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AW KAKAWA | Dance Journeys

Ecstatic dance cacao journey, recorded live at our first edition of Aw Kakawa in De Studio, Antwerp on Sep 23, 2023.

For upcoming events, follow:

✧ instagram.com/dauwmuziek
✧ instagram.com/awkakawa.wow
✧ instagram.com/raw_kakaw_kid
✧ instagram.com/geraldinecrystalline

Dao ✧ Kakaw Journey I @ Aw Kakawa (Sep 2023)

Ecstatic dance cacao journey, recorded live at our second edition of Aw Kakawa in De Studio, Antwerp on Dec 17, 2023.

For upcoming events, follow:

✧ instagram.com/awkakawa.wow
✧ instagram.com/dauwmuziek

Dao ✧ Kakaw Journey II @ Aw Kakawa (Dec 2023)

An hour and a half Ecstatic Dance Journey, featuring the following artists in order of play:
Breathing In - Shaman's Dream
Ancestors - Porangui/ Shaman's Dream
The River - Bride Tribe (Shaman's Dream/ Geometrae Remix)
Bali Forests - Momentology (Shaman's Dream/ Geometrae Remix)
One Truth - Savej
Solstice - Savej
Watch & Chain - Jeremy Sole
Beware The Drunken Master - Kaya Project - (Digitalis Remix)
Bubble & Squeek - Beatfarmer
Gaian Portal - Symbolico
Evolution - Shaman's Dream (Momentology remix)
Africa Calling - Human Experience
Soli - Dirtwire
Gata - Nicolas Deep
We Are A Tribe - Temple Step
Escalier - Shaman's Dream (Afrosideral remix)
Far Away - Lazarus Moment
Cedar Moon - Shaman's Dream

Ecstatic Dance Medicine Journey

11/07/25 — Aljezur, PT, Essência Gathering
30/07/25 — Portugal, Kind Family Gathering III

Dauw—pronounced ‘Dao’—is the condensation of soul into sound. Like morning dew catching the first light of day, his music arrives steadily, yet speaks of deep undercurrents. Steeped in deep, worldly rhythms, the journey has always been one of essence over hype. Feeling over form.

His sets have pulsed through clubs, festivals, deserts, jungles, lakesides and intimate private events. But as the seasons turned, so did the call. What once moved crowds toward sunrise began pulling him inward—toward stillness, presence and ceremony. 

And so, Dao emerged. A name echoing eastern wisdom tradition—the path, the flow, the harmony beyond effort. With it he crafts ecstatic dance experiences where music becomes medicine and movement the release. These are rituals in spaces held with care, soul and deep intention. 

Drawing on one and a two decades of DJ alchemy, his sound blends grounded basslines with soaring emotional arcs, curated entirely anew for each gathering. Music for the body, the breath and the unseen.

This isn’t an act. It's a remembrance.

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09/06/25 — BE, Extrema Outdoor 15 Years

24/08/24 — Ghent, Cosmic Depths
02/08/24 — Sweden, Private event
21/07/24 — Wavre, Moonlodge Gathering
22/06/24 — w/ mem, Ardennes, La Nature Festival
26/05/24 — w/ mem, Ghent, Surya Spirits '24
21/04/24 — Antwerp, Aw Kakawa IV
02/03/24 — Antwerp, AK Klub Circle I

22/12/23 — Ghent, Aw Kakawa III
17/12/23 — Antwerp, Aw Kakawa II
23/09/23 — Antwerp, Aw Kakawa I
13/08/23 — Östergötland, SE, Sangha X
30/04/23 — Limburg, Klank Carrousel II

28/11/22 — Berlin, DE, Kater Blau x 45 Katzen
19/11/22 — Antwerp, Balsem 02 (Private)
28/08/22 — Black Rock City, USA, Burning Man
13/08/22 — Zeebrugge, BE, WCD w/ Viken Arman
09/07/22 — Antwerp, Balsem 01
04/03/22 — Ghent, Funke w/ MOSLEY JR, SAUS
05/08/21 — Vilvoorde, Asiat Site, Flagrant
17/07/21 — Ghent, Garden bday bash

24/07/20 — Zeebrugge, WeCanDance Beach Bar
04/07/20 — Privé Dansant, BE
16/05/20 — Remote Burn 2020, Project Heart
02/02/20 — Château d' Hélécine, BE, Thé Dansant
17/01/20 — Antwerp, The Gardens of Babylon

31/12/19 — Amsterdam, NL, Faralda Hotel NYE
31/10/19 — Milan, IT, A Dose of Halloween
27/08/19 — USA, BRC, Burning Man 
17/08/19 — Bogense, DK, Foreverland (bryllup)
09/08/19 — Zeebrugge, BE, WeCanDance Festival
27/07/19 — Goch, DE, The Monastery Festival
13/07/19 — Hechtel, BE, Audacious Open Air
21/06/19 — Stockholm, SE, Sangha IX Midsommar
27/04/19 — Antwerp, Mate Family x VSF Open Air
05/04/19 — Brussels, 1Y Mate Family
02/03/19 — Antwerp, The Gardens of Babylon

15/12/18 — Antigua, GUA, Wizards Mansion III
08/12/18 — Lake Atitlan, GUA, SunDance II
02/12/18 — Antigua, GUA, Wizards Patio
24/11/18 — Lake Atitlan, GUA, SunDance I
16/11/18 — Antwerp, Stormkop, Mimosa
12/10/18 — Brussels, Zodiak, BEM18
30/08/18 — USA, Burning Man, CS & Kalliope 
05/08/18 — Vilvoorde, Soundgarten
28/07/18 — Secret location, NL, Private event 
21/07/18 — TML, Abracadabra, w/ BLOND:ISH
10/06/18 — Kabak Valley, TR, Project Heart
26/05/18 — Antwerp, Tam Tam w/ STAVROZ live
16/02/18 — Antwerp, The Gardens of Babylon
13/01/18 — Tulum, MX, Maxa Camp
11/01/18 — Sian Ka'an, MX, Sanctuary
05/01/18 — Tulum, MX, Six Senses in the Jungle

02/12/17 — Stockholm, SE, Secret Sangha
28/10/17 — Antwerp, Plein Publiek, Sonntag
03/09/17 — Brussels, Soundgarten 9
23/07/17 — Antwerp, Tomorrowland # 1
10/06/17 — Antwerp, Jardim, Tam Tam
12/05/17 — Antw, Vederlicht w/ F. LOMBARDO
29/04/17 — Tankwa desert, SA, Afrikaburn
10/01/17 — Tulum jungle, MX, Project Heart

22/10/16 — Amsterdam, ADE, Sugarfactory
04/09/16 — Antwerp, Magiq, Sonntag
28/08/16 — Bxl, Kruitfabriek, Soundgarten8
07/08/16 — Garbicz Festival, PL, Juicy Boat
02/07/16 — Antwerp, Club Vaag w/ BEDOUIN
29/05/16 — Berlin, DE , Heart Decompression
14/05/16 — XO Festival, BE, Vage Stage
11/03/16 — Antwerp, Club Vaag, Vederlicht V
27/02/16 — Stockholm, SE, Secret Sangha IV

23/10/15 — Antwerp, Club Vaag, 1Y Vederlicht
30/08/15 — Brussels, Bruxsel Jardin (4h set)
22/08/15 — Heverlee, Flow-In Festival
02/08/15 — Havstenssund, SE, SIN Festival
26/07/15 — Antwerp, Petrol, Vederlicht # 3
19/07/15 — Antwerp, Magiq, Sonntag
29/06/15 — Brussels, Brüxsel Guingette
16/05/15 — Antwerp, Vederlicht 02
01/05/15 — Afrika Burn, SA, Satori stage
24/04/15 — Cape Town, SA, Jackal & Hyde
17/04/15 — Ghent, Decadance, Spielerei
04/04/15 — Antwerp, CDA, TPIA

BOOKINGS /

Requests: dauwmuziek@gmail.com

Dao ✧ Kakaw Journey I @ Aw Kakawa (Sep 2023)

Dao | Dauw