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Blue Spirit Wheel
"Ian Boccio & Blue Spirit Wheel are authentic, ecstatic, and embody a devotion thats speaks straight to the heart!." ~ David Newman
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We have a wonderful opportunity to sing the names of the Divine together ~ blissfully, heart-fully, in community. Please join me, Ricky Tran and our beautiful community for an evening of ecstatic chant & dance. Early bird pricing is so good, you'll start dancing & chanting for joy before you even arrive. Furthermore, it's such a privilege to have the gifts of the creator of Chantlanta coming thru Dallas on their summer tour! Let's embrace the opportunity! ~ Monica Blossom
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Blue Spirit Wheel is a progressive evolution in the world of mantra music. Based on the fundamental rhythms contained within the Sanskrit language, the band uses solid bass grooves, dancing tabla beats and an improvisational vocal style to create soundscapes that draw the listener into a deep state of meditation and consciousness expansion. The audience is invited to participate by chanting simple mantras along with the music, or interact with the sounds through dance and movement, or enter a receptive meditative space where the vibrations of the Sanskrit bija mantras create powerful energy shifts.
The musicians in Blue Spirit Wheel bring together a diverse range of stylistic and cultural influences, ranging from rock and jazz to choral and a cappella to Indian classical and world grooves. All of these sounds are woven into a coherent whole and placed in the service of spiritual transformation.
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Ian Boccio - voice, bass guitar
Ian Boccio is a dedicated practitioner of Mantra Yoga. He is the Creative Director for the ChantLanta Sacred Music Festival, through which he has devoted himself to helping raise the consciousness of the South. Ian also teaches workshops and intensives on Sanskrit mantra around the US. Following a 25 year career as a bass guitarist in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and now Atlanta, Ian began singing after he devoted his life to yoga practice, with the help of his teachers Shri Karunamayi, Vyaas Houston, Thomas Ashley-Farrand and Clair Oaks. His deep, sonorous voice, resonant with harmonic overtones, serves as a channel for spiritual energy shaped by the forms of Sanskrit syllables to create healing, happiness and knowledge of one's true life purpose. Ian also fulfills the roles of manager, booking agent and webmaster for Blue Spirit Wheel.
Stephanie Kohler - voice, harmonium
Stephanie Kohler is an Atlanta native, although she has traveled extensively overseas both for study and work. A lifelong musician, she first participated in kirtan while living in India. That inspiration eventually led to playing with several kirtan groups around Atlanta, plus performances at Bonnaroo in 2011. An active facilitator in Atlanta's yoga community, she teaches at Ashtanga Yoga Atlanta and helps to organize Chantlanta. She is also a freelance writer.
Please visit www.stephaniekohler.com for more info about Stephanie's yoga classes and creative ventures.
