MC Yogi

MC Yogi
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MC Yogi is the stage name of Nicholas Giacomini, an American hip hop musician and yogi. His music style characteristically contains themes promoting Hindu philosophy and many of his songs are bhajans.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Reviews
3 In society
4 References
5 External links
Personal life
MC Yogi is married to Amanda Giacomini and the pair divide their time between teaching at their Point Reyes yoga studio, Yoga Toes, and traveling for music performance.
Reviews
Yoga Journal reviewed MC Yogi's work as "surprisingly educational" because "he makes rapping about Hindu deities little learning opportunities".[2]
The New York Times said that MC Yogi may embody the ethos of the Wanderlust Festival more than any other performer.
In society
In 2008 MC Yogi produced a video called "Obama '08 - Vote for Hope" promoting the presidential campaign of Barack Obamba, and the video went viral on YouTube.
In 2009 Starbucks promoted an MC Yogi song as part of a campaign called "Are You In?" The purpose of the campaign is to promote community service and volunteering.
In 2012, MC Yogi produced a video in celebration of Gandhi Jayanti (October 2, the birth of Mahatma Gandhi). The video is called, " Be the Change (The Story of Mahatma Gandhi)."