The Harmony Festival 2009 Speaker Lineup

We have a great speaker lineup this year...

Caroline Casey has been dubbed "a Visionary Activist Astrologer, devoted to the principle that Imagination lays the tracks for the Reality Train to follow." Those familiar the The Secret and the Law of Attraction will find her perspective helpful for manifesting dreams into reality. She hosts the Visionary Activist radio show which can be heard live on the web, by going to www.KPFA.org at 2pm PT on Thursdays.



Eco-activist and neo-Pagan author Starhawk has authored many books including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement, and the now-classic ecotopian novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. Starhawk's newest book is The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature.



Founders of the Agape spiritual community, the Rev. Michael and Rickie Byars Beckwith bring a message of a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community whose doors are open to all seekers in search of authentic spirituality, personal transformation and selfless service to humankind. In his own words, “My aspiration is that every individual who is touched by the vibration of Agape is inspired to cultivate a heart of love as wide as the world."



Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of several books including most recently, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, which examines possibilities of the meaning of ancient prophecies. Daniel will be a major player in Transforming Through 2012, and hosts a social network known as Evolver.net, which provides people and organizations a forum for conscious interaction.



Organic and living food nutrition expert David Wolfe will be discussing nutrition from the benefits of cacao to raw foods.

Balkan Beatbox: Headlining at Harmony After Dark 2009

Last week I was raving about Michael Franti & Spearhead, India Arie, CAKE and Matisyahu. This week is all about Balkan Beatbox.

I love Balkan music, stemming from my days in a performing folk dance troupe. It can be a bit of an acquired taste (at least the traditional stuff). But let me tell you...

Balkan Beatbox Rocks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QATd_ys320c


That first YouTube was a studio track over a concert footage montage. Here is some live footage from Tel Aviv. They literally get the house jumping! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIErpASk3aA&NR=1



Next installment: I'll review our speaker lineup, including Daniel Pinchbeck, Michael Beckwith, Caroline Casey and Starhawk.

It's That Time Again...Harmony Festival 2009 Is Just Around The Corner

The first round of the performer lineup has been confirmed, along with the speakers and a theme for this year's festival, "From the Roots Up."

Our hottest headliners are Michael Franti & Spearhead, India.Arie, CAKE and Matisyahu. Exciting new developments in the emerging revolution in consciousness will be brought to light by astrologer Caroline Casey, Michael & Rickie Beckwith (from 'The Secret'), and 2012 researcher and author Daniel Pinchbeck. Note: This is only a partial list, and more will be featured in the next blog entry.

To counter-balance the "Top Down" approach that has brought us tough economic times, "From The Roots Up" spotlights the ingenuity and achievement of creative individuals and encourages networking and the exchange of ideas for a sustainable future. This means YOU! Stay tuned for ways to participate and get recognition.

For those that are unfamiliar with any of our headliners, I dug up some jumpin' performance footage (Youtube shorts from other venues). Here's Michael Franti:



Check out India Arie:



"Oh Yeah! I've heard that song." Well, here's CAKE!



Ethiopian Hassidic beatbox freestyler Matisyahu:



More to come. See you there!