Girish is an internationally touring world music artist, teacher, and author. He began his music career as a jazz drummer, spent five years as a monk in a Hindu monastery, returned to music as a session tabla player on more than 100 world music albums, and for the past 12 years has written, recorded, and performed his own original music and taught Sanskrit mantras and chanting in music festivals and yoga studios all over the world. His six albums have received critical acclaim from O, The Oprah Magazine, Yoga Journal, and The Guardian, among others. Girish's book, "Music and Mantras" (Enliven/Simon and Schuster, http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Music-and-Mantras/Girish/9781501112201) continues Girish's mission to share the art of meditation throug h music and mantra with the world. 

In Girish's kirtan concerts he is accompanied by his amazing band, and he invites his audience to participate by singing along, call and response chanting, and dancing. He sings traditional Sanskrit mantras with a modern, funky, yet deeply devotional twist. 

On his national and international tours, Girish offers Kirtan Concerts, Live Music and Yoga classes, Chant Workshops, Music and Mantra Workshops, and Chant Camp Retreats.

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