Bhakti Fest - Bhakti Fest / Various [CD]

Bhakti Fest debuted in 2009 - in the southern California desert on the doorstep to exquisite Joshua Tree National Monument - and is the world's one and only non-stop, 24-hours-a-day Kirtan music and yoga festival. In tribute to the popular gathering, White Swan Records presents Bhakti Fest, a double-disc live compilation showcasing some of the most enduring artists working in the ecstatic chant and trance genres. These include beloved kirtan torchbearers Jai Uttal and David Newman (aka Durga Das) as well as rising stars on the scene, such as Santa Monica's Govindas & Radha, New Orleans-based Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band, Sita & the Hanumen, Prema Hara and C.C. White - who set the chant world on fire with her astonishing 2011 debut album, This Is Soul Kirtan, and who contributes a version of the Maha Mantra in reggae mode on the album.