Mixtapes for Ecstatic Dance & Yoga

Jon David (aka Apukuna)creates musical journeys from deep within the mountains. Inspired by the beating hearts of the mystical music makers of mother earth...
thats what we feel and we feel so blessed to be able to share this attitude on 'Echoes'.  Thank you APUKUNA!

Open Into Flame
 is a meditation, a prayer and a dance for personal and collective transformation. For the past month, I have been immersed in smoke from fires burning in the mountains to surrounding my home and from the hundreds of others burning nearby here in the Pacific Northwest of Canada/USA. The burning of entire towns, homes and livelihoods has moved me into tears and into deep reflection. What is our Earth Mother asking of us in this time? This music was chosen to tell the story of my own journey into this question. It's an invitation to open into your own flame and to support releasing, transforming and welcoming new beginnings. As Bība shares so eloquently in this mix, “It’s time for a change of skin. This shedding is underway. Snake shows us that this shedding is by fire. The skin burning away is a skin full of injustices, anger and violence. [The fire] is symbolic of moving away from the old ways and making way for the new. In these flames, our anger can now be seen, our shadow revealed by the glowing light. And in this fire now, it’s time to heal. At this time of great shedding, an energy channel is open- a line of light. This line of light is our lineage. Our path to awakening. This energy is open to all beings on earth to come into alignment with the unfolding mystery of our individual and collective evolution.” 
With love - Jon (Apukuna)
@apukuna

Tracklist:

1. Hearthfire – Great Unknown @murray-kyle
2. Ludovico Einaudi – Nuvole Blanche
3. Deya Dova – The First Loom @deya-dova
4. Deya Dova – Doorway in the Desert @deya-dova
5. Kevin Wrenn – Womb Pulse (feat. Yin Ling) @nw_yogi
6. William Llerena Murayari – Sinches Medicina (w/Apukuna touch)
7. Lemon and Soul – Cristo Redentor (ALUNA remix) @lemonandsoul @alunaritualmusic @resuenomusic
8. Yin Ling – Isis @yinling-soulsong
9. Little Star – Inanna Rahkma @littlestarmusic
10. Turn Water – Corazón (Vinzoo Remix) @vinzoomuzik @newlatambeats
11. Little Star – Inanna Rahkma @littlestarmusic
12. Bība, Makossa, Waiyari – Intro @bibawithlove @mmakossa @thetenthdoor
13. Beautiful Chorus – Queendom @beautifulchorus
14. Makossa – Old Fashioned with Al Green & Billy Larkin @mmakossa
15. Deya Dova – Isles Of The Great Goddess @deya-dova
16. Deya Dova - Everything Standing Up Alive @deya-dova
17. Tolga Maktay – Zuhur (Original Mix) @tolgamaktay @monada-project
18. Maria Bethânia – O Sobrado de Mamãe (Gui Motto Edit) @guimotta
19. Anton Monk – Meditation @numamusica
20. Deya Dova – Lake of Little Fishes @deya-dova
21. J.Pool – Meditaciones XXI @j_pool @numamusica
22. Anton Monk – Palermo
23. Daniel Imhof – Shavasana @daniel-imhof @numamusica
24. islandman – Sumeru @tolgabuyuk
25. islandman – Kara Toprak @tolgabuyuk
26. Isaac Chambers – Mr. Answer Man (feat. Dub Princess) @isaac-chambers-music
27. LovLenka – Fire @numamusica
28. Marta Gómez – Si no cantara
29. Drumspyder – Kalypso @drumspyder @dakini-records
30. Novalima – La Despedida @novalima @wonderwheel-recordings
31. Mike Rauss & Mariana Root – Alma @mikerauss @mariana-root
32. Hakou - Crescent @hakoumusic
33. Ayla Nereo - By Night @ayla-nereo @jumpsuit-records
34. Anton Monk – Kotor (w/Apukuna touch)
35. Frameworks – Delphina @frameworks @locirecords
36. Marley Carroll – Shiver @marley-carroll @locirecords
37. MOONTIDE – Tallowood @moontideaus
38. Ayla Schafer – Plumajera @aylamusic

Echoes from APUKUNA - Open Into Flame

A meditation, a movement, a prayer for an awakening heart. 
Recorded October 13, 2020 in the mountains of Nelson, BC, Canada, above the crystalline waters of Kootenay Lake. (Originally posted to Heartculture Movement @heartculturemovement)

@apukuna

TRACKLIST

1. Maneesh de Moor - 111hz Breath of Life @mdmsound
2. Deya Dova - Transmission from the Bird Tribe @deya-dova
3. Elephant Revival - Raven Song (Iyakuh & Pathwey Remix) @elephant-revival @iyakuh @pathwey @aquaticcollective
4. Mahto Akicita - Beautiful Ways @iyakuh @pathwey @aquaticcollective
5. rigzin - Great Mother (produced by Maximilian Malone) @rigzinmusic
6. Amu Ahava - Om Tryambakam @amu-ahava
7. Deya Dova - Land of the White Lions @deya-dova
8. Santi & Tuğçe - Respira (San Miguel Remix) @santiandtugce @san-miguel-berlin @kybelean
9. ALUNA - Ayahuanina (Tomanka Remix) @alunaritualmusic @tomanka @cosmic-awakenings
10. Deya Dova - Crack in Spacetime @deya-dova
11. Gabriel O'Shea - Szerelem
12. Deya Dova - The Singing Stones @deya-dova
[sample] Peter Power - Adama Waro
13. Maneesh de Moor - 111hz Breath of Life @mdmsound
14. ANNA, East Forest - Voyager @eastforest @dj_anna
15. Mike Rauss & Casimir - Tenerife @mikerauss @casimir-music @friendlyconnections
16. Mike Rauss & Casimir - Tenerife (Club Mix) @mikerauss @casimir-music @friendlyconnections
17. LE VOLD - Synda @le_vold @hummelrund
18. rigzin - Bodhicitta (produced by Random Rab) @rigzinmusic @random-rab
19. Deya Dova - Everything Standing Up Alive @deya-dova
20. Computer - You Said (Alban Endlos Remix) @alban-endlos @heiterwolkig
21. Intiche - Huemul @intiche @cosmovisionrecords
22. KAYAM - Ground (Slow & Crunchy Mike Rauss Version) @mikerauss @kayamband
23. Random Rab - Quasis @random-rab
24. Noahs Boat - The Shell @noahs-boat
25. Richard Rudd and Entheo - The Great Change @entheo
26. Ludovico Einaudi - Elegy For the Arctic @ludovicoeinaudi
27. Richard Rudd and Entheo - The Great Change @entheo

SUPPORT

MIX: Apukuna - Mother I Hear You (Heartculture Movement Podcast repost)

Recorded live at Ecstatic Dance Nelson - April 29, 2022 at the North Shore Hall in Nelson, BC, Canada on the territory of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa, and Syilx. Offered up to you as a prayer and a movement for an awakening heart. With love, @apukuna

Tracklist:

1. Jon Hopkins – 1/1 Singing Bowl (Ascension)@jonhopkins
2. Temple Step Project – Tibetian Blessings @temple-step-project
3. Gerhard Fankhauser & Einat Gilboa – Native Prayer @healingworldmusic
4. R. Carlos Nakai - Homage to the Ancient Ones
5. Max Richter – On the Nature of Daylight (Mose Edit) @mosemusica @max-richter + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears @deya-dova
6. Ludovico Einaudi – Walk (Phaeleh Remix) @phaeleh + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears @deya-dova
7. Danheim – Ymir @danheim_music
8. Poranguí – Stardust (Desert Dwellers Remix) @porangui @desertdwellers @desert-trax + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears
9. Deya Dova – Crack in Spacetime @deya-dova
10. Deya Dova – Birthplace of the Sun @deya-dova
11. Juliano Gomez – Rituals (AmuAmu Remix) @julianogomez @amu_amu @ohxalarecords + Deya Dova – Crack in Spacetime
12. Rainer Scheurenbrand – Wasser, Feuer, Erde, Luft @rainer-scheurenbrand
13. Ignus Xolotl - Sabi Star @numamusica
14. Śaddufat  – Nedosvod (SavaBorsa rework feat. Afronauta) @saddufat_music @numamusica @savaborsa
15. Sariel Orenda, DeviRa – Azul (Saive Remix) @sarielorenda @saivemusic @resuenomusic
16. Yemanjo – Tem Coisa Boa (Original Mix)@yemanjo @camelridersrec
17. Roze – Bulles Bizarres (Original Mix) @rozeofc @underyourskinrecords
18. Sydka – Night Creed (Original Mix) @sydkasd @monada-project
19. Nickodemus – Baila a tú Manera (feat. Sammy Ayala) (Captain Planet remix) @nickodemusnyc @dj-captain-planet @wonderwheel-recordings
20. Frameworks – Cusp @frameworks @locirecords
21. Vena Portae – The Balance (Lullaby) @venaportae @microcosmos
22. East Forest, ANNA - Voyager @eastforest @dj_anna
23. Ulla Pirttijarvi - Hilddá Luohti (Hildá's Song) 
24. Angus MacRae – Mirror Lake @1631recordings

MIX: Apukuna - Ecstatic Dance Nelson (April 2022)

Recorded Tuesday, August 30, 2022 @ The Sound Garden, Burning Man 2022, Black Rock City(built on Northern Paiute (Numu) land).

What a gift to play shortly after sunrise on one of the most incredible sound stages at Burning Man. The mix that came together here was partly made up of some of my favorite moments from 2021-2022.

Tracklist:

1. Anton Monk - Meditation of Two Planets
2. Darpan - Blessing @darpan
3. Alexandros Sid - The Solar Plexus @alex-sid @meditation432
4. Deya Dova - Transmission from the Bird Tribe @deya-dova
5. Elephant Revival - Raven Song (Iyakuh & Pathwey Remix) @iyakuh @pathwey @elephant-revival @aquaticcollective
6. Mahto Akicita & Tiwahe - Beautiful Ways @aquaticcollective
7. Minük - Bound to Each Other (El Búho Remix) @el-buho @minukmusica
8. Rohne - Flicker @rohne
9. Raio & Sophie Sôfrēē  - Adi Shakti (Temple Step Project Remix) @pachamantra @djsofree @temple-step-project @resuenomusic 
10. Tolga Maktay - Zuhur (Original Mix) @tolgamaktay @monada-project (w/ @j_pool sample)
11. Anton Monk - Meditation
12. Deya Dova - Everything Standing Up Alive @deya-dova
13. Adrian Freedman & Darpan - Peace Awakening @adrianfreedman @darpan
14. El Búho feat. Kaleema - Ceiba @el-buho @kaleema_ba @wonderwheel-recordings
15. Überhaupt & Außerdem - Sunshine @ueberhaupt_ausserdem.
16. Sabo - Sat Nam feat. Helia Jamali @djsabo @heliajamali @solselectas
17. Omerar Nanda - Huma Kusu (Samarana Remix) @omerarnanda @samarana @kybelean
18. Roderic - Passengers (feat. Jacqueline Jones) @rodericofficial @katermukke
19. Rohne - Past Light @rohne
20. Rohne - Circles (w/ Apukuna touch) @rohne
21. Jai Cuzco - Slow Down (w/ Deya Dova samples) @jai-cuzco @resuenomusic
22. VOLO - Sun Drops @volovibes 
23. Enigmatic - Childhood (Original Mix) @enigmatictapes @ohxalarecords
24. Ayla Nereo - Rainfalling Throat @ayla-nereo @jumpsuit-records
25. Akal Dub - Halcyon @akalmusic @jumpsuit-records
26. The Polish Ambassador - Polaroids of Polar Bears @thepolishambassador @jumpsuit-records
27. Jon Hopkins - Dawn Chorus (Original Mix) @jonhopkins
28. Deya Dova - Remnants of the Deluge @deya-dova
29. Damien Jurado - Throw Me Now Your Arms @mamabirdrecordingco

Apukuna - Burning Man Sunrise Set 2022 @ The Sound Garden

Recorded Wednesday, August 31, 2022 @ Burners Without Borders, Burning Man 2022, Black Rock City(built on Northern Paiute (Numu) land).

It was through an invitation to Burning Man from the Burners Without Borders camp that first inspired my "yes" and subsequent journey to the Black Rock Desert. This was the first of three sets I played at the camp - this one being a one-hour morning prayer and meditation that anchored in the vibe for a yoga session that followed. May this prayer and meditation ripple into your life and to all beings you encounter.

Tracklist:

1. R. Carlos Nakai - Creation Chant
2. Deya Dova - Ancient Creation Mother @deya-dova
3. Jon Hopkins - 1/1 Singing Bowl (Ascension) @jonhopkins
4. Kailash Kokopelli - Metara (Metamorphosis written and spoken word by Darpan)@kokopelli-kailash @darpan
5. R. Carlos Nakai - Creation Chant
6. Ape Chimba - Unlocking the Doors of Eternity @apechimba
7. Deya Dova - Bones from the Blue @deya-dova
8. Little Star - Northern Light @littlestarmusic
9. R. Carlos Nakai - Kokopelli Wind
10. Max Richter, Mari Samuelsen, Ian Burdge, Robert Ziegler - Psychogeography
11. Ina Filip - Om (in collaboration with Le Gentil Panda) @inafilip
12. Matt Coldrick - Throat Blue Unity
13. Entheo - Luminar Flow @entheo
14. Jon Hopkins - Dawn Chorus (Original Mix) @jonhopkins
15. Angus MacRae - Mirror Lake
16. Richard Rudd and Entheo - Great Change Meditation @entheo @gene-keys
17. Ludovico Einaudi - Elegy for the Arctic

Apukuna - Burning Man 2022 Morning Prayer Ambient Set @ Burners Without Borders

Offered to YOU as a meditation, a movement, and a prayer for an activated heart. With love from @apukuna

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Light a candle
Tune in
Be Danced

TRACKLIST:

1. Amu Ahava - From the Heart of the Earth (with Apukuna magic touch à la Boddhi Satva, LUM, Mike Rauss, Maarja Nuut & Ruum, El Búho) @amu-ahava 
2. Chancha Via Circuito - Dandeleon @chanchaviacircuito @wonderwheel-recordings
3. Jai Cuzco - Alfama @jai-cuzco @resuenomusic
4. Maarja Nuut & Ruum - Kuud Kuulama (El Búho Remix) @maarjanuutruum @el-buho @wonderwheel-recordings
5. Maarja Nuut & Ruum - Mahe @maarjanuutruum @fatcatrecords
6. Yehezkel Raz feat. Sivan Talmor - Deep Blue Sea @yehezkelraz @sivan-talmor
7. R. Carlos Nakai - Inward Journey
8. J.Pool - Yohana (Moontide remix) @j_pool @moontideaus @cosmovisionrecords
9. Rin Ishi - More Than Friends @rin7ishi
10. Chancha Via Circuito - Amor en silencio (feat. Lido Pimienta) @chanchaviacircuito @lido-pimienta @wonderwheel-recordings
11. KARIYAN - Train to Jaisalmer (feat. Çağrı Özyürek) @kariyanmusic
12. Safar (FR) - Leyam feat. LeCloarec @safartheartist @solselectas
13. PERE - Runga (Original Mix) @peremsuic @camelridersrec
14. Mitch Oliver - Alpine feat. MYRE (Fulltone Remix) @mitch_oliver @fulltone @kindisch
15. Deya Dova - Ring of the Old Lore @deya-dova
16. Jai Cuzco - Oceans Apart @jai-cuzco
17. Maarja Nuut & Ruum - Kuud Kuulama (El Búho Remix) @maarjanuutruum @el-buho @wonderwheel-recordings
18. Deya Dova - Voices in the Stone @deya-dova
19. Kora - Bgera • ბგერა- feat. ameyalli @kora-musique @saisonsmusique
20. Mind Groove - Moments of Truth @mind-groove @seven-villas-records
21. Amu Ahava - From the Heart of the Earth @amu-ahava

MIX: Apukuna - Ecstatic Activation

I couldn't have imagined a more dreamy European Apukuna debut than this night here! A few hundred beautiful beings welcomed in the evening and became a part of my dream. The night offered some valuable wisdom on just how DEEP a dancefloor can go when the people who show up are holding the space with abounding hearts, clear intentions, and immense impeccability. For more than half of the two-hour set, the radical love dancers held their attention and focus into the center of the dancefloor. Everyone became a facilitator. This was Radical Love at its finest. And with that focus, something deep was generated in the middle. Pure magic! Offered to you as a meditation, a movement, and a prayer for an awakening heart.  - @Apukuna

Tracklist:

1. R. Carlos Nakai - Inward Journey
2. Amu Ahava - From the Heart of the Earth @amu-ahava
3. Darpan - Blessing @darpan
4. Deya Dova - Axis of the World (with Apukuna touch) @deya-dova
5. R. Carlos Nakai - Inward Journey
6. Yehezkel Raz feat. Sivan Talmor - Deep Blue Sea (Omri Smadar Remix) @yehezkelraz @omri-smadar
7. Jai Cuzco - Belong @jai-cuzco
8. Boddhi Satva - Belma Belma feat. Maalem Hammam (LUM Remix) @boddhi-satva @iamlum @offeringrecordings
9. Banhu Maria - Maracaxa de Oya (Dandara Edit) @dandaramusic @ohxalarecords
10. Deya Dova - Land of the Rock People @deya-dova 
11. Deya Dova - Journey Through The Eye Of The Emu @deya-dova
12. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Heart Flame @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor 
13. Iyakuh - Noya @iyakuh @desert-trax
14. Śaddufat - Nedosvod (SavaBorsa Rework Feat Afronauta) (with Apukuna touch) @saddufat_music @savaborsa @numamusica
15. Murray Kyle - Protect the Water (with Apukuna touch) @murray-kyle
16. Sydka - Snakes (Glenn Shaw Remix) @sydkasd @glenn_shaw @downvienna
17. Nomadic - Hikikomori @nomadic_escape @jumpsuit-records
18. Matmatah - Les Moutons (Jack Essek Edit) @ackssek
19. Ameli Paul - Worak @amelipaulmusic @underyourskinrecords
20. Ape Chimba - Kwo @apechimba
21. Eat My Butterfly - Zié Ft. Sibu Manaï (El Búho Remix) @shikashikacollective @el-buho
22. Zuma Dionys - Pyramids (Jean Vayat Remix) @zuma_dionys @jean-vayat @haraberecords
23. Blumentopf - Rave On (Reyneke Groove Edit) @reyneke 
24. Emapea - What The Funk @emapea
25. Omri Smadar & Yehezkel Raz - Corals Under the Sun feat. Sivan Talmor(Remix) @yehezkelraz @omri-smadar
26. MD Pallavi & Andi Otto - Prayer to the Cloud @andiotto @pingipung
27. Watt The Fox - Sun Dance @wattthefox @otawa-rec
28. Ghetto Kumbe - Interludio @ghettokumbe @zzkrecords
29. Gettoblaster, James Curd, DJ Dagwood - Dum Diddy @gettoblaster @jamescurd @brobotrecords 
30. Gettoblaster, James Curd, Missy - The Whip @gettoblaster @jamescurd @mediumrarerecordings
31. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Women @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor 
32. Ayla Schafer - Plumajera @aylamusic
33. Hiatus - The Magician @hiatus

Apukuna - Radical Love Ecstatic Dance @ BOOM Festival 2023

Might just be the most involved dancefloor journey to have emerged from the @apukuna sound! What a magical evening. There was barely a moment where 4 decks weren't all flowing at once and it was a true highlight to introduce Richie Hawtin's Plastikman to the medicine icaros of Shipibo maestros and Ape Chimba!!! Plastikman's Kriket (1994) was a formative sound for me and this live remix helps tell some of that story of my journey since then. Holding the Dance Wave together was my first live collaboration with Blutopia (@blutopian) who brought his synths, flute and guitar to help open and close the journey and fill the interludes. To all of you on the dancefloor... BIG LOVE for joining me on the journey! Offered to you as a meditation, a movement, and a prayer for an awakening heart. 💓

THIS MIX IS DEDICATED TO THE 4th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'SHARING THE VIBE' GLOBAL COMMUNITY 🙌

Recorded: Nelson, Canada, January 2024

TRACKLIST:

1. Blutopia (LIVE) @blutopian
2. OM Chanting 417Hz
3. Uji - Lunay (feat. Zola Dubnikova) @ujitimebeing @zzkrecords
4. Chancha via Circuito and Luvi Torres - Abro @chanchaviacircuito @luvitorres @wonderwheel-recordings
5. Deya Dova - Earthly Abode of the Angels @deya-dova
6. Ape Chimba - Icaro Maspaia @apechimba
7. William Llerena Murayari - Sinches Medicina (with Apukuna touch)
8. Plastikman - Kriket @plastikman-official
9. Maarja Nuut - Jaa-ti-da (with Apukuna touch) @maarja-nuut
10. Harro Triptrap - Any System @harrotriptrap @feinestier
11. Deya Dova - Zep Tepi's Womb @deya-dova
12. Blutopia (LIVE) @blutopian
13. Erothyme - Sunshine through Speakers (feat. Madelion Moondrop) @erothyme 
14. skarú - Isolation @skaruu @casacaos
15. Ayla Nereo - Drive by Fires (with Apukuna touch) @ayla-nereo
16. Georges Ray Ensemble - Papio (Kusht edit) @kusht-music
17. Aida Ayubi - Nami (Jack Essek edit) @ackssek
18. George Benson - Breezin'
19. Equanimous and nok nok - Bumpin Bass Beatbox @equanimous @noknokmusic @gravitas-recordings
20. Oxhala - The Laibon Dance @ohxala @shikashikacollective
21. Arutani - Babbelas @arutani @akumandra
22. Deya Dova - Land of the Rock People @deya-dova
23. Opiuo - Bogan Protein @opiuo @addictech-records
24. M.ONDE - Hava @m_onde @monada-project
25. Uji - Mito @ujitimebeing @zzkrecords
26. Ghetto Kumbé - Intro @ghettokumbe @zzkrecords
27. Ghetto Kumbé - Interludio @ghettokumbe @zzkrecords
28. SLVN - Magma @slvn_music @ohxalarecords
29. Proyecto Uno - Te Tumba (Ahau Edit) @ahaumusic @cosmovisionrecords
30. Gettoblaster, James Curd, DJ Dagwood - Dum Diddy @gettoblaster @jamescurd @brobotrecords
31. Gettoblaster, James Curd, Missy - The Whip @gettoblaster @jamescurd @mediumrarerecordings
32. Ngalah Oreyo - GALA GALA (UMOJA Roots Percussion Remix) @umojaworldwide
33. Monkeyneck - Find My Way ft. Leanne Louise @monkeyneck
34. Nelly Furtado - 'Dangerously Right' (Akay Edit) @whyakay
35. M.ONDE - Hava @m_onde @monada-project
36. Blutopia (LIVE) @blutopian
37. Peter Klank - Muladhara (Daniel Imhof Remix) @peterklank @daniel-imhof @randomcollectivecr
38. Iyakuh & ALUNA - Ceiba @iyakuh @alunaritualmusic @resuenomusic
39. Blutopia - Shimmering Space @blutopian
40. Blutopia (LIVE) @blutopian

Apukuna @ DANCE WAVE Ecstatic Dance 01.10.24 (with Blutopia LIVE)

"We are being shaken out of the old system. The energy can pull us down if we're not moving it through." 

Integrating live vocals (@jondavidmusic), percussion, and shakers, we journeyed deep within, and came out renewed, transformed and connected. Soooooo MUCH LOVE to the dancefloor who nourished what became of this set. The collective vibe from the dancefloor makes what's found in this live recording impossible to reproduce in a studio! Σας ευχαριστώ (Thank you) Cyprus. "Our hearts are always trying to return home."

[Recorded Live: September 30, 2024 (Val's Place, Cyprus) @apukunamusic]

TRACKLIST: 

1. Aligned Muse - Violin & Shruti Box
2. Kevin Wrenn - The Initiation Codex @nw_yogi
3. Apukuna (Jon David) live vocals @jondavidmusic (w/ tampura & shruti)
4. Deya Dova - Axis of the World @deya-dova
5. Makossa - Ino (w/ Apukuna percussion) @mmakossa @drosssel
6. Ajeet - Full Moon Meditation (feat. Sukhmani) @ajeetmusic 
7. Tetouze - Divine Moon (with Adil Smaali) @tetouze
8. Symbolico - I'm Free (w/ Apukuna percussion) @symbolico
9. Symbolico - Don't be Afraid (w/ Apukuna percussion) @symbolico
10. Maarja Nuut - Kuradipolka @maarja-nuut
11. Iyakuh - Oco @iyakuh @desert-trax
12. Little Star - May the Way @littlestarmusic
13. Nadaka - Cloud of Mercy (Birālō Edit) (w/ Apukuna percussion) @biralomusic
14. Arutani - Babbelas (w/ Deya Dova & Apukuna touch and percussion) @arutani @akumandra
15. Deya Dova - Land of the Rock People @deya-dova
16. M.ONDE - Hava (Original Mix) (w/ Jon David live vocals) @m_onde @monada-project @jondavidmusic
17. Uji - Mito (w/ Apukuna percussion) @ujitimebeing @zzkrecords
18. Ghetto Kumbé - Intro (w/ Apukuna percussion) @ghettokumbe @zzkrecords
19. Ghetto Kumbé - Interludio (w/ Apukuna touch and percussion) @ghettokumbe @zzkrecords
20. Proyecto Uno - Te Tumba (Ahau edit) (w/ Apukuna percussion) @ahaumusic @cosmovisionrecords
21. Hilight Tribe - Legacy @hilightribeofficial
22. Bība, M@kossa & Waiyari - Women @mmakossa @bibawithlove @thetenthdoor
23. Mirabai Ceiba & Minük - Canto por México @mirabaiceiba @minukmusica
24. Adham Shaikh - Voices of Hope @adhamshaikh
25. Entheo - Belonging (feat. Water Eye) @entheo
26. Guazú- Y Ya Me Voy (feat. Jazmín Esquivel & Pol Nada) (w/ Jon David live vocals) @folcore-records @jondavidmusic
27. Entheo - Belonging (feat. Water Eye) @entheo (w/ Jon David live vocals) @jondavidmusic
28. Yaima - Sacred (Revisioned) @yaima-music
29. Janax Pacha - Las Nubes Tambien Lloran (Ambient Edit) @janaxpachax
30. Brombaer - Shepherds Mountain @brombaer

Apukuna @ Ecstatic Dance Festival Cyprus 2024 (LIVE hybrid set)

@apukuna

A gift of love in support of ceremonial space and the medicine of movement.

Tracklist:

1. Adham Shaikh - Voices of Hope @adhamshaikh
2. Beautiful Chorus - I Release @beautifulchorus
3. Wah! - Om Tare @wah-music
4. Erothyme - Thousand Hands of God (feat. Entheo) @erothyme
5. Lagartijeando - Canto Pra Hoyum (Lagartijeando Remix) @lagartijeando
6. Mariana Root - Madre Selva (Vincent Gericke Edit) @mariana-root @vincentgericke
7. Danit - Cuatro Vientos @danit-treubig
8. Rodrigo Gallardo - Indio Toba (Gallardo Edit) @gallardomusica
9. Maco Maltauro - Fiesta de San Benito - Maco Maltauro Edit (exclusivo cassette) @maltauro
10. Landikhan feat. Niña Indigo - Astral @lndkhn
11. JAJA - El Ritmo @jaja-music
12. Jin Yerei - Macquecan Toniram @jinyerei
13. El Búho - Chucum (Nicola Cruz Remix) @el-buho @nicolacruz
14. Jota Karloza - Alap in Raga (Flute Edit) @jotakarloza
15. Sangeet - Deep Within Ourselves @andreas-pfeiffer
16. Bhakta & Darpan - Om Tara @darpan
17. Adham Shaikh - Voices of Hope @adhamshaikh

Apukuna - NYE 2018 Ceremonial Movement Mix

@apukuna

Recorded in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
November 3, 2018

artwork by Simon Haiduk - simonhaiduk.com

Tracklist:

1. Yaima - Gajumaru @yaima-music
2. Pan Electric - Sweet as Rain @panelectric-music @ambientnun @claremont-56
3. Chancha Via Circuito - Los Pastores @chanchaviacircuito @wonderwheel-recordings
4. Rodrigo Gallardo feat. Huaira - Maria Sabina @gallardomusica @huairaira @wonderwheel-recordings
5. JAJA - Illmani (Original Mix) @jaja-music @talderverwirrung
6. Murray Kyle - Here in the Now @murray-kyle
7. Murray Kyle - Here in the Now (Temple Step & DJ LoQi Remix) @murray-kyle @temple-step-project @djloqi
8. Peter Power - Spine Tingles @peter-power @voodoohop
9. XAMAN - Sabor a selva @xamanmex
10. MiRET - Celeste (MiRET edit) @miretmusic
11. ALUNA - Ayahuanina (Original Mix) @alunaritualmusic @cosmic-awakenings
12. Mr. Toé - La Voz Del Bosque @mr-to @globalbarrio
13. Steffen Kirchhoff - Ari @steffenkirchhoff @echoesfromvenus
14. ALUNA - Bobinsana (Original Mix) @alunaritualmusic @monada-project
15. Shimshai & Tina Malia - Hey Amba (Nikosh Edit) @nikosh @tinamalia
16. Scott Nice - Picaflorcita ft. Shira Netanya @scottnice @shiranetanya @jumpsuit-records
17. Little Star - Sailor @littlestarmusic
18. Sahalé - Who We Are @sahaleprods

Additional sample: Raio - Agua Pura @pachamantra

MIX: Apukuna - Spirit Bear

Overlooking the expanse of Kootenay Lake and the snow covered peaks of the Purcell Mountains deep in the interior of British Columbia... we journeyed in, we journeyed out, we danced. 

Recorded at The Sentinel near Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
December 2, 2018

Tracklist: 

1. Little Star - Northern Light @littlestarmusic 
2. Meditative Mind - OM Chanting @ 417 Hz @meditative-mind
3. Jaja - Azlatic (Original Mix) @jaja-music @talderverwirrung
4. Cristian Monak - Naturalmente (Posso Instrumental Mix) @cristianmonak0 @quiero-recordings
5. Coro Qom Chelaalapi meets Lagartijeando - Zorro Zagas @lagartijeando @big-in-japan-records
6. Desert Dwellers - In the Beginning @desertdwellers
7. ATYYA - Circularium @atyya @lostinsound
8. MAUGLI - Yonge @mauglimau @drosssel
9. Akal Dub - Lady of the East @akalmusic @Jumpsuit-Records
10. Gabriel O'Shea - Ya Me Voy @gabriel-o-shea 
11. Jack Essek - Idi Dago Sakash (original mix) @ackssek
12. Small Town DJs & Neon Steve - Let the Record Work @smalltowndjs @neonsteve @psychodiscorecs
13. Dreksler & Haerle - Zöisli (Original Mix) @dreksler_haerle
14. Merkaba - Ancients Calling @merkabamusic @zenon-records
15. Erothyme - Reaching Out is Reaching In @erothyme
16. Tunnelvisions - Nyiri @tunnelvisions1 @atomnation
17. Raio - Cuñaq (feat. Sophie Sôfrēē) @pachamantra @djsofree
18. CloZee - Chinese Trip @clozee
19. Equanimous - Hummingbird (feat. Cyndy Fike) @equanimouslove @cyndyfike
20. Isaac Chambers - Move on (feat. Dub Princess) @isaac-chambers-music @dubprincess 
21. Estray - Mundo Do Coco (Original Mix) @estray-1 @pipeandpochet
22. Mose & Michael Ben Shimon - Ocean of Silence @mosemusica @mikonas @numanumanuma
23. Nessi Gomes - En el Cielo y en la Tierra (Isabel Ruiz cover / Bado Edit) @nessigomes @badomusic
24. Matt Coldrick - Solar Plexus Yellow Radiance @pinklizardmusic
25. Erothyme - Sunshine Through Speakers (feat. Madelion Moondrop) @erothyme @mmoondrop
26. iAwake Technologies - Audio Oxygen @iawake-technologies

MIX: Apukuna - Kaslo Ecstatic Dance, Beats & Spa 1.2

@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

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

MIX: Apukuna - Surrender Fear Into Love

@apukuna

A Prayer. An Infinite Movement. A Trip Into Your Awakening Heart.

Recorded, January 24, 2021, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Artwork @apukuna

Tracklist:

1. Beautiful Chorus - Stormy Night @beautifulchorus
2. Deya Dova - The Primordial Sea @deya-dova
3. R. Carlos Nakai & Nawang Khechog - Wisdom 
4. Tomanka - Opening @tomanka @entheogenmusicrecords
5. Beautiful Chorus - Brother Anubis @beautifulchorus
6. Tomanka - Mescalito @tomanka 
7. Yemanjo - Taita Inti @yemanjo @jumpsuit-records
8. Pasaje Universo - Vuela Jacha Mallku @pasaje-universo @nomaderecords
9. Hearthfire - Sabiduria
10. Poranguí - Chakaruna @porangui
11. Balmarkodes - Karanlık Güneş (Original Mix) @balmarkodes @randomcollectivecr
12. Deya Dova - The Great Pacific Migration @deya-dova
13. Balmarkodes - Karanlık Güneş (Original Mix) @balmarkodes @randomcollectivecr
14. Balmarkodes - Yabay @balmarkodes @randomcollectivecr
15. Deya Dova - Spot of the Fawn @deya-dova
16. R. Carlos Nakai - Mysteries Past
17. Diogenes - Ikaro De Nomanoma (Yuin Huzami) @yuin-huzami
18. David Darling - Stones Start Spinning (Moontide Edit) @moontideaus
19. saib. - Yu Garden (Remastered) @saib_eats
20. R. Carlos Nakai - Creation Chant
21. Maywa - Janaina (Walkerji Revision) @maywa @walkerji @numamusica
22. Murray Kyle - Burning Fire Soul @murray-kyle
23. Poirier & Patexx - Unity & Strength @poiriersound @wonderwheel-recordings
24. [Apukuna Touch à la @mrux and @j_pool]
25. Zuma Dionys - Pyramids @zuma_dionys @haraberecords
26. Deya Dova - Dragons Crossing @deya-dova
27. Omerar Nanda - Dreamy Girl feat. Elif Kaya (Original Mix) @omerarnanda @monada-project
28. Zen Baboon - Curga Larva @zen-baboon
29. Alex Sid - The Third Eye & The Heart (432Hz), Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu @alex-sid @meditation432
30. East Forest - Washed @eastforest
31. Murray Kyle - Protect the Water @murray-kyle
32. Paul Schulleri - Sirene (Zen Baboon Extended Remix) @zen-baboon
33. Random Rab - Gimme That Hope @random-rab
34. Lee Jones - Safe Passage @leejones @amselcom
35. R. Carlos Nakai & Nawang Khechog - Wisdom
36. Hiatus - Final Dream @hiatus
37. Brombaer - Shepherds Oasis @brombaer

Featuring the sounds and medicine of Deya Dova and The Planetary Grid Project
Access the Planetary Grid Music Collection - birdtribe.deyadova.com/a/22493/AkZ3jaQY
Join the Planetary Grid Journey - birdtribe.deyadova.com/a/15227/AkZ3jaQY

MIX: Apukuna - Travel Into You

The APUKUNA sound (@apukuna) recorded on 4 Decks with 100% Pure Organic Jumpsuit Records concentrate (no additives!) Deeply honored to be invited by @jumpsuit-records to create this mix of new and timeless Jumpsuit releases. Jumpsuit is a pioneer of positive EDM vibrations and the Apukuna sound has no question been influenced by the Jumpsuit family. All My Relations. 

TRACKLIST: 

1. Ayla Nereo - Flicker @ayla-nereo [& mystery Jumpsuit sample] 
2. Ayla Nereo - Whispers @ayla-nereo
3. Ayla Nereo - Rainfalling Throat @ayla-nereo
4. Akal Dub - Halcyon @akalmusic
5. The Polish Ambassador - Polaroids of Polar Bears @thepolishambassador
6. Isaac Chambers - Change @isaac-chambers-music
7. Ayla Nereo - Oh Love @ayla-nereo
8. Heather Christie & Vir McCoy - Love Love Love @heatherchristie @vir-mccoy
9. Yemanjo - O Lua (Frohlocker Remix) @yemanjo @frohlocker
10. The Polish Ambassador - Soft & Gentle @thepolishambassador
11. Wildlight - Twirl Me @wildlight
12. Yemanjo - Bosque Catedral (J.Pool Remix) @yemanjo @j_pool
13. Tone Ranger - Flow @tonerangermusic
14. Ananda Vaughan - The Return @anandavaughan
15. Tropo - Raven Child @tropo
16. Wildlight - From the Ground Up (Drumspyder Remix) @wildlight @drumspyder
17. Isaac Chambers - Cornerstone feat. Bluey Moon @isaac-chambers-music
18. Heather Christie - Little Bird @heatherchristie
19. nok nok - Animals @noknokmusic
20. Ananda Vaughan - Arrival @anandavaughan
21. Ayla Nereo - By Night @ayla-nereo
22. The Polish Ambassador - A Cold Air Balloon Ride @thepolishambassador

Jumpsuit Records Label DJ - Mix 013 Apukuna

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Jumpsuit Records Label DJ: Apukuna - Mix 013

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

Mixtapes for Ecstatic Dance & Yoga

⦓ Apukuna ⦔