We are excited to announce a new event at the Golden Drum!
Kirtan is a devotional singing practice that originated in India and is now practiced around the world. It involves chanting or singing mantras, sacred phrases, or bhajans in a call-and-response style.
Long-time Golden Drum members Matt and Hillary Canale will facilitate kirtan monthly in the space. Matt has been studying kirtan for the past decade in Hare Krishna temples in the city and upstate New York. Kirtan is a beautiful way to learn how to sing as a practice to offer our hearts and love to something much greater than ourselves.
Event by donation (no one will be turned away for lack of funds).
Matthew Canale is a student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, an elder of the Taino tradition and ceremonial leader, since 2008. Under the guidance of his teacher, Matthew has traveled around the world and studied the sacred traditions of humanity. He is a founding member of Golden Drum, a cultural community center in Brooklyn. He is also a founding member of Dream Seed, a sound healing ensemble that travels internationally sharing the gift of sacred music. He has studied and practiced kirtan and mantra for over a decade. Matthew is also a gifted artist, painter, designer, musician, drum maker and song-writer having released his first album entitled "Celebrate" in 2024. His mission is to use his gifts to aid in the evolution of human consciousness. www.mattcanale.com IG: @mattcanale
Hillary Love Riley is a student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, an elder of the Taino tradition and ceremonial leader. She is devoted to the study of the sacred and its medicinal ways. She is trained in the tradition of ayurvedic healing and pancha karma. As a song carrier she is drawn to kirtan and mantra and healing music from around the world. Hillary is also a gifted singer, guitarist, song carrier, song writer, painter and beader. She loves to share her gifts to inspire and bring healing to others.