Sri Keshava & Joakin

Fully acoustic devotional music in the Indian tradition of kirtan and bhajans. Performance can be mic'd or unplugged. Sri sings, plays harmonium, mrdanga, karatalas and conch. Joakin also plays harmonium, karatalas, mrdanga percussion and sings. Depending on budget more percussion and harmonies can be added, as well as classical Indian dancers and kirtan dancers.

The performance can be tailored toward:
- mellow, background and ambient
- lively call and response singing (kirtan)
- instructional, teaching or explaining (only if requested by client)
- classical Indian ragas
- with a particular focus such as protection and world peace

Although the majority of the songs are in Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi, Sri & Joakin explain the mantra meanings, so that the audience can appreciate and dive deeper into the meaning on the mantras.

Sri Keshava became a Gaudiya Vaishnava monk in her early 20s. During these years she immersed herself in study of Vaishnava scriptures, devotional songs and kirtan. She also studied Khayal (north Indian classical vocals) and classical Indian dance. She has performed around the world for the last 2 decades, collaborates with other artists in the kirtan field and currently performs alongside Joakin Eskasan, who is a Berkelee College of Music (Boston MA) graduate who majored in percussion. Sri and Joakin have performed in the USA, Mexico, Bali, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Macedonia.

We can provide all the PA sound system, or not. Inclusion affects budget price.