Bhakti Fest presents
Dave Stringer, Simrit Kaur, MC Yogi
Saturday, April 21st 6:00PM - Midnight
WorldBeat Cultural Center - Balboa Park
2100 Park Blvd. San Diego, California
WorldBeat Cultural Center - Balboa Park
2100 Park Blvd. San Diego, California
Bhakti Fest Pre-Earth Day Celebration with
Dave Stringer, Simrit Kaur & MC Yogi
scheduled for Saturday Night, April 21st
at WorldBeat Cultural Center
WorldBeat Cultural Center in collaboration with Bhakti Fest, Sarva Dharma Productions and Vision Magazine will be hosting internationally renowned world sacred music artists MC Yogi, Dave Stringer and Simrit Kaur for an evening of World Music, Ecstatic Kirtan, Yoga & Dance. Saturday, April 21st 6PM until Midnight. There will be yoga demonstrations from local San Diego Yoga Academy's as well as aerial performances presented by Aerial Revolution and multi media visionary art & light displays. East Indian Vegetarian Cuisine and beverages will be available for purchase by World Famous Prophet Restaurant. Sponsor gifts, prizes and discounted festival tickets will be available by Bhakti Fest organizers. Portions of the net proceeds will be donated to the on going community efforts of the WorldBeat Cultural Center a 501 c/3 non-profit multi-cultural arts organization dedicated to promoting, presenting & preserving Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Education & Technology. Advance tickets $25 available at WorldBeat Cultural Center Box office or on-line here
MC Yogi grew up in the hip hop generation, free-styling at parties, painting graffiti and listening to the classic sounds of Run DMC and the Beastie Boys. He spent troubled teenage years at a group home for at risk youth until age 18. Then he discovered yoga, which turned his life around and in his early twenties he became a teacher and opened his own studio. Eventually, he would bring together the two main influences in his life and give birth to a new genre of music: Yoga Hip Hop. The popularity of MC Yogi's sound catapulted him to the top of the itunes world music charts. His debut album Elephant Power quickly became one of the top selling albums in the genre holding it's position in the top twenty for over three years. The success of his first release carried MC Yogi across the globe from Hong Kong to Australia Mexico to Japan, lighting up the stages of music festivals, night clubs, yoga conferences and even Asian Art Museums, including the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. www.mcyogi.com
Dave Stringer’s sound marries the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sensibility of American gospel, and he is regarded as one of the most gifted singers in the genre. Stringer, who is also an accomplished composer and multi-instrumentalist, has a special ability to bring people together and inspire them to sing. His work intends to create a modern and participatory theatrical experience out of the ancient traditions of kirtan and yoga, open to a multiplicity of interpretations, and accessible to all. Since 2000, Stringer and a diverse ensemble of accompanying musicians have toured North America and Europe tirelessly, developing new venues for music, and expanding the audience for kirtan. Based in Los Angeles and Berlin, Stringer has produced varied recordings with other celebrated World musicians including Azam Ali, Vas, Axiom of Choice, Rasa, Suzanne Teng, Shaman’s Dream and the Open Door Orchestra. Chant artists Donna Delory, Suzanne Sterling, and Girish went on to launch their own careers in the genre after spending time in Stringer’s performing and recording ensembles. His voice also appears on numerous soundtracks, including the blockbuster film Matrix Revolutions and the video game Myst. The CDs he has produced under his own name, “Brink”, “Japa”, “Mala”,“Divas & Devas” and "Joyride", are heard in yoga studios throughout the world. www.davestringer.com
Simrit Kaur is a musician, composer and yogini whose highly devotional chant music with high powered singing and hypnotic rhythm is quickly gaining ear-opening attention around the world. Her unusually rich, soulful, penetrating vocals and compositions are somehow both uniquely fresh with a contagious uplifting energy, and simultaneously ancient with a deep and sacred appeal. Simrit was born in Greece and grew up in the United States. She has been singing and playing music from the time she was a young child and has studied both western and eastern classical vocals. She is an accomplished percussionist, trained in piano. devoted student, practitioner and teacher of Naad Yoga, the sacred science of sound and consciousness. She has performed before captivated audiences with electrifying performances at many national festivals and in San Diego at WorldBeat Cultural Center this last year. www.simritkaurmusic.com
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