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Read articles (online) about Ragani and Kirtan with Ragani, Milwaukee's premier and ongoing yoga chant scene in the heart of America. Soak up the kirtan vibes, and Turn the World to LoveTM...

Articles:

Recording Magazine, "Kirtan with Ragani: Her Music May Be Exotic, but Her Advice to Recording Musicians is Down to Earth", Paul Vnuk, Jr. February 2009.

OnMilwaukee.com, "Ragani Offers Spirituality, Sweetness with 'Ancient Spirit'", [CD Review] Molly Snyder Edler, October 4, 2006.

Ode Magazine, "Good Vibrations", Maggie Kuhn Jacobus, October 2005.

On Tour with Shure, Summer 2005. View magazine and article (on second page of "Mic Check").

MKE
, "An Alternative Meditation for the Attention-Span Challenged", Nicole Sweeney, March 24, 2005. View article.

Yoga Magazine (U.K.), Dec 2004. "The Joy of Kirtan" by Maggie Kuhn Jacobus. pp. 54-58.

Milwaukee Yoga Magazine, Fall 2004, vol. 1, issue 2. "On and Off the Mat: The Yoga of Relationship".

LAYoga Magazine, July/August 2004, vol 3, no. 4. "Getting the Kirtan Buzz" by Maggie Kuhn Jacobus. View article.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Front page Metro Section! Wednesday, May 4, 2004. "Woman Fulfills Her Foretold Destiny with Group that Gathers to Chant". View article.

OnMilwaukee.com, January 16, 2004. Feature article: "Ragani's Voice Inspires Local Kirtan Craze". View article.

Shepherd Express, November 20, 2003. News & Views: Boris & Doris on the Town. Signature Event: "Kirtan Craze". View article.

YogaChicago, November-December 2003. "Mantra-Chant as if Your Life Depended on It". View article.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 26, 2002. "Learning to Sway to the Music". View article.

 

CD Reviews/Quotes:

What the media is saying about Ragani's
award-winning Kirtan CD's:

"....brings to mind a winning collaboration between Enya and the sadly departed George Harrison... surprisingly sophisticated... with the scope of a cosmic orchestra."
-Nick Dedina, Conscious Choice, Whole Life Times

"Ragani, who has grown to become one of the nation's leading kirtan chanters, proves her worth with this exquisite collection of mantras..."
-Dan Cowen, Music Design, In Review

"Few CD's have featured such a delicious blend of traditional sacred mantras, gorgeous melodies, and rich world instrumentation... A rock solid yoga chant album."
-White Swan Music

"Milwaukee is home to a thriving Kirtan scene with Ragani leading the way... Ragani's debut transcends the categorization of New Age music... Ragani's soothing voice proves the musical equivalent of unconditional intention... meditative enlightenment [and] an enjoyable musical experience."
-Graham Fons, Shepherd Express

"...shrouded in the mystery one may expect from a Himalayan yogi's devotee... In an era of remixes and techno-cultural amalgamation, Ragani's humble and sweet record remains true to tradition..."
-Adam Skolnick, LA YOGA Magazine

"...a warm and inviting embrace into kirtan. Ragani shows a deep respect for her musicians, as well as for the crowd at Milwaukee's monthly East Side kirtan." 
-Debi Winston Buzil, YOGA Chicago

"Ragani steers clear of sappiness, infusing her music with tonal clarity and resonant devotion. The back up musicians and production quality are uniformly excellent. Her recording of "Rama Rama' is hauntingly beautiful... If you're looking for some great music to form the soundtrack for your spiritual life, Best of Both Worlds is a winning ticket." 
-Linda Johnsen, M.S., author, Contributing Editor, Yoga International

"Beautiful... it is of such high quality, so rich, and obviously created with love. The more I listen and the more I open up to it, the deeper the music penetrates."
-Richard Kenyon, former Religion Writer and Book Editor for The Milwaukee Journal (now The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ), former Editorial Board, Yoga International.

 

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 4, 2004

Press Releases:

March 7, 2007 (OPENPRESS)
Milwaukee, WI
"Kicked to the Curb:
Fire Marshal called after
Standing Room Only at
Milwaukee’s Renowned Kirtan
with Ragani Event"

New Release Kirtan CD-
August 1006
Ancient Spirit
(Kirtan Cafe, Vol. ii)



Milwaukee, WI (prweb)
January 20, 2004-
"Nation's First Kirtan
Documentary to Feature
Kirtan in the Heartland
of America"