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Poets, Protest & the Power of Sacred Song | Free Radical Podcast 64 | Bali Rico - 2/18/26
In this heart-opening episode of the Free Radical Podcast, Swami Padmanabha sits in warm, searching dialogue with renowned Vaishnava musician, author, and sincere seeker Bali Rico.
Born in the United States to Colombian parents and raised partly in the sacred atmosphere of Mayapur, Bali’s formative years unfolded amidst ashram life, devotional sound, and the living rhythms of ancient India. As co-founder of the kirtan collective Mayapuris, his innovative mridanga playing helped shape what many now recognize as the “Mayapur sound”—dynamic, immersive, and communal at heart.
But Bali’s artistry…
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