“Baraka” is the Sufi word for “blessing.” Baraka Moon is a trio featuring virtuoso musicians from three distinct cultures and parts of the world — the USA, Pakistan and Great Britain — playing original music with roots based in Qawaali Sufi Trance Songs, Indian, Middle Eastern and African Drums and Percussion and the Australian Aboriginal Didgeridoo all mixed together in one expressive and positive whole. The group was founded on the night of an eclipse of the full moon in 2008.

Sukhawat Ali Khan

Sukhawat Ali Khan (Shabaz) represents the family lineage of the 600-year-old Sham Chorasi traditional school of music. His training in both classical raga and Sufi Qawwali singing began at the age of 7 under his father, legendary Pakistani/Indian vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. Sukhawat's unique ability to draw from traditional and contemporary musical forms has helped him develop cross-cultural collaborations. Sukhawat has performed at the Montreal, Monterey and Prospect Park jazz festivals, the Fillmore in San Francisco, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and many other major venues and music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Stephen Kent

Stephen Kent (Didjeridu Summit) is acknowledged as one of the contemporary world's pioneer virtuosos on the Australian Aboriginal Didjeridu.

Since joining Australia's Circus Oz as Music Director in 1981 he has celebrated the culture of “One Note” on this most ancient of instruments. This journey has taken him to perform all over the world both solo and in group projects including Trance Mission, Lights in a Fat City, of which he was a founder member.

He spent a memorable day opening solo for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Stanford University. He also works on radio, producing a weekly Music of the World show on Pacifica's KPFA (www.KPFA.org).

Geoffrey Gordon

Geoffrey Gordon (Jai Uttal) has worked on Broadway and internationally with director Julie Taymor (“Across the Universe”, “Frida”) and composer Elliot Goldenthal (Academy Award for Best Soundtrack).

In 1992 he became the full time percussionist for Jai Uttal. He recorded and toured for more than a dozen years with Jai Uttal in The Pagan Love Orchestra, and for all kirtans and workshops.

Geoffrey has worked on several Cohen Brothers movie soundtracks with composer Carter Burwell. He's also toured and worked internationally with Ram Dass at public talks and retreats as well as on recordings and the film “Fierce Grace.”

Geoffrey produced CDs for Rita Coolidge & Walela, Shiva Rea, Diana Rogers, Yuan Miao & Lama Norbu, and Swami Vishwananda. He's performed and recorded with Robbie Robertson, Coleman Barks, Krishna Das, Gabrielle Roth, Peter Kater, David Torn, Tulku and many others. Geoffrey's composition “Inanna” with Diane Wolkstein was performed at Lincoln Center, The United Nations, and The British Museum.