Ecstatic Dance :: United States

Daily Drops

Recorded live at Conscious Dance Sedona on October 1, 2022.

The evening took place at Ultimate Light Mission on Saturday night. A newly refurbished venue with beautiful hardwood floors, light projectors, an elixir bar, and a good feel. The same building that used to be 7 Centers Yoga Arts. The very place back in 2007 where I took my first of many Yoga Teacher Training. Which forever changed my life.

It was then in that month-long training that I began my journey of daily yoga practices with a new outlook on life.
It was an honor to share a dance practice and music that I feel is so healing and expansive for all who try it, in a building where I had experiences that help shape who I am today.

I dedicate this mix to my beloved teacher Ruth “Shradha Sagra” Hartung. Who’s teachings of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Astrology inspired me to be who I am today. It was she who gave me my first in-depth foundational teachings to guide me on a lifelong journey. A path I walk today.

This set is made of almost entirely brand new music which came out within days or at most weeks from the event. With some remixed classics and mashups of well-known favorites.

This mix is eclectic. With slow medicine music to start making its way to the first peak of some remixes of well-known American songs with the whole second wave full of bassy bangers leading to the second peak of mashed up oldies but goodies.

Featuring brand new tracks by Temple Step Project, Deya Dova, El Buho Music, ATYYA, Yemanjo, and Barrio lindo.

Enjoy in joy.

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Ecstatic Dance :: Conscious Dance Sedona :: Arizona USA :: Oct 1, 2022 :: Levi Banner

Recorded live at Unity Ecstatic Dance at the Jackson Wellsprings in Ashland Oregon on June 27, 2023.

A beautiful and warm summer evening at Jackson Wellsprings, an ancient healing hot spring for the native people, now a hot spring community center. A small and sweet community lives here amongst the forest.

This town gets down! It was an awesome night with flow spinners on stage with me, a sacred tea space, and a few friends I hadn't seen in many years. My new friend Luke Rain did an opening set and held the beginning and closing circles. All put on by my old friend Sitara.

This set is very Bass music heavy, with two waves of energy. There's some Latin funk in there and some Afro house, with ambient beginnings and endings. 

All music is mostly brand new. Artists include Kalya Scintilla, Clozee, Akriza, Nicodemus, Mixwell, and Entheo. 

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Ecstatic Dance :: Unity :: Ashland, Oregon :: June 27, 2023 :: Levi Banner

Recorded live at the Oregon Country Fair on July 7, 2023, at the Dance Pavilion in the Xavanadu area.

Held at an event that I actually grew up going to since a small child. I went nearly 30 times annually until I moved across the world to Bali. This was a big return for me, a homecoming after a more than 10-year hiatus. This set was a life-affirming moment for me personally.

All around the world and back again...

With parents, aunts, and children all around, the Eugene community and fair family got down together.  

With fairies and elves, gnomes and giants, witches, wizards, and warlocks, we got busy.

This set has some of my favorite musicians and friends in it like Temple Step, Raio, Yemanjo, Mixwell, and Johanna Beakman. As well as Afro Celt Sound System and a Grateful Dead remix. 

This hour-long Ecstatic Dance journey is full of twists and turns, switch-up surprises, and a satisfying soothing closure. There is a strong Celtic vibe found throughout, though dives into Sexy Bass, Funky Latin sections, and high house heights. A grimy peak then falls deep into peaceful soothing violin vibes. 

Please listen at home and enjoy dancing and vibing out as much as I did playing for one of my favorite places on the planet, in the forest just outside of Eugene, Oregon.

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Oregon Country Fair :: Ecstatic Dance :: July 7, 2023 :: Levi Banner

Embark on a journey with "Sing Like the Birds," a beautiful collaboration crafted by the soulful convergence of @samgarrettmusic , @mollie-mendoza , @iyakuh, and @mosemusica . This upcoming release draws inspiration from the divine energy of the goddess Lakshmi, a presence associated with abundance, clarity, and the flourishing prosperity of a heart brimming with loving awareness.

"Sing Like the Birds" is an adaptation of the song Lakshmi previously released by Sam and Mollie. It's a transformative anthem, a powerful invocation to courageously step into a realm of freedom and joy. With lyrics that give permission to shed fear and shame, it beckons you to cast away the veils of hiding and make the choice to say yes to life, to love, and to the possibility of living with your heart wide open. Inspired by Lakshmi's symbolism of the lotus flower, which gracefully blooms atop the water while anchored in the depths, the song mirrors the journey of self-discovery—rooted in the depths of our being while blossoming into a radiant expression of the heart.

As Sam Garrett, Mollie Mendoza, Iyakuh, and Mose join forces, their collective artistry resonates in a symphony that transcends individual expression, creating a sonic tapestry that mirrors the universal call to awaken the heart. "Sing Like the Birds" is an invitation to break free, to step into a realm where fear and shame dissipate, and the heart joyously opens to life's infinite possibilities. It's not just a song; it's a liberating anthem, a celebration of the courage to live authentically and love expansively, much like the blossoming lotus guided by the timeless wisdom of Lakshmi.

Stream/Download link: https://fanlink.tv/sing_like_the_birds

Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/helena_arturaleza/

Sing Like The Birds

Mose, Iyakuh, Sam Garrett, Mollie Mendoza - Sing Like The Birds

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Strong wind ! 
Vocals: Vismay, Nicole, Dorian.
Recorded at Sacred Sound Studios, Costa Rica.
Dedicated for Neyam. His favorite circle song as a child.
Love to all
Vismay.

Strong Wind

In these tough times,
we have been asking for a deeper awakening
and a deeper connection to the essence of our being.
I pray this journey will support us to find inner peace
and the unity within us.

Let's shine our lights ~
much love!

❤

Magicians:
Silvia Nakkach - Amanda Baird - Ashana -
Benjy Wertheimer - Master Minded - Essie Jain -
Kirk Monteux mysoftmusic - 

❤

Spiritito - Deep & Soft - Yoga Flow

ליאור פינטו - פעם את אהבת אותי

Recorded live at the Sweet's Ballroom in Oakland, California. Home of one of the first Ecstatic Dance communities, on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

This day was an incredible experience. Though it was only 1 of the 17 dances I played in under 25 days along my West Coast ecstatic dance tour, this one was special. Oakland and Sweet's Ballroom is home to one of the first Ecstatic Dances ever. It was here, inspired by what was originally created at Kalani on the Big Island of Hawaii, that a large enough community was slowly built in the Bay Area of California to inspire others and help spread Ecstatic Dance around the world.

Over the last few years, I have had the privilege to DJ at around 80 Ecstatic Dance communities around the world, and see this widespread ecstatic vibe spread far and wide.

This is why this mix is dedicated to the Oakland community of Ecstatic Dancers. Each part of this set includes themes of Sweet, Oakland, and California. With rap artists such as Too Short, Digable Planets, and Childish Gambino, to wise greats such as Bob Marley, Tems, and Tupac. This set is both high energy and deep and bassy. With lots of lyrics and effects. 

I owe a lot of gratitude to the Oakland dance scene and this was an attempt to give the dancers a great vibe to go wild to. It was a vibe! The day was a big energy and the dancers met with high regard. It was an honor. Thanks to all who were there that day to be a part of the experience and thanks to all the dancers that show up throughout the years from day one until now. You have my heart.

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Ecstatic Dance :: Ode to Oakland :: Sweets Ballroom :: March 10, 2024 :: Levi Banner

A soulful sorcerer of seducing your senses with sacred and sexy shamanic-soundscape ceremonies...
A mystical magician of monstrous mashups, mantra mixes, and medicine music...
Historically a Hip Hop head, he housed, raved, and rocked breakbeats as a B-boy...
Now elevated to executing ecstatic experiences everywhere, enlivening everyone with his eclectic electronic and live DJ exhibitions…
Before being based in Bali, Levi was originally out of Oregon, now nomadic, navigating a nonstop nations exploration…