Its the sixth session of the RAWA Global Movement online concert., that means it been going on for six month now since it began online, thanks to Ramon Sosa, aka Rajatakrishna, aka Dadao! Each event features artists from all over the globe and goes on all day, it's just brilliant. If you want to see humanity represented in all it colourful splendour, then come on the 24th for the next online event. Dadao ends by singing a kiirtan he wrote in Mexico. 

Harp Therapist, Animal Lover, Kiirtaniya - Vimukti - When we want to be close to another sentient being, to give them love and care, through massage and music. Thats what Vimukti does with animals of all shapes, sizes and temperaments, and they really respond- Listen to our interview! We end with a short Sanskrit bhajan, a golden oldie called 'Jai Baba, Parama Purusa, Taraka Brahma, sadguru..  

Baul 'Mystic' songs permeates Rarh, 'Red Earth' in North East India. It is the foundation upon which Rarhii Kiirtan is built. Listen to an amazing field recording of Devi Das Baul from Purulia. 

Tonight I interview Mudita who has just returned from an Angelic Voices Retreat in Australia with Crow, an amazing artist and shaman. She shares a beautiful haunting North American Indian chant, a Baba Nam Kevalam Kiirtan and a Halelluya chant - all different expressions of the world's kiirtan traditions.      

Today there is kiirtan going on all around the wold on so many different online platforms in so many continents. So I talk briefly about how the mantra Baba Nam kevalam  came into being. It's a fascinating story and reminds me of how subtle our hearing can be, to be able to pick up the sound vibrations in nature, that are there already. 

Today I talk with Saskia about her creative life, growing up, her art, love of kiirtan and her herbalism.  Saskia is like Queen Bee to me, a central figure in our local community, a great networker, writer, singer and artist. 

Richard Nunns is a legendary figure in New Zealand music scene, a player of taonga puoro or 'sacred instruments of the Maori'. He is renowned for his seminal research work on the subject and unique playing of the instruments, both in NZ and overseas. He was also a very generous person with a love for the traditional ways of learning.  Here I play a track called 'Spirit Voices' where Richard Nunns plays taonga puoro, that I have included on Unity Hours III Kiirtan album soon to be released.  

Karun is a writer, a yogi and, as he says, a want to be architect. Tonight I am speaking with him about his vision of the future, his inspired writings,  and his conversations with friends in the park.  I include a comment sent by by Gaorii and end with a kiirtan I wrote while flatting together in Theobalds Road, London.  

121/365 Starlight kiirtan is the first track on Unity Hours III Kiirtan album, to be launched very soon. Here I give a brief account of where the idea came from for the kiirtan,  the chords and the different tunes inside that kiirtan. Theres also the MP3 of 'Starlight Kiirtan'. Be the first to review it! 

Brigunath who is an active supporter of Sunrise and a scientist talks briefly about his research into singing plants and trees, and how stinging nettle seems to be the loudest. I end out session with a song I wrote about NZ bush, called the Tree song.  .