Kater
Caroline Myss
Amma
Fanna Fi Allah
don Miguel Ruiz
Gangaji
Michael Pollan
Coleman Barks
David Newman
Gregg Braden
Gauravani
India Arie
H.H. Dalai Lama
Manish Vyas
Marianne Williamson
Matisyahu
Michael Bernard Beckwith
Matthieu Ricard
Mooji
Peia
Pema Chödrön
Gundecha Brothers
Tina Malia
Thomas Hübl
Will Clipman
Thich Nhat Hanh
Zakir Hussain
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
David Crow
Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda
Jeff Foster
Manose Singh
Dr. Andrew Weil
MC Yogi
don Jose Ruiz
Desert Dwellers
Gabrielle Bernstein
Elijah Ray
Dr. Oz
Ram Dass
Karnamrita Dasi
Anodea Judith
R. Carlos Nakai
Andrew Harvey
L. Subramaniam
Prof. Paramjeet Singh
Radhanath Swami
Dada J.P. Vaswani
Rupert Spira
Shantala
Dr. Sue Morter
James Van Praagh
Pt. Ramesh Mishra
Robert Thurman
Wah!
Tara Brach
Rising Appalachia
Mingtong Gu
Sylvia Boorstein
Sianna Sherman
Lama Surya Das
Gurmukh
Mark Nepo
Matt Licata
Panache Desai
Paul Hawken
Neale Donald Walsh
Paul Stamets
Preethaji
Roshi Joan Halifax
Sadhguru
Sharon Salzberg
Sai Maa
Shiva Rea
Adyashanti
Cyndi Lee
Amma Sri Karunamayi
Elizabeth Gilbert
Mirabai Ceiba
Michael Singer
Youssoupha Sidibe
Daisy Lee
Eben Alexander
Sandra Ingerman
Leonard Jacobson
Jean Houston
Krishna Das
Layering traditional kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga’s “rock star.” With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das ” known to friends, family, and fans as simply KD ” has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling western chant artist of all time. His album ‘Live Ananda’ (released January 2012) was nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Age album category.
KD spent the late ’60’s traveling across the country as a student of Ram Dass, and in August 1970, he finally made the journey to India, which led him to Ram Dass’ own beloved guru, Neem Karoli Baba, known to most as Maharaj-ji.
Given the name Krishna Das, KD began to chant as part of following the path of Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion. After two and a half years with Maharaj-ji, returned to USA – alas, six months after his return, word came that Maharaj-ji had died.
He took solace in music, finding peace and strength in both his Bhakti yoga practice as well as in such heroes as Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, and Bruce Springsteen (whom he laughingly calls “the Bodhisattva of New Jersey”). KD also co-founded Triloka Records, a California-based label specializing in world music, releasing such artists as Jai Uttal, sarod virtuoso Ali Akbar Khan, and legendary jazz musician/composer Jackie McLean.
In 1994, KD started leading chant at Jivamukti Yoga Center, NYC, with an ever-growing audience of yoga students that has led him to chant with people all around the world. In February 2013, Krishna Das performed at the Grammy awards in Los Angeles, CA streamed online to millions of viewers. The award-winning film ‘One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das’ has been in over 100 US cities, over 10 countries worldwide and is available on DVD everywhere.
With the release of his 16th album Peace Of My Heart , October 2018 – KD on behalf of the Kirtan Wallah Foundation offers nearly two hours of deeply moving, meditative and artfully restrained new recordings born out of a request from a yoga teacher who works with children on the Autism Spectrum. Forgoing the ecstatic tempo changes so common to temple-style kirtan, these 5 new tracks move slowly and deliberately. The song to song steadiness is both striking and soothing, and as emotionally impactful as ever.
“The chanting just hits you and you want to be a part of it,”KD promises. “That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.” -Krishna Das
…and hundreds more!
Organizations
Festivals
