2011 Night of Bliss

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May 21, 2011 (San Francisco North Bay, CA) — After enjoying a full day of sunshine, live music on five outdoor stages, offerings from 300 vendors, thought provoking Speakers presentations, thrilling action sports, Steampunk frivolity, the antics of the Sustainable Living Roadshow and the overall amplified vibe that keeps the daytime at Harmony buzzing--Harmony Festival’s special After Dark Night of Bliss in Harmony Hall is where you’ll want to be to chill, reflect and reconnect.

Night of Bliss journeys deep into yogic chanting and kirtan from Bhakti Yoga devotional musician Krishna Das, described by spiritual icon Ram Dass as being “someone whose heartsongs open the channels to God”. Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called ‘yoga's rock star." With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling chant artist of all time. His new sounds invest his magnetic chanting with an electrifying rock 'n roll sensibility informed by a lifetime of experience and musical love.

Next, long-time Harmony Festival favorites Lost At Last will reunite for a special one-night-only performance featuring founding members Jaya Lakshmi and OM, and very special guests who have been members of the Tribe for many years. Their music is a hypnotic mixture of tribal world music blended with the ancient wisdom of the Sufi, Vedic, Native American, Indian, Afro-Mediterranean and Gypsy, combined with various world music, pop, rock, trance, house, and folk styles. Lost At Last is at the forefront of a genre of music that embraces cultural integration known as Tribal-Trance-Dance music, dance music with live percussion and drumming as its priority.

Closing the night with a next-level performance that intertwines consciousness and nu-bass culture is Phutureprimitive. Touring heavily across North America, and performing music from their critically acclaimed recent release Kinetic, Phutureprimitive is the sonic amalgamation of Rain (guitar, programming, vocals), Thaddeus Moore (drums) and Joel Crane (bass), whose original compositions represent the crush of dubstep and glitch with a distinctly dense layering of soaring melodies drenched in an upswell of massive subharmonic bass.

An evening of bliss and conscious music awaits Festival fans at the devotional Night of Bliss set to soulful sounds certain to elevate spirits. This will be a show of calm and beauty, layered with instrumentation, yogic chanting, and the cultural-blending genre of Tribal Trance-Dance.

Admission to this special “After Dark” presentation is included in VIP, Three Day Plus and Whole Festival passes, or with a Saturday NIGHT ticket. Tickets are available in advance at http://www.HarmonyFestival.com, at these local ticket outlets http://www.harmonyfestival.com/2011-harmony-festival-ticket-outlets.html, or at the gate.

Celebrating 33 years of “Unity in Community”, Harmony Festival is a proud, repeat winner of The Bohemian’s Best Festival and Best Music Festival Sonoma annual reader awards. The 2011 festival will be held June 10, 11, and 12 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California.

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