@apukuna

A Prayer. An Infinite Movement. A Surrendering to an Awakening Heart.

Featuring the debut of Eagle Grouse from emerging artist @midorimusicalcreatrix
Recorded, August 2, 2020, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Artwork @apukuna

Tracklist:

1. Temple Step Project - A New Vision - Invocation (with Darpan) @temple-step-project @darpan
2. Maneesh de Moor - Medicine of Truth (So Hum) @mdmsound
3. Liquid Bloom feat. Deya Dova - Resonant Migration (Temple Step Project Ambient Mix) @liquidbloom @deya-dova @temple-step-project @desert-trax
4. Desert Dwellers - In the Beginning @desertdwellers @merkaba-music-1
5. Erothyme - Thousand Hands of God (feat. Entheo) @erothyme @entheo
6. Random Rab - Apparently (feat. Katie Gray) @random-rab
7. Ludovico Einaudi - Walk (Phaeleh Remix) @ludovicoeinaudi @phaeleh
8. Nanosphere - Into Your Spiral Embrace @nanosphere
9. J.Pool - Mi Alma @j_pool
10. Baptiste Sejourné​ & Kama Lila Sol - Kura Kura @baptiste-sejourne @kamilla-sol @numamusica
11. Maneesh de Moor - Arcana of Orion @mdmsound
12. Darpan - Blessing @darpan
13. Loituma - Viimesen Kerran (The Very Last Time) @sixdegreesrecords
14. Jason Jōb - Warmth @jasonjob
15. Yaima - It's Written in the Wind @yaima-music
16. Hearthfire - Open My Eyes
17. Wah! - Om Tare @wah-music
18. Hiatus - Distancer @hiatus
19. Noahs Boat - The less you love, the less you live @noahs-boat
20. Random Rab - Sunesis @random-rab
21. Landikhan feat. Niña Indigo - Astral (Original)  @lndkhn
22. Maneesh de Moor - Icaro of the River Dolphin @mdmsound
23. Âpe Chimba - Sin Miedo @apechimba
24. Emancipator - Baralku (Frameworks Remix) @emancipator @frameworks @locirecords
25. Maneesh de Moor - Agua Florida Blessing @mdmsound
26. Raio - Agua Pura @pachamantra
27. BLOOM, ELIH - The Long Run @bloommusicofficial @elias-hector @resuenomusic
28. hobta - Los Angeles Sir? (Original Mix) @hobta @heimlichaufsc
29. Nina Simmons - Tamba Tamba (Nairobi Matata Jazz Edit) @whoisninasimmons @plurpurarecords 
30. M-Seven - Creative Tao
31. Âpe Chimba - Kwo @apechimba
32. Tronje Kaemena - Sand @tronje-kaemena @peace_onearth
33. Shab Abed - Ateb
34. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Nature's Infinity @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
35. Alex Kaminski - Eros @alex_kaminski @wayurecords
36. Mira & Chris Schwarzwälder - Ayun (Original Mix) @mira_kater @shuffle @katermukke
37. Midori - Eagle Grouse @midorimusicalcreatrix
38. Maneesh de Moor - Colibri Icaro @mdmsound
39. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Water is Life @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
40. Aleceo - Maria Ft. Kailash Kokopelli & Tatyana Kalmykova @aleceo @kokopelli-kailash @tatyana-kalmykova-swa @resuenomusic
41. Maneesh de Moor - Medicine Blessing @mdmsound
42. Erothyme - Sunshine through Speakers (feat. Madelion Moondrop) @erothyme
43. Ulla Pirttijarvi - Hildda Luohti (Hilda's Song) @sixdegreesrecords
44. Hiatus - The Magician @hiatus

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MIX: Apukuna - Surrender Fear Into Love

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)

2025 UPCOMING: 

Sep 28 - Dance Portal (Nelson, BC, CANADA)
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 - Portland Ecstatic Dance (Portland, OR, USA)

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 - Surrender Fear Into Love

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