The roots of my 20+ year journey in ecstatic music and dance connect most deeply in Africa. It was Alvin Ailey that first opened that portal for me. I then trained with an African Drum Troupe from Mali and began playing percussion for modern & contemporary dance classes. 

I translated many years experience of playing drum kit in an improvisational jazz ensemble onto my hand drum excursions exploring mind altering poly-rhythms steeped in shamanism. 

As we speak, there is something novel stirring in Africa at this very moment - A fusion of modern music, ancient rhythms and vocal chants that take the dancefloor to new revelations of insight & expression. 

Africa has always been dancing since time immemorial, to connect with the Higher Power and that energy can be felt in their music. 
Call it amapiano, afrobeat, new age kwaito, juju, gnawa, highlife or Afro-house… 

With 1.3 billion people of all shades, an estimated 2,000 dialects tucked from north to south into 54 countries, Africa’s envied musical offerings are wide-reaching. And there are deep cultural contexts to each evolving genre.

It’s no wonder why most of my dj sets are heavily fertile with African roots. To me, throughout the course of time, this diverse musical lineage has always understood and laid out the template for the POWER of deep ceremony and celebration. 

This Sunday I return to bring my music medicine to Kalani, the place that helped clarify my greatest inspiration - Freeform Dance. 

As always what happens is a co-creation between the dancers, sacred space holders, music facilitators, the ancestors and the elements.

Track Listing:
Give - DRRTYWULVZ
Valley of the Ancients (Mose Remix) - Deya Dova
Third Light (Bodie Remix) - Pitch Black
Reserva Pra Dois - Branko & Mayra Andrade
Purple Turtle - Ancestral Elephants
A Light from Afar, The Beginning of the World - Slow Rotation Inc
White Soul - Bahramji & Hot Oasis
El Teatro De Los Suenos - PAAX (Tulum)
Who Lights the Sun - Ari & Haunted Water
iLog Drum - Kabza De Small
Ababuyanga - Aymos, Major League Djz & Josiah De Disciple
Focus on the Beat - Major League Djz & Gyaki
Ongwana - Vetkuk, Mahouts, Kabza De Small
Tachen - Modeselektor
Protection From Evil - Ibibio Sound Machine
Kiss ( Extended Version) - Prince
Gravitate - OPIUO
Silk Drop .2 - Dirty Heaven
Zouka - Bang La Decks
Webra (Skrude Remix)- Hataah
Imagine That - DRRTYWULV
Need Your Love - Ashibah
Larry Bird - Sofi Tukker
Muta Sonics - Dafro
Nisikilize - Massh
Higher (feat Simmy) - Sun-El Musician
Sano (Hermetics Remix) - Chancha Via Circuito & Levi Torres
Intro - Kygo
Sun Circle - AH*NEE*MAH
You Are the Sun - Of Porcelain

Kalani Ecstatic Dance 7.10.22

This is a song which came out of me through passion. Please enjoy, spread if you feel others may too.
play it - like it- share it- inhale it  -im gone.

Drowning In You- Muca° Prod. Pascal

Ecstatic Dance Celest Fest (DJ MERAV) Utah 2023

Zouk for Oahu 2024

A mashup of one of my favorite female vocals ever in Teenage Crime and an awesome track from an up and coming duo from Ecuador named Totemlost. Hope you enjoy.

Teenage Element (Adrian Lux x Totemlost)

Leaving You by Audien is probably the most important track I have listened to and got me through the worst part of my life.  I connected with the lyrics far more than I have with any other song ever. 
The track behind the vocal is from an up and coming artist named Ahxello. 

Leaving (Audien X Ahxello)

I collaborated with my buddy HYDAN on this mashup of Demi Lovato and Martin Garrix.  Hope you guys enjoy. 

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Cool For A Summer Backlash (Demi Lovato X Martin Garrix) (HYDAN & Jacob Vomar Mashup)

Rough mix of a techno tune currently arranging. Let me know your thoughts. 

Zouk for Oahu 2024

Merav

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