Invoking the Goddess: Sacred Chant Concert with Sheela Bringi & Elden Kelly
Join us for an evening of sacred music and chanting in celebration of the Goddess, right before Navarātri — the nine nights in celebration of Her. Leading the music are two renowned touring musicians: rāga harpist, vocalist, and bansuri flautist Sheela Bringi and world-fusion guitar virtuoso Elden Kelly, who bring both deep skill and heart to every note.
The evening moves through meditative call-and-response chant (kīrtan), sublime North Indian musical modes (rāga), and songs in Indian languages in praise of the Goddess. A pioneer of the "rāga harp," Sheela accompanies her own voice on a 36-string harp tuned to rāgas. Her Hindustani-inflected vocals and bansuri flute— shaped by her training under bansuri legend G.S. Sachdev — meet Elden's guitar playing, which draws on flamenco, jazz, blues, and Indian traditions.
Together, Sheela and Elden bridge East and West in an offering to the Goddess.
"...a captivating synthesis of East and West with Sheela’s exceptional voice soaring above all else. Sublime!" - Light of Consciousness Magazine
"Sheela Bringi...conveying her deep spiritual love in a way that even the most secular listener can relate to." - Yoga Journal
"His illuminated guitar playing, hauntingly pure singing, and expansive songwriting are all on the same quest of metaphysical discovery, in which he includes us, the lucky listeners." — Dominique Eade
