@apukuna

A meditation. A movement. A prayer for an awakening heart. 

Inspired by the book, Return of the Bird Tribes (Ken Carey), 1988

Recorded, April 14, 2020, Nelson, British Columbia

Tracklist:

1. Kailash Kokopelli  - Metara (Metamorphosis written and spoken word by Darpan)@kokopelli-kailash @darpan
2. Yaima - En @yaima-music
3. Ape Chimba - Unlocking the Doors of Eternity @apechimba
4. Poranguí - Ancestors (Shamans Dream and Poranguí remix) @porangui @shamansdream @desert-trax
5. Ape Chimba - Amoriri @apechimba
6. Little Star - Ocean (MunBear remix)@littlestarmusic
7. David & Steve Gordon - Prayer for the Four Directions
8. Ape Chimba - Niña Del Mas Allá @apechimba
9. INTICHE & Maywa - Ella Lua @intiche @maywa @numamusica
10. ALUNA & J.Pool - Yume @alunaritualmusic @j_pool @numamusica
11. Alex Twin - Butterfly Song (Tulum Mix) @alextwinofficial
12. Nessi Gomes - En el Cielo y en la Tierra (Isabel Ruiz cover / Bado Edit) @nessigomes @badomusic
13. Matt Coldrick - Solar Plexus Yellow Radiance @pinklizardmusic
14. Kutus - La piedra tiene energia (Original) @kutus-sound @lapachamusic 
15. J.Pool - Mirissa @j_pool @numamusica
16. Fata & Morgana - Yazaman @fataandmorgana @plurpurarecords
17. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - The Light @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
18. Gabriel O'Shea - Szerelem (Gabriel O'Shea Edit)@gabriel-o-shea
19. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Heart Flame @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
20. Maneesh de Moor - Pure Realm (feat. Winson Liao)
21. Kailash Kokopelli & SHAMANTRA - Nonahinee (J.Pool Remix) @kokopelli-kailash @j_pool @resuenomusic
22. Tone Ranger - Flow @tonerangermusic @jumpsuit-records
23. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Women @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
24. Balint Boldiszar - Full Moon (Original Mix) @kosh-a @balintboldizsar
25. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Amazon Corazon @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
26. Xavier Fux - Plantas Sagradas (Original) feat. Danit, Mao and Nick Barbachano @xavier-fux @danit-treubig @nick-barbachano 
27. Poranguí - Arcoiris @porangui

MIX: Apukuna - Return Of The Bird Tribes 2020

Apukuna is a visionary DJ and musician whose musical offerings transcend the ordinary, creating powerful, heart-centered journeys that ignite dance floors, guide ambient sound journeys, and deepen breathwork sessions. His distinctive approach to DJ'ing relies on looping, live remixing, live vocals, and digital percussion to craft unique and improvised experiences.

Known for his ability to blend sacred music with soul-shaking movement, Apukuna's journeys help to heal, uplift, and guide transformational experiences. He describes his creations as a ‘movement, a meditation, and a prayer for an awakening heart’.

Apukuna is also singer-songwriter Jon David (@jondavidmusic) and an adept presenter and workshop facilitator, delving into the realms of conscious communication, community-building, and food.

Apukuna has facilitated dance floors and workshops at BOOM Festival (Portugal), Dreamersland (Poland), Ecstatic Dance Festival (Cyprus), Beyond Music & Arts Festival (Turkey), Sonic Springs (Canada), Wicked Woods (Canada), Shambhala Music Festival (Canada), Lucidity Festival (USA), Lightning in a Bottle (USA), and Burning Man (USA).

Bookings: Private Message via Soundcloud or Email (connect@apukunamusic.com)

2025 UPCOMING: 

Nov 21 - On Danse (Val David, QC, CANADA)
Nov 22 - Danse-Extatique Québec (Québec City, QC, CANADA)
Nov 27 - Ecstatic Dance Toronto (Toronto, ON, CANADA)
Nov 28 - Plein Soleil (Montreal, QC, CANADA)
Dec 9 - Fluidity (Ashland, OR, USA)
Dec 11 - Mt Shasta Ecstatic Dance (Mt Shasta, CA, USA)
Dec 14 - Williams Ecstatic Dance (Williams, OR, USA)
Dec 16 - Bend Ecstatic Dance (Bend, OR, USA)
Dec 17 - Ecstatic Dance Portland (Portland, OR, USA)
Dec 21 - Dance Portal (Nelson, BC, CANADA)

WHAT IS "APUKUNA"? (artist statement)

"Apukuna" is a Quechua word meaning 'mountain spirits'. Following an apprenticeship into Andean cosmology, I chose the name to honor the people, the wisdom, and to invite deeper appreciation for their sacred relationship to land, mountains and the unseen. This relationship is available to all of us who walk this earth and is where much of my musical inspiration emerges."

SC Banner Artist: Jennifer Espenscheid https://thesomashow.com

Alex Haw runs Fox&Badge, a community and artistic experiment in a collective utopia, yearning towards transcendence.
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Previously: Alex Haw is and artist/architect & director of atmos.

atmos is an award-winning multidisciplinary  art+architecture+design practice (est. 2007) that works internationally across scales and media - from small-scale product-design to large-scale master-plans, with core expertise in public installations and bespoke residential environments. 

Their work centres on innovative sculptural designs that often incorporate cutting-edge digital fabrication and data mapping. They creat work addressing all the senses, with projects that reward close inspection yet abide in the memory, merging meaning and sensuality.

They have exhibited widely and been widely published on TV (BBC, Channel 4), in national newspapers (Financial Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, etc.) and international design magazines (Icon, Dezeen, Wallpaper, WIRED, Blueprint etc.). 
Haw graduated with a Fulbright from Princeton and a 1st from the Bartlett.

Alex has taught Design Studios at the Architectural Association, Cambridge University, the Royal College of Art and TU Vienna. He graduated on a Fulbright from Princeton University and with a 1st from the Bartlett, UCL. He writes and lectures widely.

He played the lead psycho in Chris Nolan's 1st feature film, Following.
He runs a weekly social exploration of world food (Latitudinal Cuisine). 
http://www.atmosstudio.com

MIX: Apukuna - Return Of The Bird Tribes 2020

⦓ Apukuna ⦔