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Kirtan & chanting circles in London
Kirtan is call-and-response chanting from the Indian devotional tradition: a leader sings a line of a mantra, usually with harmonium and drum, and the room sings it back, slowly at first and then faster until it lifts. Nobody needs to sing well, and the words are simple and repeated.
London's chanting circles also cover Vedic chanting, mantra circles and Celtic and devotional song. Most are an evening of ninety minutes to two hours, seated on cushions or chairs.
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3 Nov – 1 Dec
Tue 3 Nov · 19:00 – 20:00
Vedic Chanting with Sulekh Ruparell
Classical Indian musician Sulekh Ruparell leads monthly Sanskrit chanting to attune mind and spirit.
Colet House
Sat 14 Nov · 19:30 – 21:30
Kirtan with Sarka
Sing mantras and sacred songs with Sarka Elias on guitar and harmonium in devotional kirtan.
Colet House
Sun 15 Nov · 19:00 – 21:00
Kirtan Meditation For Inner Peace
Sing mantras over live music in an evening kirtan built for leaving your everyday worries at the door.
Colet House
Tue 1 Dec · 19:00 – 20:00
Vedic Chanting with Sulekh Ruparell
Sulekh Ruparell leads a relaxed monthly Vedic chanting circle in Sanskrit, tuning the mind to your true nature.
Colet House
At a glance: Kirtan & chanting circles in London
- When
- Mostly Sundays and Saturdays, usually evenings
- Regular rooms
- Colet House · Om Being
- Hosts who run most
- The Study Society · Om Being
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Common questions
- What happens at a kirtan?
- You sit in a circle or rows facing the musicians. The leader introduces a mantra and what it means, sings each line, and everyone answers. Each chant builds over ten to twenty minutes, and there's usually silence between them. Song sheets are often handed out.
- Do I need to be religious or able to sing?
- No. The mantras come from Hindu devotion, but London kirtans welcome people of any faith or none, and the point is joining in rather than singing well. You can also just listen.