An opening set at Voodu for one of my favorite producers overs the years, Davi!

Voodu @ Discopussy W/ Davi

Played from Noon until Sunset with temperatures reaching 40°C.
The camp supplied me with ice cold mimosas and that made the experience so enjoyable!

Live @ I Need an Adult (Burning Man 2022, incl. 1 hr b2b w/ Øl Malin)

Maged is a seasoned music collector based in Cairo, Egypt. On this episode of Inara he delivers music with a soul and a blend of flavors, from sensual and dreamy electronica to progressive and nostalgic, yet futuristic version of elegant house music.

Tracklist:

1. Lunar Plane - Children Of Rain (Original Mix)  
2. Mollono.Bass - Mandalo (Original Mix)   
3. Ramy Mishriky - Mafqoud (DJ CHUS Remix)   
4. Sam Shure - Her Balance (Original Mix)  
5. Yamil feat. I AM JAS - How Long (Derun Remix)  
6. Squire - Find Me On Fire (Jonas Rathsman Remix)  
7. Ian Ludvig - Fear (Original Mix)  
8. Hoj, Newman (I Love) - Nothing Else (Extended Version)  
9. Shai T - The Last Dance (Original Mix)  
10. WISDOM & Lost In Nirai - God Is the Reason (Original Mix)

Maged Shaban

Inara [025] // Maged Shaban

Pura Vida friends - It’s with goosebumps that I share with you the recording of my sunrise set at Envision 2023 in the jungle of Uvita in Costa Rica. 

It was an honour to have the chance to soundtrack the last sunrise of the festival on the Lapa Stage. 

It’s my second time participating at this powerful gathering, but the first time doing a deep dive and camping on site for 7 days. What an incredible experience! The jungle comes with its challenges, including the heat, the humidity, the bugs and the lack of sleep. But it’s so much worth it!

I believe these moments outside the comfort of our home are actually allowing us to feel alive, bond with our fellow camp companions, and appreciate the highs even more. 

  Apart from being an incredibly unique festival experience with a beautifully diverse music programming, the one thing that is blowing my mind is its focus on sustainability, innovation and environmental initiatives. 

Let’s not fool ourselves, a lot of foreigners including artists are flying from around the world for this event like many other destination festivals, so there’s clearly an important carbon footprint coming from that movement. 

But once you get to the festival grounds, you can instantly feel that respecting Mother Nature is at the core of the intentions of Envision. From the bamboo used to build the stages to the respect of the land, from the water consumption to the fully compostable food merchants, from the waste management to the Eco Hub where you can learn about ecology…

The most exciting thing I discovered is the “SOMOS EL CAMBIO” project that is a reforestation initiative in partnership with the local indigenous communities that invites the participants to adopt trees and plant various species to create a natural corridor that links the top of the mountain to the sea, which is essential for water systems, fauna and flora. 

In addition to that, Envision offers an abundance of workshops, discussions, meditations, sound healings, women’s circles, vegan food, healthy drinks…proof that a large scale sonic gathering can actually evolve into a transformative experience beyond entertainment. That’s in my opinion an important vessel for change on the individual and collective scale and I’m hopeful a lot of events around the world will take this direction that is more aligned with Earth’s frequency. 

 Days and nights flew by, and suddenly it’s Sunday morning…time to get ready! All the stories, conversations and inspirations from different events during the week lead me to collect clues and pieces of the puzzle along the way which brought me have a better idea of what I would want to play for the sunrise moment. 

The Sunday programming was awesome, with music from  Marques Wyatt, Zach Walker, SIS and Township Rebellion. I started at 4:30 am as the night was still dark, following up Township who played a really cool energetic nocturnal session. He landed with quite a groovy track and it felt the energy was really high on the floor when I got to start. 

So quite in the opposite polarity of a traditional evolving set, this one started with a quite electric feel, blooming into a warmer and light daytime morning vibe.  

The first beams of light started appearing as I played ‘Tantale’ - Rafaelle jumped in at this moment to add vocals and it felt like a symbolic timing to transition from Luna to Sol energy.  

Thanks to my partner Ashley for joining me in this journey, my awesome Montréal friends Dexter, Gabrielle, Patrice, Rafaelle, Thibault, Caterina, Hellan and so many more that brought such a good energy so we all give everything we’ve got to land the astral plane. Thanks to all the amazing humans who danced with us! 

Also thankful for Driss, Uma and all the Envision crew for the invitations. Kudos to the sound team who worked tirelessly to make some miracles happen in the wild jungle. 

May we keep dancing to connect a little bit more with who we are: nature. 

I hope you’ll enjoy this set! 
 
Kora

Kora @ Envision Festival 2023 [Sunrise Set on Lapa Stage]

This week we have our Malmö based friend @rajelrey on the mix series leading up to his new remix on HMWL for "Ni Wewe" which will be out Friday the 17th of March. 

One foot in dubby, stripped back, Malmö-influenced minimal house, the other foot in percussive, melodic, Nairobi-influenced deep house. That’s the best way to describe Raj el Rey’s music and DJ sets - with his personal journey and influences from his two hometowns shining through all the way.
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rajelrey

Tracklist:
Dwson, Sio - Forbidden
Savage & SHē - Les Abres
Deejaguar - Os Miseraveis (GRIFE Dub Remix)
Foudeqush, Ludwig Göransson - Con La Brisa (Raj el Rey Remix)
Air - Alone in Kyoto (Vandelor “Secret Whisper” Mix)
Agnes Obel - Familiar (Mariano Montori Edit)
Desiree (RSA) - Psilocybin
Da Mike, Deep Aztec - Ethembeni
Francis Mercer, Nitefreak, Lenny Auguste - Ayibobo
Urmet K, Idd Aziz - Ni Wewe (Raj el Rey Remix)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Paul Losev Edit)
Robert Miles - Children (MIICHII Edit)
Bon Iver - Perth (Dulus Remix)
Raj el Rey - Öresund Sunset (Dat Schaub Deep Dub Remix)
Stephan Bazbaz - Tagzimi
James Zabiela - The Healing (Matt Lange Secret Booty)
Marc Brauner - In A Dream

HMWL Podcast 343 - Raj El Rey

Opening set for Sebastien Leger 2023 recorded live!

production by @MetroDallas  & @paymaj

Opening set for Sebastien Leger 2023 @ It'll Do Club

Warmup for Satori was an awesome challenge!
Thanks to all of you for this big support and the incredible vibe at the gig.

Satori Warmup 05 - 05 - 2023

Presenting EM & Just Sky’s b2b set at FrontRite’s 10 years anniversary event on May 13th. 

Brought together through their love for euphoric harmonies, energetic rhythms and deep organic grooves. Em & Sky have wanted to perform together since establishing their connection at last year’s Front Republic.

Inspired by the emotional bliss expressed in the faces of those who experience their performances, they seek to gracefully weave together musical journeys that awaken a sense of connection within their listeners.

Follow @justskysounds

EM X Just Sky - FrontRite's 10 yrs anniversary / Divine

I close my eyes, get lost in this vocal journey of soul, love, drama, and all the emotions associated with love, longing, and sorrow. I hope you enjoy listing as much as I enjoyed the 3 weeks it took me me curate and finally record

Beautiful ArtWork By: @realdavidart ❤️

xoxo
Much love! If you love my music, please be sure to like, repost and ABSOLUTELY check out the below set list and check out each of these producers. Without them, we wouldn't have music; 
Ay Que Sera Del Sol (Original) By: Rodrigo Gallardo
Jarabi (feat. Sona Jobarteh) By: Osamjam
Kolowa (Dr Feel Remix) By: Omary, Idd Aziz & Dr. Feel
Heartistic (Original Mix) By: Rocksolid, Over12
Unto You (feat. Rafiki Simone) By: Samantha Loveridge
Ingonyama (Paso Doble Remix) By: Nomvula SA, Curio Tones
Ameno Sole (Enoo Napa Dub) By: Donna Bucks
Undone (Original Mix) By: Loopman
Connection (feat. The Frog Collective) [Soul of Zoo Remix] By: Guy Laliberté & Samuel Laflamme
Spirits Of Sian Ka'an (Original Mix) By: Savage & SHē
Wandering Thoughts By: Ramiro Rossotti, Tanit
Yucca Sauvage (Original Mix) By: Roze (FR)
Guerreiro da Paz (Original Mix) By: Yamil, Thimble
Distancias By: PAAX (Tulum)
Kara (Lost Desert Remix) By: M.O.S.

Vesper Vol 3

XYZ and When We Dip present the Selectors series, where we give our family of producers an opportunity to display their prowess behind the decks. Expect unreleased material from across the label collective, as well as classic gems and heady grooves from some of the undergrounds finest heads.

Brazilian born producer, Hauy, is known for walking a fine line between genres while bringing in international influences, while releasing on All Day I Dream, Warung, and many others.  Hauy recently blessed us with a remix of Sinca's and Toorak Green's  'Another Way'.  We could not be happier to welcome Hauy to his Selectors Series debut.

Stream & Buy Hauy's remix of 'Another Way' - https://xyzlabel.lnk.to/AnotherWayRemixes

Connect with XYZ - linktr.ee/wwd.xyz

Stream releases in full via Spotify: spoti.fi/2uDd07z

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts / RSS feed - 
https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:507317388/sounds.rss

XYZ Selectors 090 - Hauy

Sirens Podcast 008: Reza Safinia

Reza Safinia is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer raised in London and living in Los Angeles. Prior to working in film he was a songwriter and record producer/engineer with work spanning from pop to underground. He has toured with Destiny’s Child and worked with artists as diverse as Dr. Dre, Britney Spears and underground UK rapper Akala.

Over the last two years Reza’s music has spanned composition for HBO Max’s “Warrior” to his own two albums Yin and Yang which culminated in live performances at Burning Man on Robot Heart at the Renegade Burn in 2021 and Mayan Warrior in 2022. Reza's DJ sets focus on the overlapping space connecting Melodic House and Techno with Indie Dance, weaving threads through tracks from different categories into a journey for the mind, body and soul.

2023 will see Reza composing the third season of “Warrior”, recording a new album, touring both live and DJ, combining the electronic elements with the piano performance. Recent and upcoming releases include collaborations with Sasha Carassi, Madmotormiquel and The Organism.

Follow Reza Safinia:
- www.instagram.com/rezasafiniamusic
- www.soundcloud.com/rezasafiniamusic
- www.facebook.com/rezasafiniamusic

Can you hear the Sirens call?

Sirens Podcast 008: Reza Safinia

As a San Francisco Bay Area Native, I am now on (what I lovingly call) my 3rd life. Having started (my first life) at a Military Academy, sailing the world, Corporate America, made a human whose so far survived 19 years, and now enjoying version Christina-3.7 having found the love of my life, I run my own Life Coaching and Transformation Company working with CEOs, Celebrities all the way to stay at home moms to realize their dream lives and thrive. But, for others to thrive… I must thrive as well. Too often have I led a life misconstruing ambition for joy. I found a way to combine the two into my passion DJing, creating a musical journey pulling from Afro House to world music, bringing to my listeners a world that speaks to my soul, heals my heart and eases my mind like a puzzle, connecting pieces through its rhythmic vibrations and even still when performing reminds me I am alive because at times, ... what excites can also the shit out of you!

 I am excited to share this unique and beautiful sound of Afro House with my community. With so much talent creating many variations within the house community I feel blessed to have found a niche I haven't seen many other musicians sharing. Often the producers are unknown, far from mainstream but the music they create, the sounds of the birds, entire orchestra, and interesting sounds... I want to inspire our humans to think outside the mainstream sing alongs which are great, but I want to take them on a journey, into the less explored and be inspired!

Vesper Vol 3

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