Press Kit
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BASICS
Ragani's Bio-brief
Ragani's Bio-full
Kirtan Summary- brief
Kirtan Summary- longer
Words- Kirtan Chants (download Word file)
ARTICLES
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.
MKE, "An Alternative Meditation for the Attention-Span Challenged", Nicole Sweeney, March 24, 2005. (click here for pdf)
Yoga Magazine (U.K.). Dec 2004. "The Joy of Kirtan" by Maggie Kuhn Jacobus. pp. 54-58.
Milwaukee Yoga Magazine, "The Yoga of Relationship" (Fall 2004).
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (front page Metro section), "Woman Fulfills Her Foretold Destiny..." (May 2004) (click here for pdf)
OnMilwaukee.com, "Ragani's Voice Inspires Local Kirtan Craze" (January 2004) (click here for pdf)
Outpost Exchange, "The Art of Chanting" (February 2003)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Learning to Sway to the Music" (October 2002) (click here for pdf)
LIVE EVENT REVIEWS
MKE (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel publication),
"An Alternative Meditation for the Attention-Span Challenged", Nicole Sweeney, March 24, 2005. (click here for pdf)
CD REVIEWS
Media Quote Sheet for Ragani's CD's
(summary of media quotes)
Ancient Spirit (Kirtan Cafe, Vol ii):
Light of Consciousness- Spring 2007
Odyssey- Feb/Mar 2007
YOGAChicago- January 2008
Conscious Choice, Whole Life Times- October 2006
Common Ground- October 2006
OnMilwaukee.com- October 2006
Music Design- August 2006
Best of Both Worlds (Kirtan Cafe, Vol. i):
Shepherd Express- June 2004
LAYoga Magazine- March/April 2004
YOGAChicago- July/August 2003
Music Design- May/June 2003
AWARDS
Ancient Spirit: Kirtan Cafe Vol. II:
"Best of the Year" 2006 by Backroads Music (the single most comprehensive and defining source of information about these music genres to the industry and to individual consumers)
(Visit Backroads website)
"Runner-Up" in "Best Production" category of the International Music Awards 2006 (sponsored by
the Music Aid Organization in association with the United Nations UNV program, IMA Productions, Broadjam.com and other leading international music industry partners)
(Visit Music Aid Organization)
TAXI's Favorites (May 2008)- Durga Durga chant selected to be a "TAXI's Favorites" track. TAXI is the world's leading independent A&R company.
Best of Both Worlds: Kirtan Cafe Vol. I:
4th place, "Best Asian Ethnic Album 2004"
by Just Plain Folks 2004 Music Awards (a.k.a. "Grassroots Grammys", the largest international music awards in the world, selected our CD from over 10,000 albums and over 140,000 songs!)
(Visit JPF website)
EXTRAS
Cover of Yoga International
(click image below to enlarge)
Model for Yoga International's best-selling and award-winning Yoga: Mastering the Basics book, two videos, and DVD (click images below to enlarge)
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KIRTAN CHANT SAMPLES
PC USERS: Right-click on kirtan chant below and select "Save Target As" to save to your files;
MAC USERS: Using internet explorer, click on chant and drag to your desktop (or wherever you want to save it).
MP3 2-MINUTE STREAMING
kirtan chant samples:
(for promotional use only)
Jaya Ganesha
Ganapati
Shiva Hara
Sita Ram
Om Mata
Rama Rama
MP3 FULL RADIO PLAY VERSIONS
of kirtan chants:
(shorter chant versions for promotional use only)
Ganapati (5:54 minutes, 5.52MB)
Shiva Hara (4:33 minutes, 4.58MB)
CONTACT RAGANI:
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