Mantravisation

Mantravis-what??

I’ve been getting together with some friends on Monday nights now for a few months. We’ve been sitting around playing instruments, making up interesting melodies, and sometimes chanting mantras. It’s been extremely fun, and I’m always amazed at the sounds and songs we produce. It’s nothing like what I do at kirtan! We’ve got drummers, flutes, a synthesizer, an electric bass, sometimes an electric guitar, sometimes a harp! It’s been a different combination of musicians each time, and every time it’s been an amazing experience for me.

This week we were jamming, and we were saying “this should be a thing, people would love to come and experience this with us.” And I said, yeah, it’s a “mantravisation.” A mantra improvisation. Because we never know what we’re going to do until we’ve started doing it, and most of the time I end up chanting a mantra. Some of the time it’s chill and cool and slow. Other times, the tunes get funky and upbeat. It’s literally always different- a unique, one-of-a-kind experience.

So, happy birthday to Mantravisation. It was officially born today, on 7/31/2023.

I’ll let you know when we’re going to play out- I hope you’ll be as excited about it as I am!