About the Movement
The Karuna Movement is a jam band laying down a mix of reggae, funk, rock and world grooves, while coloring them with catchy melodies and deep lyrical content. Backed by a solid and energetic band, Jon Bone delivers a captivating stage presence and many leave the shows humming tunes.
Come ready to Dance!
The Movement has been in the studio over the couple of years recording their debut album,
"The Power of Music". This exciting new album
is in the finishing stages and the official release date will be let out soon. An EP is available on
this website by download only. In the winter of 2008-09 they headed for Nevis, a small Caribbean island laying southeast of Jamaica. There they reconnected with Ras IBO, the author of the song "Crying for Peace", a remake of which is on theEP and upcoming album. They also wrote some songs and recorded in that warm, inspirational environment. Some more footage for the developing documentary has been shot and they also played a few casual shows at a beautiful beach club called Island Life. After some down time and some deep meditation, they have been from the road to the studio and back and forth for the last year. This coming spring they will be finishing up the "The Power of Music" and setting a release date.
Stay tuned!
Karuna means Compassion. Music is Medicine.
The Karuna Movement is the quality of compassion expressed in musical form. Interestingly, "passion" comes from a latin word meaning "to suffer". Similarly, compassion means "to suffer together". When we musicians come together and create music we express, in that raw musical form, what lay in our hearts and our minds. And in the hearts and minds of all human beings, alongside feelings of joy and happiness, there lay feelings of sorrow and lamentation. So when we open ourselves with music, we share these feelings with each other. As we share ourselves with all of you who, through your dance, enjoyment and support, give inspiration for the whole musical expression. It is a beautiful relationship between artist and audience. As our hearts open so may yours and vice versa. There is a basic spiritual recognition in this group experience through which we can all begin to see, or at least feel, how we are intrinsically united in this fleeting existence. We are never alone. We are all together enduring the hardships of life. All together, we strive to be free and happy. In this light, we can begin to see the pain and suffering of others as our own. Compassion has arisen. We then work for the benefit of others because their happiness naturally reflects our own. Compassion takes action.
In it's most fundamental form, The Karuna Movement has been moving for centuries. It has manifested in many ways and in every culture of the world. It's the mission to bring the qualities of respect, kindness, wisdom and compassion into our lives and communities. This particular musical manifestation took root on March 21st, 2007 (the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination), with a 3 hour show involving 16 musicians from the West Coast of Canada and the Caribbean Islands, coming togather on Vancouver Island and lead by Jon Bone(writer, lead vocalist, guitarist, and producer). Since then, it has been onward and inward as the band has deepened it's feel and intention and the project has developed into "the hottest new band onthe West Coast" - Dylan Perry (CHLY 101.7 FM).
To learn more and hear more of Jon Bone 's music, click the button to visit his customized MySpace site.
To be of benefit ...
"We have 14+ musicians playing parts on this album and collectively we have chosen a handful of charitable and non-profit organizations that vibrate well with us. To start, 10% of all of our profits will be donated to these charities. As and when we might be so fortunate as to earn more, we will increase this percentage based on the sliding scale we have designed. Our idea is not so much to emphasize any specific charity or non-profit, but to express our intention to be of benefit with our lives and our music. We would also like to encourage you to live your lives with a similar intent. To donate some of our well earned income to these kinds of organizations, that work so very hard to do good in this world, is certainly a great way to be of benefit. But there are many ways in which we can all contribute to our communities. What is most important is to cultivate these kind of compassionate intentions in all aspect of our lives."
- The Karuna Movement
