Press

Read articles (online) about Ragani and Kirtan with Ragani, Milwaukee's premier and ongoing yoga chant scene in the heart of America. Soak up the kirtan vibes, and Turn the World to LoveTM...

Television:

FOX 6. Only on FOX6: Indian-derived stress relief practice Kirtan gains popularity. Feature story on Kirtan with Ragani. May 25, 2011, 10pm. Ted Perry, News Anchor. [Aired on final day of TV ratings, right after American Idol finale]

Articles:

Recording Magazine [feature article], "Kirtan with Ragani: Her Music May Be Exotic, but Her Advice to Recording Musicians is Down to Earth", Paul Vnuk, Jr. February 2009.

Steven Rosen. YOGA OF KIRTAN: Conversations On The Sacred Art Of Chanting (includes CD) Nyack: FOLK Books, 2008.

Johnsen, Linda and Jacobus, Maggie. Kirtan!: Chanting As a Spiritual Path Minneapolis: YES International Publishers, 2007. [featured full chapter on Ragani]

OnMilwaukee.com, "Ragani Offers Spirituality, Sweetness with 'Ancient Spirit'", [CD Review] Molly Snyder Edler, October 4, 2006.

Ode Magazine, "Good Vibrations", Maggie Kuhn Jacobus, October 2005.

On Tour with Shure, Summer 2005. View magazine and article (on second page of "Mic Check").

MKE, "An Alternative Meditation for the Attention-Span Challenged", Nicole Sweeney, March 24, 2005. View article.

Yoga Magazine (U.K.), Dec 2004. "The Joy of Kirtan" by Maggie Kuhn Jacobus. pp. 54-58.

Milwaukee Yoga Magazine, Fall 2004, vol. 1, issue 2. "On and Off the Mat: The Yoga of Relationship".

LAYoga Magazine, July/August 2004, vol 3, no. 4. "Getting the Kirtan Buzz" by Maggie Kuhn Jacobus. View article.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Front page Metro Section! Wednesday, May 4, 2004. "Woman Fulfills Her Foretold Destiny with Group that Gathers to Chant".

OnMilwaukee.com, January 16, 2004. Feature article: "Ragani's Voice Inspires Local Kirtan Craze". View article.

Shepherd Express, November 20, 2003. News & Views: Boris & Doris on the Town. Signature Event: "Kirtan Craze".

YogaChicago, November-December 2003. "Mantra-Chant as if Your Life Depended on It". View article.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 26, 2002. "Learning to Sway to the Music".

 

CD Reviews/Quotes:

What the media is saying about Ragani's
award-winning Kirtan CD's:

"...shrouded in the mystery one may expect from a Himalayan yogi's devotee... In an era of remixes and techno-cultural amalgamation, Ragani's humble and sweet record remains true to tradition..."
-Adam Skolnick, LA YOGA Magazine

"...a warm and inviting embrace into kirtan. Ragani shows a deep respect for her musicians, as well as for the crowd at Milwaukee's monthly East Side kirtan." 
-Debi Winston Buzil, YOGA Chicago

"Ragani steers clear of sappiness, infusing her music with tonal clarity and resonant devotion. The back up musicians and production quality are uniformly excellent. Her recording of "Rama Rama' is hauntingly beautiful... If you're looking for some great music to form the soundtrack for your spiritual life, Best of Both Worlds is a winning ticket." 
-Linda Johnsen, M.S., author, Contributing Editor, Yoga International

"Beautiful... it is of such high quality, so rich, and obviously created with love. The more I listen and the more I open up to it, the deeper the music penetrates."
-Richard Kenyon, former Religion Writer and Book Editor for The Milwaukee Journal (now The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ), former Editorial Board, Yoga International.

 

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