Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this @ednamartinezdj . Made a mix with songs that say more than anything I could write really.....Going to play two songs I wrote a while ago, one which I performed live in January 2020 at the Museum of Memory & Human Rights in Santiago and another which was made shortly after, they're both influenced by what was taking place in Chile at the time which mirrors in some ways what we are seeing in Colombia now. As some of you may know, since the end of april in Colombia there have been more than 2,000 cases of police violence against protesters, 33 victims of eye injuries and more than 40 civilians killed by the police. Since the beginning of the year more than 60 rights defenders have been assasinated, and among them 20 were indigenous leaders. Since 2016, over 400 human rights defenders have been killed. In all this darkness, there may be some hope that the protests can create meaningful change. Last Sunday, Chileans elected a new group of citizens who will write a new constitution for the country. This was one of the core demands of the huge protests of 2019/2020.  It will be the first anywhere in the world to be written by an equal number of men and women and it will replace the constitution that has been in place since the years of the military dictatorship.  The only reason this moment of hope is possible in Chile is because of the incredible social movements that rose up to demand change. As I've said elsewhere, the courage and determination of Chilean students, activists, protesters, writers, artists has been astounding and they have/are shifted/shifting the political landscape and will continue to do so. In the past month I've heard stories of Colombian protesters taking cues from Chilean protesters and beautiful solidarity between Colombians and Palestinians also. We have so much to learn from each other. May this solidarity and interconnectedness bring us better days and in the meantime may music sustain us and nourish us. Much love to you all ♡♡♡♡ - May 22nd 2021

Nicolás Jaar - Radio Alhara Sonic Liberation Front curated by Edna Martinez

"There is no opponent"   " Be Water "  🇪🇸 🇫🇷

performance artist 
movement impulse intuited by the beats 🙏

Bailarín, performer, terapeuta, productor y DJ.
Gitano de todos los mundos.
Egipcio mestizo nacido en el trópico colombiano, con base en las tierras del Sur.

Selva Soy es canal. Un puente entre el sonido, el cuerpo y los estados expandidos de conciencia.
Su propuesta trasciende la pista; cada set es un ritual que combina la fuerza de la electrónica con la profundidad de lo ancestral. Ritmos orgánicos, percusiones hipnóticas y texturas psicodélicas invitan a un trance colectivo, donde la danza se vuelve medicina, seduciendo la pista con toda la cadencia de una selva bailaora y alucinante.

Influenciado por la música étnica y tribal, crea universos sonoros que despiertan lo salvaje, lo sensible y lo sagrado.

Además, es facilitador de diversas ceremonias y prácticas ancestrales, recorriendo diversos territorios y compartiendo escenario con grandes exponentes de VIDA.

Fundador, curador y DJ residente de @portalsandia, plataforma visionaria con sede en Montevideo, Uruguay.


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Dancer, performer, therapist, producer, and DJ.
Gypsy of all worlds.
A mixed Egyptian born in the Colombian tropics, now based in the lands of the South.

Selva Soy is a channel — a bridge between sound, the body, and expanded states of consciousness.
His proposal goes beyond the dancefloor; each set is a ritual that merges the power of electronic music with ancestral depth. Organic rhythms, hypnotic percussion, and psychedelic textures invite a collective trance, where dance becomes medicine, seducing the floor with the cadence of an entrancing, dancing jungle.

Influenced by ethnic and tribal music, he creates sonic worlds that awaken the wild, the sensitive, and the sacred.

He is also a facilitator of ceremonies and ancestral practices, traveling across territories and sharing the stage with great celebrants of LIFE.

Founder, curator, and resident DJ of @portalsandia, a visionary platform based in Montevideo, Uruguay.


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Booking
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