Lama Karma Chötso has been a Buddhist nun in the Kagyu lineage for the past 25 years. Her main teachers now include two renowned masters: His Eminence T'ai Situ Rinpoche and Lama Norlha Rinpoche. Lama Karma Chötso has been the Resident Teacher of Kagyu Shedrup Chöling Dharma Center in El Portal, Florida for 16 years. Besides meditation, her work to benefit all beings includes lecturing/teaching, painting, writing music, singing traditional songs of realization as taught by her master, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, taking students on pilgrimage, and now, building stupas with the KSC Sangha at the Residence in South Florida.

Ken Whiteley has been called a roots music master. With dynamic energy and a spirit of inclusion, he has lead gospel singing concerts for people from all walks of life, right across North America. He has recorded numerous CDs which feature his award winning original material, heartfelt vocals and instrumental virtuosity. http://www.kenwhiteley.com

Juan De la Sierra, PhD, is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, and music educator who has delighted audiences worldwide for over four decades. His musical offerings of the devotional music of the Sepharadim, the Spanish Jews so intimately interwoven with that of the Arab peoples, embody the spirit of Convivencia: that diverse cultures and religions can live side-by-side in peace and with mutual respect. Through the flamenco guitar, the ancient kinnor (King David Harp) and voice, Juan weaves a musical tapestry that is both traditional and innovative, melding Mediterranean styles from Spain, Turkey, and the Holy Land.

Amir Alan Vahab is one of New York’s most celebrated and distinguished composer and vocalists of sufi and folk music. He sings in many different languages with a unique mystical style. The virtuosos of Amir weave fiery instrumentals and songs of the Ancient land of the Middle East that include Persian, Turkish, Azeri and beyond. As an instrumentalist, he plays and teaches the tar, setar, tanbour, saz, oud, ney, daf and zarb.

The Mayapuris grew up surrounded by Krishna culture, playing mridunga, singing, dancing, revealing in the joy of kirtan from birth until today. Named after Mayapur, which lies along the banks of the Ganga in West Bengal, India, and considered the birth place of the kirtan movement, the Mayapuris travel around the world offering inspiring kirtan full of divine love.