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'''Nicholas Christian Giacomini''' (born August 26, 1979), better known by his stage name '''MC Yogi''', is an [[United States|American]] [[raping|rapper]] and [[yogi]]. His music style characteristically contains themes promoting [[Hindu philosophy]] and many of his songs are [[bhajans]].
'''Nicholas Christian Giacomini''' (born August 26, 1979), better known by his stage name '''MC Yogi''', is an American [[raping|rapper]] and [[yogi]]. His music style characteristically contains themes promoting [[Hindu philosophy]] and many of his songs are [[bhajans]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
MC Yogi was born in [[San Francisco]] on August 26, 1979 and grew up in [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. He started rapping when he was 13 and started practicing yoga when he was 17 while living in a group home for at-risk youth. He became attracted to yoga after his father started practicing it. His first teacher was [[Larry Schultz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattleyoganews.com/mc-yogi-interview |title=Exclusive Interview with MC Yogi|first=|last=|work=Seattle Yoga News |date=July 2014 |accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref> He 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/YJ-2011-MC-amanda.jpg |title=Grounding Grooves |first=Karen |last=Macklin |work=[[Yoga Journal]] |date=September 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032600/http://mcyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/YJ-2011-MC-amanda.jpg |archivedate=29 September 2011 |df= }}</ref>
MC Yogi was born in [[San Francisco]] on August 26, 1979, and grew up in [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. He started rapping when he was 13 and started practicing yoga when he was 17 while living in a group home for at-risk youth. He became attracted to yoga after his father started practicing it. His first teacher was [[Larry Schultz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattleyoganews.com/mc-yogi-interview |title=Exclusive Interview with MC Yogi|first=|last=|work=Seattle Yoga News |date=July 2014 |accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref> He is married to Amanda Giacomini and the pair divide their time between teaching at their [[Point Reyes]] yoga studio, Point Reyes Yoga, and traveling for music performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/YJ-2011-MC-amanda.jpg |title=Grounding Grooves |first=Karen |last=Macklin |work=[[Yoga Journal]] |date=September 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032600/http://mcyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/YJ-2011-MC-amanda.jpg |archivedate=29 September 2011 }}</ref>


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
''[[Yoga Journal]]'' reviewed MC Yogi's work as "surprisingly educational" because "he makes rapping about Hindu deities little learning opportunities".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.yogajournal.com/cityblog/2008/09/nyc_ganesh_is_fresh.html |title=Samadhi & the City |first=Valerie |last=Reiss |work=[[Yoga Journal]] |date=3 September 2008 |accessdate=21 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165747/http://blogs.yogajournal.com/cityblog/2008/09/nyc_ganesh_is_fresh.html |archivedate=22 March 2012 |df= }}</ref>
''[[Yoga Journal]]'' reviewed MC Yogi's work as "surprisingly educational" because "he makes rapping about Hindu deities little learning opportunities".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.yogajournal.com/cityblog/2008/09/nyc_ganesh_is_fresh.html |title=Samadhi & the City |first=Valerie |last=Reiss |work=[[Yoga Journal]] |date=3 September 2008 |accessdate=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165747/http://blogs.yogajournal.com/cityblog/2008/09/nyc_ganesh_is_fresh.html |archivedate=22 March 2012 }}</ref>


The ''[[New York Times]]'' said that MC Yogi may embody the ethos of the [[Wanderlust Festival]] more than any other performer.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/arts/music/28yoga.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3&ref=music |title=At a Lake Tahoe Festival, Party by Night and Downward Dog by Day |first=Melena |last=Ryzik |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 July 2009 |issn=0362-4331 |accessdate=21 September 2011}}</ref>
The ''[[New York Times]]'' said that MC Yogi may embody the ethos of the [[Wanderlust Festival]] more than any other performer.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/arts/music/28yoga.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3&ref=music |title=At a Lake Tahoe Festival, Party by Night and Downward Dog by Day |first=Melena |last=Ryzik |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 July 2009 |issn=0362-4331 |accessdate=21 September 2011}}</ref>
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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.<ref name="Starbucks"/><ref name="Fast"/>
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.<ref name="Starbucks"/><ref name="Fast"/>


In 2012, MC Yogi produced a video in celebration of [[Gandhi Jayanti]] (October 2, the birth of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]). The video is called, " Be the Change (The Story of Mahatma Gandhi)."<ref name=prweb>{{cite web |url= http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9972233.htm |title=MC Yogi Debuts "Be The Change" Music Video Celebrating {{sic|Ghan|di's|hide=y}} Life + Legacy |first= |last= |work=PRWeb |date=4 October 2012 |accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="hp">{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mc-yogi/happy-birthday-to-a-real-_b_1936152.html |title=Happy Birthday to A Real Super Hero: Mahatma Gandhi|first=MC |last=Yogi |work=Huffington Post |date=3 October 2012 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, MC Yogi produced a video in celebration of [[Gandhi Jayanti]] (October 2, the birth of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]). The video is called, " Be the Change (The Story of Mahatma Gandhi)."<ref name=prweb>{{cite web |url= http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9972233.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014123918/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9972233.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 14, 2013 |title=MC Yogi Debuts "Be The Change" Music Video Celebrating {{sic|Ghan|di's|hide=y}} Life + Legacy |first= |last= |work=PRWeb |date=4 October 2012 |accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="hp">{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mc-yogi/happy-birthday-to-a-real-_b_1936152.html |title=Happy Birthday to A Real Super Hero: Mahatma Gandhi|first=MC |last=Yogi |work=Huffington Post |date=3 October 2012 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
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===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
* ''Elephant Power'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Power-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2LDCA/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Power by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Elephant Power'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Power-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2LDCA/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Power by MC Yogi |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Elephant Powered Omstrumentals'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Powered-Omstrumentals-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2LQZE/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Omstrumentals by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2010-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Elephant Powered Omstrumentals'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Powered-Omstrumentals-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2LQZE/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Omstrumentals by MC Yogi |date=2010-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Elephant Powered Remixes'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Powered-Remixes-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2N7RY/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Remixes by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2010-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Elephant Powered Remixes'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Powered-Remixes-MC-Yogi/dp/B005R2N7RY/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Remixes by MC Yogi |date=2010-09-09 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Pilgrimage'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-MC-Yogi/dp/B0084O41H2/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Pilgrimage by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2012-06-19 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Pilgrimage'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-MC-Yogi/dp/B0084O41H2/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Pilgrimage by MC Yogi |date=2012-06-19 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Mantras, Beats & Meditations'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mantras-Beats-Meditations-MC-Yogi/dp/B00IHQ6KCQ/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Mantras, Beats & Meditations by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2014-04-01 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Mantras, Beats & Meditations'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mantras-Beats-Meditations-MC-Yogi/dp/B00IHQ6KCQ/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Mantras, Beats & Meditations by MC Yogi |date=2014-04-01 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Only Love is Real'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RA4G1E8/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Only Love is Real by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2015-01-06 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Only Love is Real'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RA4G1E8/ |title=Amazon.com - Music - Only Love is Real by MC Yogi |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2015-01-06 |accessdate=2015-05-25}}</ref>
* ''Ritual Mystical'' featuring [[East Forest]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JDRS426 |title=Amazon.com - Music - Ritual Mystical by MC Yogi featuring East Forest |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2016-07-29 |accessdate=2016-08-16}}</ref>
* ''Ritual Mystical'' featuring [[East Forest]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JDRS426 |title=Amazon.com - Music - Ritual Mystical by MC Yogi featuring East Forest |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2016-07-29 |accessdate=2016-08-16}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://mcyogi.com}}
* {{official website|http://mcyogi.com}}
* {{California Birth Index|http://ec2-54-87-133-67.compute1.amazonaws.com/cabisearch.php}}
* [http://ec2-54-87-133-67.compute1.amazonaws.com/cabisearch.php California Birth Index]


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Latest revision as of 06:01, 15 August 2024

MC Yogi
MC Yogi at Turtle Bay Resort, February 28, 2014, North Shore of Oahu island in Hawaii, February 28, 2014.
Born
Nicholas Christian Giacomini
Occupation(s)Rapper, yogi
SpouseAmanda Giacomini
Musical career
GenresHip hop
InstrumentVocals

Nicholas Christian Giacomini (born August 26, 1979), better known by his stage name MC Yogi, is an American rapper and yogi. His music style characteristically contains themes promoting Hindu philosophy and many of his songs are bhajans.

Personal life

[edit]

MC Yogi was born in San Francisco on August 26, 1979, and grew up in San Francisco Bay Area. He started rapping when he was 13 and started practicing yoga when he was 17 while living in a group home for at-risk youth. He became attracted to yoga after his father started practicing it. His first teacher was Larry Schultz.[1] He is married to Amanda Giacomini and the pair divide their time between teaching at their Point Reyes yoga studio, Point Reyes Yoga, and traveling for music performance.[2]

Reviews

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Yoga Journal reviewed MC Yogi's work as "surprisingly educational" because "he makes rapping about Hindu deities little learning opportunities".[3]

The New York Times said that MC Yogi may embody the ethos of the Wanderlust Festival more than any other performer.[4]

In society

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In 2008 MC Yogi produced a video called "Obama '08 - Vote for Hope" promoting the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, and the video went viral on YouTube.[5][6]

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.[5][6]

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)."[7][8]

Books

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Spiritual Graffiti, Finding My True Path 2017 Harper One ISBN 978-0-06-257253-0.

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Elephant Power (2008)[9]
  • Elephant Powered Omstrumentals (2010)[10]
  • Elephant Powered Remixes (2010)[11]
  • Pilgrimage (2012)[12]
  • Mantras, Beats & Meditations (2014)[13]
  • Only Love is Real (2015)[14]
  • Ritual Mystical featuring East Forest (2016)[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive Interview with MC Yogi". Seattle Yoga News. July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Macklin, Karen (September 2011). "Grounding Grooves". Yoga Journal. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. ^ Reiss, Valerie (3 September 2008). "Samadhi & the City". Yoga Journal. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ Ryzik, Melena (27 July 2009). "At a Lake Tahoe Festival, Party by Night and Downward Dog by Day". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b High, Kamau (21 January 2009). "Starbucks Taps MC Yogi For New Campaign". billboard.biz. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ^ a b Tischler, Linda (21 January 2009). "Starbucks and M.C. Yogi Offer You a Free Cuppa Joe -- If You Volunteer". Fast Company. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  7. ^ "MC Yogi Debuts "Be The Change" Music Video Celebrating Ghandi's Life + Legacy". PRWeb. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. ^ Yogi, MC (3 October 2012). "Happy Birthday to A Real Super Hero: Mahatma Gandhi". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Power by MC Yogi". 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  10. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Omstrumentals by MC Yogi". 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  11. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Elephant Powered Remixes by MC Yogi". 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  12. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Pilgrimage by MC Yogi". 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  13. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Mantras, Beats & Meditations by MC Yogi". 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  14. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Only Love is Real by MC Yogi". Amazon.com. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  15. ^ "Amazon.com - Music - Ritual Mystical by MC Yogi featuring East Forest". Amazon.com. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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