Anita was my Aunt from my mothers side. She had a very quick battle with cancer that ended this summer. It was a beautiful gathering of family that we all got to say goodbye in the end. When she was in the last stages of the battle, she was having problems breathing and her children asked me to play my hand pan for her to help her calm her breathing. What proceding was one of the most powerful/emotional moments I've had as a musician. It was soothing how almost instantly her breathing calmed and her head swayed to the music. But what happened next was seeing people gather again and have a powerful connection of emotion with her. Im blessed to be able to use music as a way to bring people together. 

This was the first song on Friday at sunset at the temple I played. When I started a women asked if she could sit with me as I played and invited her. Both of us swelled up in emotion and were crying as I played. My feelings form my Aunt were finally able to be experienced and let go into this sacred place. It is part of a project called "Deep Playa Wonderings" where I recorded sound meditations at various locations in the deep playa at Black Rock City. Friday was a special day because I started my day recording at sunset and performed all night.Then ended with the final meditations at the Temple for Sunrise.

for Anita - Friday Sunset at the Temple of Whollyness: Deep Playa Wonderings - Burning Man 2013

David Blink