Jai Uttal is a grammy nominee, kirtan artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist. He is considered a pioneer in the world music community with his combined influences from India and American rock and jazz. Jai has been leading, teaching, and performing World Music and kirtan—the ancient yoga of chanting or singing to God—around the world for close to 50 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices. He grew up in New York City and lived in a home filled with music. Jai began studying classical piano at the age of seven, and later learned to play old-time banjo, harmonica, and guitar. At age 17, he heard Indian music for the first time, and two years later moved to California and studied under the famous sarod player, Ali Akbar Khan. Jai later began taking regular pilgrimages to India, living among the wandering street musicians of Bengal, and singing with the kirtan wallahs in the temple of his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. Jai has emerged as a leading influence in the Bhakti tradition. He considers bhakti to be the core of his musical and spiritual life.

Ananda Rasa (the bliss of Divine rapture) Kirtan is led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mr David (David Estes). Mr. David grew up in India and spent several years completely immersed in the practices of kirtan, sanskrit text chanting, meditation, and service as a full-time resident in daily ashram life. Ananda Rasa Kirtan is rooted in traditional Sanskrit chants and mantras sung to original Indian raga melody compositions.

Govind Das is a devotional musician and kirtan leader known for his heartfelt, accessible approach to bhakti yoga. After years immersed in the study of yoga philosophy and mantra, he dedicated his life to creating spaces where collective singing becomes a path of connection and transformation.

Nina Rao first learned sacred chants as a young girl from her grandfather in south India, and the chants stayed quietly with her until she rediscovered this powerful practice with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Since then she has been KD’s business manager and accompanies him musically. In 1998 she met her guru, Sri Siddhi Ma, in the foothills of the Himalayas and spent time with her regularly for 19 years, while Ma was in the body.  Nina has been chanting regularly as her main practice, has recorded albums that are widely streamed and played around the world, leads chant events, studies and shares Veda chanting and spiritual texts, is a hospice volunteer, is a podcast host for Be Here Now Network, goes on yatra (pilgrimage), and is a wildlife conservationist as chairperson for Saving Wild Tigers, and hopes that everyone will make a Homegrown National Park in their home by planting native species. Nina has previously released two solo albums ‘Antaryaami’ and ‘Anubhav’, and along with the 21 Taras Collective Mantra Mala Vol. 1in 2025. She is releasing her much-anticipated third album ‘Bhumi Devi’ in 2026. Nina co-hosted and released along with 10 women wisdom leaders, the audio course and program “Sita’s Gems”, lifting Sita Devi from victim to heroine of the Ramayana. Visit NinaRaoChant.com for more information.