Kirtan Shakti Project is a creative collaboration aimed at empowering and educating underprivileged girls in India.
Launched in 2014, under the nonprofit Kulimela Association, the project was initiated by a tightknit group of friends.
Together they recruited a team of international kirtan singers and crowdfunded an album to raise funds for Food For
Life Vrindavan. The campaign took off with supporters quick to lend support and by Summer the first album went into
production: Bhakti Without Borders. Produced by Dave Stringer, and featuring singers and musicians from around the
world, the record is both musical allegory and mechanism for change. Truly a by-the-people-for-the-people brand, Kirtan
Shakti Project hopes to support charity organizations through conscious music for years to come.
To date, Bhakti Without Borders has raised over $23,000, which means one year’s education for 43 girls.
Bhakti Without Borders blends melodies
from the East Indian Bhakti tradition with
the folk, bluegrass and country elements
of traditional American and Irish music.
The result is a sound that is both fresh
and familiar.
“I Love this CD!!! It’s so full of light! I wish I was on it!!! A beautiful offering of heart, love, soul, and deep devotion.”
—Grammy-nominated kirtan artist Jai Uttal
“Allow the beautiful voice and transcendent music of Madi Das to transport you, and support the education of the young women in Vrindavan.”
—Deva Premal & Miten
With Virtuoso Performances From
Sheela Bringi
Patrick Richey
Shree Shyam
Matt Pszonak
Recorded and Mixed by Krishan
Mastered by Stefan Heger
Kirtan is the sacred tradition of sharing music with friends and strangers as a way of connecting with The Divine. Recently, the practice has emerged as the hot new sub-genre of Yoga music, spilling from studios and music festivals onto radio stations and podcasts, climbing charts and courting Grammys. Most world religions have some form of sacred music tradition, be it Gregorian chant or Gospel; Klezmer or Qawwali; Buddhist hymns or Hindu Bhajans. Across time, each music tradition has evolved and blossomed. Now (thanks to modern globalization), we can enjoy kirtan music influenced by Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Rock, Jazz and Country, all blending together in a beautiful fusion of Bhakti Without Borders.
Food for Life Vrindavan is a humanitarian aid organization working in the poorest villages surrounding Vrindavan. Its schools provide education for 1,500 children, most of whom are female. As a result of local cultural biases, girls receive less food, education and medical care than their male counterparts. Without support, these minors would need to start working to support their families before being married off at an early age. For more information please visit: Food for Life
Non-Profit Information
Project supported by Kulimela Association. All
donations to this verified 501c3 non-profit are
tax deductible for U.S. residents. All profits
from this album will go to charities that
support women.
Project supported by Kulimela Association. All
donations to this verified 501c3 non-profit are
tax deductible for U.S. residents. All profits
from this album will go to charities that
support women.