who is this artist? amazing. thank you for this set, so good 🤩

love the inclusion of African vibes (a bit of amapiano?)

Akasha is the third offering of the Kuya Sessions. Cura led us on a shamanic journey of body-centered awareness. Our journey continued in Samadhi, unifying individual and universal consciousness. We are now prepared to enter the exquisitely ethereal realm of Akasha. The gentle welcoming melody in “Path of Illumination” relaxes us in preparation for our journey. Vocalist Meagan Chandler sings four of the ninety-nine names of Allah as Poranguí sings four names of god in different African traditions. This invocation, joining male and female and diverse cultural traditions, serves as a prayer for protection as we gradually remove the veil and dissolve into the cosmic memory of divine consciousness. We are becoming formless, egoless, as we float in the liminal space between life and death. The cosmos slows down. Vulnerable and open to the benevolent pulse of the universe, we are drawn into the inner sanctum of the akashic womb. 

In “Eternal Horizons” a soothing female voice, accompanied by cello and piano, sings a sailor’s folk song, guiding us deeper into the sea of love and loss, encouraging us to surrender more, to shed that which no longer serves. We know that we must let go in order to move on, that we must metaphorically die in order to be reborn, the eternal return. As we sail towards the event horizon and pass the point of no return, we are greeted by a gentle male voice that embraces us in compassion as it slowly delivers us to a brand new world, where we are bathed in peace, love, and understanding. 

It is time to come home to the “Heart of the Mother,” where we can integrate our cosmic journey in the warm arms of our beloved Pachamama. From our experience of ethereal awareness, we have come to truly know in the deepest depths of souls that everything is being held as is meant to be, that we are safe and whole, that we are protected by the supreme love of energetic forces that lie beyond the beyond. We see that our own capacity for love, as fragile as our earthly bodies and yet as infinite as the akashic realm of which it is a part, makes an essential contribution to the unfolding divine plan.

Embedded within the sonic signature of the world’s oldest musical lineages and enhanced with field recordings and samples from across the globe, Kuya Sessions: Akasha is best experienced in its Journey Mix format, where the boundaries between the three movements are as ephemeral as the voyage itself. In preparation for embarking on this ritualistic path, one is invited to create an environment for inner-exploration with the help of a quiet and dark room, headphones, an eye mask, and an intention of healing and discovery. 

Akasha draws upon a grounding array of ancient instruments, field recordings, Celtic runes, and therapeutic musical stylings while showcasing Poranguí and Liquid Bloom’s magical, multi-dimensional sound. Distilled from the intention of providing listeners a path toward healing and a safe space from which to embark on that odyssey, Kuya Sessions: Akasha will continue to reveal itself with each subsequent visit for all who desire its therapeutic guidance. 

The Kuya Sessions were created by Poranguí and Liquid Bloom for Kuya, in support of paradigm-shifting medicine and therapeutics to help people transform their lives into lives they love. Akasha offers seekers a soundtrack for their journeys toward rebalancing, and is now lovingly shared with listeners everywhere on behalf of Kuya and the artists.


Album Credits:

Produced, Composed, Engineered, & Mixed by Poranguí & Amani Friend (Liquid Bloom) 

Guest Artists: 
Meagan Chandler (Female Vocals)
Andrew Tumason (Piano)
Michael Kott (Cello, Tracks 2 and 4)

Mastering: Gregor Zemljic 
Artwork: El Tripador
Liner Notes: Edhi Shanken

© Sol Creation Records 2022

Kuya Sessions Akasha - Journey Mix

This mix represents a potent journey of deep prayer for our dance community as well as the world at large. When I dive deep into a mix like this, I like to include music that I have received from artists who are friends or I've had the honor of collaborating with. It brings for me an even deeper heart resonance when I know that this work has connected us and we've exchanged inspiration. This set includes tracks from Mercan Dede, Shamans Dream, Scott Nice, Temple Step, Snow Raven, DRRTYWULVZ, Ra-Be 333, DJ Shub & others. Not to mention the additional inspiration I received from my dear brother, Max Fathom that informed this mix.

The opening track features Mercan Dede calling out to the long line of prophets of the Ages. The journey focuses on the music medicine of the Sufis, the indigenous medicine keepers of the Americas, the deep roots of our African ancestors as well as revolutionary bass, hip hop and rave culture throwbacks. It was the rave culture of the 90's when I first experienced what contemporary culture was capable of in achieving Unity on the dance floor.  The Sufi's and Native Americans as well as the African Drum Troupe from Mali that I toured with also showed me later on what is truly possible with the added layer of ceremonial intention. 

This mix is pure medicine and the state of grace that we all experienced on the dance floor together is my reason for doing all of this. I hope that this mix brings you release, empowerment, connection and joy. 

There’s something profoundly magical that happens when the bpm of the music synchs up with the dancers pulse rate. It usually occurs around 110-130bpm, where the music begins to carry the heartbeats of the entire collective of the dancefloor in sympathetic resonance. It’s miraculous when we reach this moment of ecstasy and it can be extended for an hour or more where the dancer completely loses awareness of time & space and any feeling of self consciousness. It’s known by the ancient Greeks as ekstasis - the state of being beside oneself or rapt out of oneself. 

From My heart

02 19 23 Kalani Ecstatic Dance

Gracing the shores of Lake Atitlan - Guatemala after 1.5 years abroad! Welcomed warmly by the community of Lago Atitlan, i offered a 2.5hr Ecstatic Dance at Gaia Dance Temple in Tzununa and it was my FAVORITE set to date! 

The mix is a fusion of Bass music, Shamanic, Tribal electronic, Dance EDM, Reggae Dub, Funk and more... i really kept this one dynamic!!

I hope you enjoy the rhythmic waves <3

2.5 hr Ecstatic Dance :: Gaia Dance Temple, Guatemala :: 10-01-2023 | ZANA PRANA

A bass-rich dance journey to open your heart and get you bouncin! Featuring lots of flute, fiddles, trap & global grooves. 
Sweet, sultry and drippin' with bass.

Drippin' Bass ~ Ecstatic Dance Byron Bay December 2023

I played this set for a sexy party Connect Dance Love and it filled the dance floor and set the tone with sexy, deep, root chakra vibes. So please go get sexy to it. Enjoy! :-)

Connect Dance Love Sexy Bass Set

NO MAN'S LAND Playlist – April 18 + April 25 - Radio Mix 2024

Tune in locally on CIUT 89.5 FM every Thursday from 6:00-8:00pm (EST) and listen live online at www.ciut.fm

ARTIST - TRACK
Zen Dub - Past Life
Martins Garden - Olymp
Subaqueous - Dusk's Dawning (Anchor Hill Remix)
Expedizion & Sixis - Awakening World (Seamoon Remix)
Desert Dwellers - Saraswati's Twerkaba (Nanosphere Remix)
Androcell - Mysterious Union
SidiRum (ft. Federico Estevez) - Bamboo
The Do - Laulelet (Martha & Ninze Edit)
beatfarmer - Jedi Shake (Wind Mix)
Liquid Bloom & Numatik - Stand With Us to Bless the Waters (Mystral Remix)
Kalya Scintilla - Temple
Ishdub (ft. Davide Cataro 's Sitar) - Hibernation Chill
Aquiver - Wooden Alchemy
beatfarmer - Jedi Shake (Body Mix)
Arutani - Howling
Calma Dub - Neraeda
AtYya - Chronos
Lo.Renzo - Zen Baboon - Pe Na Praia (Lo.Renzo Remix)
AtYya - Amoebas
Liquid Bloom & Porangui - Peyote Canyon
Nango Manchay - Pale Blue Dot
Lo.Renzo - The Source

No Man's Land

NO MAN'S LAND - April 18 + April 25 - Radio Mix 2024

Well that was a magical ecstatic equinox evening 💫🫶 WOW !!

This was my first ever Ecstatic Dance going back to back with my beloved, DJ Nectar ~ Madhu Honey https://soundcloud.com/madhuhoney.  What a night! 3 hours of power with the Melbourne Ecstatic Dance Community was pure bliss, bass and good vibes 😍

Thank you to every one of you who felt the call and showed up to make it what it was , the magic is made with you in it :)) 🙏🦋

We love you 🫶💞

Equinox blessings

Ben and Madhu

Ecstatic Dance Melbourne - Ecstatic Equinox 2025

Album Release Birthday Set .:. Boulder Ecstatic Dance, Avalon Ballroom .:. 2/2/25

This was my very first time playing Ecstatic Dance Melbourne. Thank you to the brave souls who braced the Melbourne winter, can't wait to return in the springtime!

Ecstatic Dance Melbourne July '25

Another Hero

Corymorpha is a genus of hydrozoans that resemble flowers. They typically feature a central stalk topped by a hydranth with tentacles and a mouth. Some species of corymorpha thrive in deep water and live in colonies, forming ‘abyssal flower meadows’. 

This track samples heart-filling commentary from a Nautilus Live reel (https://www.instagram.com/nautiluslive/). That said, it didn’t start as an ode to corymorpha; rather, a friend’s reaction to its early sound design sent it down an ocean current, and here we are 🦀🪼!

In the spirit of getting stuff out there and not have it exist solely on my desktop for eternity, here is the deep-sea flower for your streaming pleasure. At some point I intend to get help with the mix and release it properly. Until then, if you’d like the WAV just ask, and thanks for listening.

Image from the Norwegian Species Data Bank (https://artsdatabanken.no/)

Corymorpha

We are at a unique time in human history where the human race is waking up. We are realizing our true potential as vast and infinite spiritual beings - undergoing a transformative process of becoming who we truly are. Dissolving illusions of separateness and limiting belief structures, rebuilding our world view, our relationships, and our connection with Nature.

02 19 23 Kalani Ecstatic Dance

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