Kirtan, Mantra, & Music

Next Pure Kirtan Events:

Ma Satsang—Tuesday, January 21 AND Tuesday, January 28, 7 PM—REGISTER HERE

Friday, February 7, at 7 PM, Upper Valey Yoga, 58 North Main Street, White River, Jct., VT (drop-in, no need to register)

Friday, March 28, at 7 PM, Jai Studios, 1383 Route 44, Brownsville, VT—Register HERE

Sunday, April 6, at 4 PM, The Gathering Space, 82 Washington Street, Keene, NH—Register HERE

Friday, April 11, at 7 PM, Inner Heat Yoga, 464 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT—Register HERE

Saturday, June 7, Workshop and Kirtan EVENT, Awakening The Heart, Sandwich, NH, more info TBA

Watch my Kirtan interview with Francesca of Body and Soles Healing

Mantra and Music for Soulful Elevation

Pure Kirtan has been performing their unique, energetic, and blissful style of Kirtan throughout New England since 2011.

The group is a trio of spiritual practitioners, teachers, and musicians:

Angie Follensbee-Hall, born in Catania, Sicily, is a yoga instructor, spiritual teacher, and fine artist who leads mantra and vocals.

Joshua Hall, a classical guitarist, composer, and music teacher leads on guitar.

Ko Dustin, a yoga teacher and musician masters the rhythm on djembe and percussion.

The Sacred Practice of Divine Sound

“Pure Kirtan’s music is both ecstatic and electrifying. The groove is definitely in the heart…Pure Kirtan and Pure Joy!” ~David Newman, Award-winning sacred mantra artist, singer-songwriter, author, and inspirational teacher

Kirtan ("Kheer-tun") is a practice of Bhakti-Yoga and comes from India. Bhakti is a practice of devotion and open-hearted love for all beings.

Kirtan works with sound vibration and is usually sung in Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. Sanskrit is a root language (like Latin), and the base language of many modern languages in Asia and Europe. It is said that because of its ancient origins, Sanskrit holds higher vibrational energy than our modern-day languages.

Everyone is encouraged to join in during the Kirtan, making the practice a "co-formance" rather than a “performance” where the audience group becomes an essential part of the energy. During the "co-formance" a Kirtan walla, or chant leader, will sing out a line and the group sings it back. These lines are repeated until they become integrated into the chanter's consciousness. The chants usually rise in speed, building momentum and vibrational energy, and then the chant slows down. This combination has a powerful effect on the nervous system and helps to calm the body and mind.

Hanuman Chant from March, 2024 Kirtan Event, Brownsville, VT

Contact us to offer Kirtan at your space or to learn about our upcoming Kirtan events.