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Rehearsal February 2014

By davidschmit | Published: May 22, 2014

It is February, and it is cold outside. We are drinking tea and rehearsing for an upcoming chanting and kirtan event at First Unitarian Society.

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New players

By davidschmit | Published: May 21, 2014

We are fortunate to be playing with some talented new musicians and vocalists. Barbara Meyer, songstress, roots-music woman and band-leader has been performing with us regularly for a couple of years now. You can hear her vocals on our ‘From the Ganges to the Mississippi’ CD. Yea, Barbara! We look forward to continuing this creative […]

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Wild Moon Bhaktas at Spirit United Church

By davidschmit | Published: May 21, 2014

On March 2, 2014, the Wild Moon Bhaktas were honored to be the guests of Spirit United Church in Minneapolis for their Sunday morning service. With our good friend, the talented Barbara Meyer performing with us, we led the congregation in some chants, and then told the story of “Fatima, the Spinner and the Tent” […]

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Rumi Celebration Images

By davidschmit | Published: February 5, 2014

Here are some images from our annual Rumi Celebration, featuring the Wild Moon Bhaktas, Hakim Bushnell of Light Upon Light Sufi Center and the Rev. Ted Tollefson. We begin the program with an invocation, chanting with the Wild Moon Bhaktas, and then the band provides back-up music for the poetry recitation. Audience members share their […]

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Testimonial: B. Garland, Minneapolis, Minnesota

By davidschmit | Published: February 5, 2014

Thank you so much for reaching out to me at the kirtan last night. I was in a very altered state and could hardly talk to you! I was simply thinking that I needed to drive my friends home safely. HA! I also had a mystical experience the month before at your kirtan. Words are […]

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Testimonial: Theresa Z. of Bloomington, Minnesota

By davidschmit | Published: February 5, 2014

“This is my favorite CD! I find it very spiritually uplifting, moving, exciting and enriching. I have always gotten that from your [Wild Moon Bhaktas’] Kirtans but wasn’t sure what to expect with the CD. I was looking forward to it but it even surpassed my expectations. While it is able to still transport me […]

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Testimonial: Joy Illikainen of Duluth, Minnesota

By davidschmit | Published: February 5, 2014

“The Wild Moon Bhaktas CD is one of my favorites! Their folk style and love of ancient poetry and texts are so exciting! Their music is mesmerizing and celebratory!! The obvious musical & vocal talent has the listener ecstatically clapping hands in one moment and then meditating on a devotional chant in the next. You […]

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Rumi Celebration

By davidschmit | Published: December 18, 2013

Let the Beauty We Love by Jelalludin Rumi (version by Coleman Barks) If you wake up in the morning / Empty and scared / Don’t go to the study and read / Pick up a musical instrument and play. / Let the beauty we love, be what we do / There are hundreds of ways […]

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November Event at Living Waters

By davidschmit | Published: December 18, 2013

The Wild Moon Bhaktas have been performing a regular chanting and kirtan event the second Saturday of the month at Living Waters Café / Center for Harmonious Living in Minnetonka, Minnesota for a couple of years now. It is a fine room, good for music; there is wholesome food and beverages right next door at […]

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More Bhakti-Fest Midwest

By davidschmit | Published: August 4, 2013
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