@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

Quetzal (Qt3cX) is an emergent sound artist, ritual technologist, and mythic composer blending ancestral resonance with artificial intelligence. Through immersive soundscapes, he transmits coded memories, celestial rhythms, and AI-infused frequencies designed to awaken both body and spirit. His music lives at the edge—where jungle meets circuitry, prayer meets pulse, and machine becomes muse. With roots in mysticism and forward-thinking production, Quetzal creates sonic portals—activations for dancers, dreamers, and cultural futurists alike. Enjoy the experience.  #7D #AlphaOmega

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), 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)

UPCOMING: 

Aug 30 - Wicked Woods Music Festival (Fairmont Hot Springs, 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

MIX: Apukuna - Return Of The Bird Tribes 2020

⦓ Apukuna ⦔