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Here we have the transcendental instruments
who never get tired in their service. They always
offer their extatic sound to chanting. It is said
that instruments used in kirtan are a direct
expansion of the Supreme.
Vani Kannan majored in Anthropology and
Music at Barnard College and has studied
Western Classical music since she was five
years old. During college, she spent a semester
in India studying Hindustani Classical music.
She now works at the publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
and enjoys playing flute in kirtan in her spare time.
Akincana Krsna is an NYU graduate who studied
Mridanga in India. He hopes to help bring this
traditional Kirtana instrument, which is similar to
Tabla, into a more prominant role in the Western
Kirtan scene.
Kerel Roach achieved early fame in the infamous NYC
skateboard scene. He exchanged his passion for skating
into a heartfelt love for Kirtan. He has a natural talent
for singing, harmonium and percussion instruments.