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Mr. David (David Estes) and Brianna Prajna Vieira and each bring together 20+ years of Hindu devotional chanting practice and experience with professional musicianship in a dynamic duo sharing a traditional style Bhakti Yoga kirtan practice in call and response chanting with the audience. Both lead, trading off on vocals, with Brianna Prajna on harmonium and David on Indian drum.

Mr. David (David Estes) is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader of the Ananda Rasa Kirtan band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr David grew up in India and spent several years immersed in the practices of kirtan (call and response Bhakti Yoga devotional chanting), sanskrit text chanting, meditation and seva (service) as a full time Ashram resident. Ananda Rasa Kirtan is rooted in traditional Sanskrit chants and mantras sung to original Indian raga melodies and explores the ecstatic and mystical moods of Bhakti in call and response chanting with the audience. Mr David has supported and toured with kirtan singers Krisna Das, Jai Uttal, Prajna Brianna Vieira, Nina Rao and many more, offering drum, percussion and response vocals, both in the US and abroad. He also owns and runs his business Ragamala Harmoniums.

Prajna Brianna Vieira has taught yoga āsana, yogic philosophy, and bhakti yoga for over 20 years. A lifelong musician and dancer, she studies and performs kirtan (traditional Hindu chanting music), Odissi classical Indian dance, harikatha (storytelling) and ballet both locally and internationally. She is especially known for her work with kirtan artists Jai Uttal, Ben Leinbach, David Estes, and Mukti. She also teaches harmonium and voice, and is currently pursuing a BA in History.