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KIRTAN WITH SEAN JOHNSON & the Wild Lotus Band
Saturday, September 18, 2010
7:00 – 9:00pm
8 Limbs Capitol Hill
 8 Limbs welcomes musician Sean Johnson and his talented New Orleans-based Wild Lotus Band back to Seattle for an evening of inspirational Kirtan (devotional singing). Shake up your soul with their engaging one-of-a-kind Kirtan sound. Their passionate vocals, funky deep south grooves, and dreamy melodies to get you both lifted up in song and deeply grounded to the vibration of onenes. Yoga Journal has praised the band: “A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi, a jazz connoisseur, or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.”
Kirtan: $25 advance, $30 day of
SEAN JOHNSON and the Wild Lotus Band
New Orleans mantra musicians Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band are a critically acclaimed kirtan trio appreciated equally for the spiritual depth and dynamic musicality of their sound. Yoga Journal has praised the band, “A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.” Yoga Chicago says, "Their kirtan will ignite the world...a hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing." Vocalist and harmonium player Sean Johnson is the founder of the band. His soul-stirring voice is equally influenced by vocal exploration of his ancestral Irish heritage, study in Indian vocal music, and love of the path of bhakti yoga -- the yoga of the heart. Grammy nominated kirtan artist Jai Uttal says “Sean’s voice is a warm, soothing river of serenity.” Bass and guitar player and New Orleans' native Alvin Young spent years on the fabled Crescent City music scene playing with Wynton and Branford Marsalis and other local legends. Percussionist and singer Gwendolyn Colman brings a unique ethnic sound to the band with years of experience drumming with Middle Eastern ensembles, flamenco troupes, and avant garde bands.
Together Sean, Alvin, and Gwendolyn create a contemporary world-spirit music that evokes and expands on the magic and mystical feelings first stirred in the pioneering golden age of East-West musical exploration in the 1960's. The soul of New Orleans meets the spirit of India. The band tours worldwide playing at festivals, theatres, yoga studios, retreat centers, and yoga conferences.
http://www.seanjohnsonkirtan.comhttp://www.wildlotusyoga.com Listen/Purchase Sean’s music: http://cdbaby.com/cd/sjohnson
What others have to say about Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band:
"Sean's voice is warm, soothing river of serenity."
—Jai Uttal, Grammy-nominated Kirtan singer
“Truly an awesome experience! - a musical gumbo to stir your soul. Sean has the voice of a deva, an angel - and the band is full of swing, soul, rock, jazz and healing vibrations.”
—Saul David Raye, founder, Sacred Movement, L.A.
“Sean and The Wild Lotus Band crack your heart open into a million pieces of sweetness.”
—Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi, Laughing Lotus Yoga, NYC
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