Sweetness of southern lemonade! You wonked it good cracker! now a little live spice with the ol' mouth harp and presto-magico!

GLOBAL GLOBAL GLOBAL

Bounty hunter bass, twangy mandolins and vocals, steel guitars, the chatter of banjos…and doleful harmonicas all get the whomp and groove treatment. No genre is sacred....  Taken from my set dropped in the Buckhorn, Covelo's (No. Calif) raucous drinkhole. This is raw, un-prepared live and spontaneous mix …on two Pioneers CDJ 900s and Allen & Heath Xone Mixer.

DRAGONFLY LIVE - WONKY TONK STOMP!

FFD Cay's Crays Kaminanda remix

GET YOUR SOUK ON!

Indo-centric & Arabic Trap and Twerk (FROM the decks at Camp Question Mark's Burner pre-party) ...  I was supposed to close the line up at the Burn on Sunday morning at 8:00a.m - alas, I did not make it!  However: This Caravansary-themed Indo-Arabic twerk journey is for ya'll....@ club 1015 Folsom  - Jai Ho !!!!!!

NAGAS & TWERKERS - DRAGONFLY @ CAMP QUESTION MARK

Day three of Stilldream Festival, Sunday vibes on the beach, easy. Dancehall with a Latino-Brazilian-Rasterinha-Twerk/Trap twist. Good times that day...

Mixed (live) on two Pioneer CDJ 2000s, pIONEER 900 Mixer

DRAGONFLY @ STILLDREAM - SUNDAY "DANCEHALL" BEACH SET

An attempt to capture the fun and flamboyant times of the late 1970`s, those golden years of funky disco culture. Music given a tasteful  production upgrade by some of the biggest artists in the Nu-Disco and Funky House scene. Give this a like and a repost it if you enjoy it...much appreciated! Be sure to follow, as there is lots more to come!

Tracklist

1. Bohannon, Dimitri from Paris - Let`s Start to Dance Again
2. Raffaele Ciavolino - Superfunk
3. Bonetti - Rio de Janeiro
4. Da Lukas - Music Turns Me On
5. Da Lukas - Back to the Disco Days
6. Raffaele Ciavolino - Jackin`Bossa
7. Instant Funk - I`ve Got my Mind Made Up (Da Lukas Remix)
8. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces (Marco Fratty Full Remix)
9. Leonid Friends - Street Player (Dimitri from Paris Dubwize Mix)

Late ´70´s Disco Funkhaus (March 2024)

On Nov 6th, 2013 the world music community lost a prolific contributor and friend, Cheb i Sabbah. I had the pleasure of knowing him through DJing with him, as well as hiring him for several festivals...and of course listening and dancing to him for 20 years. This morning I spontaneously put this little mix together that includes many of the artists he worked with...thank you to my dear friend Gaudi ( https://soundcloud.com/gaudi) and his brief interview with Cheb I which became the intro to this mix.

May the music serve as the flame at his altar...

R.I.P. Cheb I Sabbah, Jai Ho!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheb_i_Sabbah
(massive thanks to my friends Gaudi, Masaladosa, Zeb, Desert Dwellers, Jef Stott, Alum Khan, David Starfire, Sol Rising, Drum Spyder, Dum Dum Project for the tunes on this...)

DRAGONFLY - CHEB I MEMORIAL  MIX (R.I.P.)

Opening set at Hermann’s Upstairs for the iconic Ironic Spin Sound Stage fundraiser for Otherworld 2024, Vancouver Island’s regional Burning Man event. Check out more fantastic Vancouver Island talent from the Ironic Spin Sound Stage crew: https://soundcloud.com/ironic-spin

BALENCIA - Live @ THE SHINDIG - Ironic Spin [Hermann’s Upstairs]

Electric Pistachio

Road Runner feat Illvis Freshly

We open a dusty old tome found tucked away in the library of a magical castle. The pages contain the story of the lonely minstreel and the quest he embarks on to find his community. 

Played at Questival 2024

The Ballad Of The Lonely Minstreel | Questival 2024

OMATAYO RICHMOND - DENISE (JZ DUB)

Sunrise @ Salmo Ranch - Shambhala
Tracklisting:
Autograf - Proud (Temptations Re-work)
The Police - Walking On The Moon (J-Art & Madan Remix)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Thomas Jack Remix)
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Kygo Remix)
Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (Embody Remix) 
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen (Ed Sheeran live cover)
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
Bob Marley - Jammin' (Kungs Remix)
Falling - Haim (Adam Banks & Rob Winters Remix)

http://www.facebook.com/arkbuilder
http://soundcloud.com/…/spirit-animal-sunrise-shambhala-20

Spirit Animal Sunrise - SHAMBHALA 2016

SPIRIT ANIMAL SUNRISE SHAMBHALA 2016 - NOAH

Recorded live at The Brickletown Get Down in Truckee CA.

The Brickletown Get Down

Live at Philosophy 2019

This live* mix represents a treasure of old-to-nu-skool trans-Arabic motifs dropped in my set at Giza, Egypt, during the auspicious winter solstice gathering of 2012. 

It was recorded during the The Great Convergence, an amazing gathering held at the pyramids of Giza. The event was conceived by Tamer El-Shakhs and  produced by the excellent production team at The Do Lab, (thank you all!!) 

Many thanks to friends Jef Stott, Nominus, Drumspyder, Zeb SpyfromCairo Visini, Paula Peek Kraus, Said Mrad and Ganga Giri for the tracks they produced that made this cut….

*Performed on Two Pioneer CDJ 2000’s and 900 Nexus mixer…warts, clipping, truncations and all..”

Enjoy!


DRAGONFLY @ Great Convergence - Egyptian Solstice

RE-EDITED AND REMIXED FOR 2021: A very loose mix of Celtic and Scottish tunes remixed taken from my whiskey-spiked set (for the win: Tullamore Dew; 10-Year-Old Reserve) with Delhi to Dublin on St Patrick's Day - cheeky pipes and fiddles...kinda like an "Irish Spring" soap commercial meets house LOL!  What the hell... Don't take it too seriously, and chase it down with jeroboam of Guinness!

DRAGONFLY - KISS THE THISTLE, KISS THE CLOVER - ST PATRICKS DAY

Gold Dust Divas Thursday morning sunrise set on Steely T

Burning Man Sunrise 2019 - Gold Dust Divas on Steely T

Winter Mix is a selection of some of my favourite light, warm, lovey & vibey vocal tracks collected over the last year. Sounds ranging within the afrobeat, dancehall & uk rap realms. I hope the tunes bring much love & light to ya'll throughout the rest of the winter <3

Tracklist <3

A2 - Star Life (feat. Jizzle)
KrizBeatz - Ogede (feat. Nandy, Falz, ODG)
J Hus - Repeat (feat. Koffee)
Kelela - Santa Muerte_Bluff_94 Bpm (Santa Muerte Remix)
Wizkid - Joro
Yung L, Wizkid - Eve Bounce (Remix)
Pa Salieu - Betty
Greentea Peng - Spells
Burna Boy - 20 10 20
Dinamarca - Campana (feat. COUCOU CHLOE)
Chronixx - So Brutal
Cashh - Trouble
Mina - Citronella
L U C Y - ALMOST BLUE
Teemanay - Vibez (Just Like the Weather)
Big Zuu ft. Drizilik - Move Right
Aluna - Get Paid ft. Princess Nokia, Jadakingdom
Burna Boy - Show & Tell (feat. Future)
Alewya - Sweating
Adenike - Tonight
Oxlade - AWAY
Omah Lay - Damn (feat. 6lack)
Stefflon Don - Can't Let You Go
Sneakbo - Love Is a Gamble (feat. Kida Kudz)
SL - Trenches
DarkoVibes - Confirmed (feat. Kwesi Arthur & Joey B)
ZieZie - Late Night Text (feat. Ms Banks & Kwengface)
Afro B - Drogba (Joanna)
Ivy Lab - Together Plus Mute

Winter Mix

2025:
10/24-10/26: Bloom Festival Sebastopol, CA
https://www.sebastopolbloom.com/
Burning Man
> HOOKAHDOME: FRIDAY 1am-2am @ 7:30 & ESPLANADE (GLOBAL BASS SET)
> SOUND GARDEN:  SATURDAY 1:00-2:30AM @ 2:00 & ELLISON (GLOBAL HOUSE SET)
>DISORIENT: WEDS: 1PM-2PM supporting: AMPLIFIED YOGA @ Esplanade & 2:15
> Cuttlefish art car: tbd

Aug 3: Ecstatic Dance San Rafael: https://www.facebook.com/events/4177420649154296

July 18-20 Northern Nights Festival
https://northernnights.org/nnmf2025/
May 21-25 Lightning In A Bottle 
https://www.libfestival.org/
April 22 - Nevada City Ecstatic Dance
April 18th - Sacramento Ecstatic Dance
March 30th - Salt Lake City - Ecstatic Dance
https://www.facebook.com/events/957214139827736/
March 7th - with Beats Antique in Arcata, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/590483817146050/590483820479383/
Feb 16: Daybreakers - Yoga set w/ Nat Kendall
Great American Music Hall. SF
https://www.daybreaker.com/event/san-francisco/
Jan 25th - Soulplay Party @ 
Lake Merritt Dance, Oakland
https://events.humanitix.com/soulplay-soiree-connect

2024
Dec 31 - NYE @ The Flamingo - Santa Rosa
Dec 17 - Nevada City Ecstatic Dance
Dec 8 - Marin Ecstatic Dance - San Rafael
Nov 15 - Soft Medicine Sanctuary with Equanimous
https://www.facebook.com/events/2439626586226329
Sept 21 - PORTAL w/Janet Stone (Mill Valley)
https://www.theportal.house/
Sept 21 - SF How Weird Street Faire
https://howweird.org/
Sept 15th - Venice Beach
https://www.ecstaticdancela.com/
Aug. 26-31 - Burning Man
https://burningman.org
June 21-23 - June Jam (AZ)
https://www.june-jam.com
June 9 - Soulplay (CA)
https://www.soulplay.co
May 22-27, 2024 - Lightning In A Bottle (CA)
https://www.libfestival.org/experience
May 2-6, 2024 - High Vibes Festival (CA)
https://highviberecords.ticketspice.com/highvibefest2024
April 4-9, 2024 - Texas Eclipse Festival (TX)
https://seetexaseclipse.com/
March 4-10, 2024 - Envision Festival (Costa Rica)
https://www.envisionfestival.com/
Oct 5, 2023- Joshua Tree Music Festival (CA)
https://joshuatreemusicfestival.com/oct-event-info/


Music without a map: Showcasing travelogues from the global turntable...

Taste is trust.  DJing is trust. 
wHo: Hailing from the West Coast and serving sound as one of the most sought after Freestyle selectors in the Festival, Club and Ecstatic Dance scenes. A magic carpet ride of sound transports the dancefloor when Dragonfly throws down his full-spectrum, body-mind-soul transglobal sound experience. Think cutting-edge, polyrhythmic akashic bass meets primordial sound, elastic dreamtempo, tribal mayhem, and ecstatic bliss. 

wHAt: Each mix showcased is a unique snapshot or portrait of the dancefloor. No mixes are alike, no dancefloor is alike...and no set ever preplanned, recorded or mixed. This is raw.

hOw:  As a consummate crate-digger his days are spent down the rabbit-holes of sound, constantly discovering emerging talent and the hidden gems of sonic possibility. With an ear for the exotic and a background in movement arts, his approach is through the emotive keyhole of the psyche, while unlocking the heart of the dancefloor community. As a percussionist who’s adventured extensively throughout the near and far east, his mixes span all tempos and all genres of electronic dance music. His selections are drenched in global idioms, accented with tribal motifs, and interwoven with relentlessly intoxicating rhythm and groove.   

wHEre:
Past festival appearances include. Lightning In A Bottle,Symbiosis Gathering, Envision festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Hogfarm Hideaway, Enchanted Forest Festival, Lucidity Festival,Wanderlust Festival, Beloved Festival, Northern Nights, Stilldream Festival,Eclipse Festival (Australia),Great Convergence (Egypt), Envision Festival (Costa Rica), Shambhala Festival (Canada),Manifest, June Jam, Power to the Peaceful, Peace Village, Burning Man, Raindance, Earthdance, Harmony Festival, Awaken,OMIES Fest, Mystic Garden Gathering, Mystic Island Festival, Foreverland, 
Ecstatic Dance Retreats and Ecstatic Dance in: Berlin/Amsterdam/Budapest/Antwerp/Bucharest/Portugal, Jordan, Oakland/Nevada City/Portland/Cambria/Los Angeles/New York/Salt Lake City/Hawaii/Palo Alto/Berkeley/Santa Barbara. YOGA JOURNAL Conference, A-FEST Portugal & Jordan, SOULPLAY, Austin Yoga Festival, Science & Non Duality Conference, No. California Sufi Camp, Creating Enlightened Society (hosted by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche), David Deida, Bioneers Conference, No California Permaculture Gathering, Julia Butterfly Hill fundraiser, Santa Cruz Film Festival, and many more.

wHy:
Life is short; may your dance be long.


((((*´`*´¯`·.¸¸o*o¸¸.·´¯`*´`*))))
~~~!!!~~~~dRAGONFLy~~~!!!~~~
booking:
djdragonfly@gmail.com

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