Welcome to the Wild Moon Bhaktas blog. 2012 was a great year for the group. We were busy bringing our music to a number of centers and spirit-places in the Twin Cities area. Yogis, sufis, seekers and friends on the spiritual path, and a host of others joined us to listen to our music and sing the sweet names of the Spirit. We are grateful.
The year drew to a close with two special events: On November 18th at One Yoga in Minneapolis, we celebrated the release of our CD, “From the Ganges to the Mississippi.” Lots of folks and friends filled the place up. We were fortunate to have songstress and roots music woman Barbara Meyer join us on vocals, guitar and percussion – she sings on the CD, with the talented Hanakia Zedek on percussion. Pascale LaPointe of Kirtan Path -who also sings on the CD – sang with us as well. It was a memorable night. The CD was two years in the making, and a real labor of love. You can download tracks through the Download menu option on our website. We hope it becomes a soundtrack for your spiritual life. Several of the pictures on the home page of our website were shot at this event.
The second special event to close out 2012 was on the last day – December 31st, for the Third Annual New Year’s Kirtan. Hosts and good friend from Kirtan Path, notably Pascale LaPoint organizes it. Kirtan Path and the Wild Moon Bhaktas played over fours of kirtan We also performed a ritual for the new year that envisioned planting “seeds” of things we hope will bloom in the coming year.
Rumi says:
“When love first tasted the lips of being human,
it started singing.
Wild Moon Bhaktas at the 2013 Bhakti-Fest Midwest
The Wild Moon Bhaktas during their set at Bhakti-Fest Midwest
The Wild Moon Bhaktas were excited to perform at Bhakti-Fest Midwest on Friday, July 5th, 2013. This was the second annual Midwest Fest held in Madison, Wisconsin. The Fest organizers put on an amazing three-day event featuring an array of kirtan groups and artists who performed on a wonderful stage under the blue summer skies and the evening stars, with cool workshops and yoga classes nearby, with lots of lovely people. We thank all the Minnesotans who have sung and chanted with us over the last four years of our band’s existence, and who were there in the audience. You made it all feel as though a bit of our home town was transported to Madison.Thank you! We also are grateful to all the new friends and contacts we made in Madison. There was much generosity and good spirit at the Fest A rare event! We urge you to plan on attending next year!