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Anyone who likes to practice yoga and Kirtan fans near Dayton, Ohio have a unique opportunity to experience both on Saturday November 21^st at Practice Yoga on 5th in Dayton, Ohio. Mantra troubadour Girish will bring his unique style of Kirtan to an Open Vinyasa class starting at 5pm. The class will be followed by a short set of Kirtan call-and-response songs.

Girish’s has gone from aspiring jazz drummer to Hindu monk to first call tabla guru for the likes of Krishna Das to solo mantra troubadour. His latest CD, Shiva Machine is all radical departure and simultaneous next step evolution. The mesmerizing trance-funk grooves and trip-hop devotional dirges boldly go where Sanskrit has never gone before.

Admission for the class and Kirtan set is $15. Space is limited, so register in advance for the class and Kirtan set at Practice Yoga on 5^th or by calling 937-321-7676.

The Clash, “the only band that mattered”, get the tribute treatment from a great group of Dayton, Ohio rockers tonight (November 7th) at the South Park Tavern. You can read all the details on ActiveDayton.

All this Clash talk has sent me back to my vinyl copies of London Calling and Sandinista!, and remembering what a cool REGGAE band the Clash were. Their take on reggae was very inspiring, turning me on to a lot of older Jamaican rockers that I hadn’t heard of.I can’t decide if my favorite tune is White Man in Hammersmith Palais (great blend of punk and reggae), Guns of Brixton (dark, ominous reggae) or even the brilliant horns and percussion (and vocals) of Revolution Rock.

So what is YOUR favorite Clash song? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Hope to see you at the show!