JOEY LUGASSY KIRTAN CONCERT AT YOGA SOUP SAT 8 PM
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From: Sarah Devi G.
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:38 PM
Subject: Joey Lugassy kirtan concert at Yoga Soup Sat 8 PM
ID: 264955

Hey folks, If you like soulful rock n’ roll and you also like mantras, then a kirtan concert is just the thing! Moroccan American musician Joey Lugassy is performing this Saturday at 8 PM at Yoga Soup. Special guests, Craig Kohland and Rara Avis of Shaman’s Dream will be sitting in with Joey. Joey Lugassy is a great singer and musician, he and his band puts on quite a soulful show of rock n’ roll Sanskrit chanting. Please join us for ecstatic chanting with Joey! love, Sarah

Kirtan Catalyst of Yoga Soup

JOEY LUGASSY

Saturday, Oct 4th, 8:00 PM

Yoga Soup

28 Parker Way

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

(805) 965-8811

www.yogasoup.com

www.joeylugassy.com

Tickets $15 in advance/$20 day of show

JOEY LUGASSY

       In his musical career, Moroccan American, Joey Lugassy, has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for Best Song in a Drama Series, wrote a song and did a music video for Amnesty International that is currently in eight countries and sang for Zen Master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Thich Nhat Hanh. Joey had been studying metaphysics for 30 years before he first tried yoga. He was instantly enraptured with its quality of moving prayer. This led to bhakti and kirtan; the path of devotion through chant. He has studied with Jai Uttal and since performed with Jai, Dave Stringer, Krishna Das, Wah!, Bhagavan Das, Shaman’s Dream and recently at the Greek Theatre with India.Arie. He laughs that if he can just get you singing like you do in the shower, his work is done. He is often featured at Esalen Institute where he has co-led retreats and workshops with Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Saul David Raye, Michael Franti and many others. He enjoys offering a non-sectarian approach to the deities, viewing them as symbols or aspects of consciousness.

Reviews -

“Joey Lugassy is my friend and my occasional kirtan ’student’. His songs and chants are filled with warmth and musicality and his voice beautifully conveys deep longings of the heart.”  -Jai Uttal

 “I just wanted him to play and play.”  -India.Arie 

“Awesome voice! I can't believe how he makes only two words that I don't even understand, work so well.”  -Diane Warren 

“Joey is frickin amazing!”  -Dave Stringer