Nowananda's tracks, remixes and edits

Chillout, Lounge & Downtempo Journeys

These are the tracks and DJ sets that i'm most excited about currently. 
Updated frequently.

BEST of NOWANANDA

A few years ago i started playing more and more African music and exploring both organic/melodic and electronic music from all over this big continent.

This playlist contains DJ sets with lots of Amapiano, Afrobeats, Afropop, Afro-house, Afro-Folk and some Dub, RnB, and other african-related music.

Enjoy...

Nowananda: African Diaspora: Amapiano, Afro-House, R&B, Afro-Brazilian

A selection of music journeys I created at my mobile home-studio at various locations around the world, and shared as a guest DJ-set on various podcasts and channels on Soundcloud. 

These tend to be more planned-out and well-executed than my "live" sets, and they often include very long transitions which are mini-mashups.

Enjoy...

Nowananda's Guest Music Journeys (Newest at the bottom)

Here's a journey i played for BAKED events, with pumping beats, passionate vocals and enchanting melodies, and including my own remix of  “Abantu” by DJ Satelite Feat. Fredy Massamba.

Watch the video of this DJ set, also showing my hands on the DJ controller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jzoMgYM2I0


Featuring these amazing musicians and producers:
Azee Project
Black Motion, Afrikan Roots, Chymamusique, Gorge Munetsi, T-Deep
Tabia, Caiiro
Boddhi Satva
Chronical Deep
De Cave Man And Tonicvolts
DJ Fresca, Black Motion, Tuna
DJ Kabila
DJ Lag
Kabza De Small
Kamo Mphela, Mfr Souls, Major League DJz, Bontle Smith
Lazarusman, DJ Qness
Mabiisi
Manoo & Mr Raoul K feat. Ahmed Sosso
Mr Raoul K & Manoo
Nato
Nowananda, DJ Satelite Feat. Fredy Massamba
Problem makers 
Ryan Davis

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Afro House @ BAKED Events

A slowish sensual African journey across genres and areas of Afrika.

Created for and played on my monthly show for UMT radio (Underground Music Thailand).
Listen here: umt.radio/

Highlights:

- Organic instruments and human voices in a few african langauges
- Afro-house, Afro-pop, Neo Soul, and Amapiano - Slow house from South Africa
- Most of these songs I haven't played publicly, so i'm very excited to share them


Featuring:

Sjava
Wande Coal
Mr Raoul K
TownShipSoul
Kabza De Small
Kaytranada, Lucky Daye
Vanna, Afro B
Teno Afrika
Elaine, DJ Kwamzy
Moon Rocket And Moblack
Fnx Featuring Said Rifai
Freddy da Stupid
Hati Munetsi
Mujo Deep
DJ Fresca, Black Motion, Tuna
Baba Israel, Irfan Rainy
Jackson Brainwave
Dj Lesh SA, Sekiwe
LiloCox
OVEOUS
Spellband
Nyaruach
Djuma Soundsystem, Shades Of Gray
Mfr Souls, Skandi Soul
Juls Baby

Offering Recordings
MoBlack Records
Aluku Records
Sunlightsquare Records
Clubstar Records
Seres Producoes Records
Sound African Recordings
Ohman Records
Osunlade Records

#Amapiano
#African
#Afrikan
#afro-house
#slow-house
#african-chillout
#chillout
#downtempo
#sensual
#storytelling
#afro-pop
#ethno
#ethnic
#gnawa
#nowananda
#slow-tribal
#organic-house

#186

Afro-Chill: Amapiano & Slow House - on UMT radio

A happy upbeat journey with lots of South and West African Folk and Blues music, infused with beats.

Originally played on my show on UMT Radio - Underground Music Thailand.

https://umt.radio/shows/nowananda-world-music-and-beats/


Featuring:

Daniel Haaksman, 
Francis Bebey
Multi Culti
Fatoumata Diawara, 
Daniel Zuur
Be.Lanuit, 
PAAX Tulum
Mettabbana, 
Chartwell Dutiro
Azee Project
Alma Negra
Oumou Sangare, 
Jose Marquez
Mr. ID
Nato
Captain Planet
Kiko Navarro
Skitzofrenix, 
Daniel Haaksman, 
Soul Brothers
Freddy da Stupid
BAABA MAAL, 
Henrik Schwarz 
Mzee
Max Doblhoff, Idd Aziz, M. Caporale
Paki Palmieri, King Kongas, Nour Eddine
Captain Planet
Mateo & Matos
Emanuel Satie, Ninetoes, Tassew Wendim
Mzee
Poirier feat Samito
Clive From Accounts
Stanislas Tohon

#185

African Folk Blues and Jazzy Afro-House

𝗜 𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗛𝗢 - Neo  Soul by Nowananda

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𝗜 𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗛𝗢 - Neo  Soul by Nowananda

One of the many musical genres my dear parents exposed me to was Brazilian BossaNova.
I always loved the rhythm, the sweetness, the sensuality and the enchanting mysterious language.

Later I started to listen and collect more songs, and play them in my DJ sets.

This song  Iansã Mãe Virgem by the band  Os Tincoãs, has been a favorite for a while, and, inspired by Carrot Green, J.G.B, L.Q.S.B, and others, I felt called to make an electronic remix.

I chose to focus on the melody and not to check the meaning of the lyrics until I finished the remix, and was then delighted and touched to discover what they mean:

The lyrics praise Iansa, also known as Oyá or Oiá or Yansã;
In the Yoruba and Candomblé religions, she is the Orisha (Goddess or Deity) of winds, lightning, and violent storms, death and rebirth.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cya


Free download:
https://nowananda.bandcamp.com/track/os-tinco-s-ians-m-e-virgem-now-nanda-remix
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Lyrics:

(English Below)

Yansã, mãe virgem
Dos cabelos louros
Ela desceu do céu
Num cordel de ouro

Yansã, mãe virgem
Deusa que nos socorre
Sentada na pedra
Pra ver se o rio não corre

Chegou a seca no norte
O povo romeiro em prece
Pede cantando à deusa dos astros
Que chuva lhes desse
À deusa dos astros
Que chuva lhes desse

À deusa dos astros
Que chuva lhes desse
À deusa dos astros
Que chuva lhes desse
.
.
English translation:

Yansan, virgin mother
of the blond hair
she came down from heaven
on a golden string

Yansan, virgin mother
Goddess help us
sitting on the stone
To see if the river doesn't run

the drought came in the north
the pilgrim people in prayer
Ask singing to the goddess of the stars
what rain would give them
to the goddess of the stars
what rain would give them

to the goddess of the stars
what rain would give them
to the goddess of the stars
what rain would give them


Released December 11, 2021

Mixing and Mastering : Branimir Dimov

Free Download

Iansã Mãe Virgem (Nowãnanda Remix)

Often, I have an idea for a DJ set, and i'm waiting for the right venue that will work well with the music I collected.

Such is the case with this 3+ hour journey that I've played at Hatzvi Cafe, a popular and chic place in Pardes-Hana, Israel.

The main theme is Brazilian and African Chillout, building up to more funky grooves towards the end.

Gratitude to Yaniv for having me, and for the lovely audience, including some cool kids that danced on the stage 💃💃

Featuring:

Les Frères Guisse
Hindi Zahra
The Human Experience
Brian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Fatoumata Diawara
Rokia Traoré
Mike Rauss
Ze Roberto
Nazare Pereira
Yoro Ndiaye
Talya Ferro
The Coppers
Matti Caspi
Sergio Mendes
Studio Rio ft. Bill Withers
Yehudit Ravitz
Jorge Ben
Camarão
Pado Bros and Claryce
Ruy Maurity
DJ Flavya
DJ Flavya ft. Van Morrison
Nowananda ft. Yehudit Ravitz
Marvin Gaye
Mo' Horizons
DJ Flavya ft. Double Six
Nicola Cruz / Salvador Araguaya / Spaniol
Barbatuques
Manie Gang
Dekel Terry 
Nowananda ft. The Garifuna Collective

Tuca & Barata ft. Ely Camargo
El Búho x Rodrigo Gallardo
Rodrigo Gallardo
Xique-Xique
Rocky Marsiano
LLF , Bola Johnson
The Garifuna Collective
Mixwell, AfroSound
Thornato
Oonga, Cesaria Evora
Jack Essek, Sona Jobarteh 
The Quantic Soul Orchestra
Rocky Marsiano, Bonga
Ed Sheeran
Lucho Bermudez Y Su Orquesta
DJ Farrapo & Yanez
Hammond Classics
bart de roos
Hammond Classics
Nickodemus
Nickodemus
Una Mas Trio , (Hidden Jazz Quartett)
The Reflex, Jean Terrell
Soul Quality Quartet, Jazzanova
Ramsey Lewis, Mr. scruff
The Reflex
The Colman Brothers


#236

Brazilian & African Chillout at Hatzvi Cafe 13.5.22

A slow sensual journey with vibrating bass and deep groove.
Great for yoga, relaxation, a juicy dance or intimate time with your beloved.

I fell in love with one song and created a whole journey around it and a few other songs off the same album. See if you can recognize which song it is.

Featuring these amazing artists with deep gratitude:

after death
Denney, KaizanBlu
Djunya
Dolphin Boy
Echo Wanderer
Egoless
Fat Freddy's Drop
Hiatus
Indra's Garden
James Blake
Jean du Voyage
Jin Yerei
JULS
Little Star, 
Makhana
Monsoonsiren
Nazamba
Nicolas Jaar
pathwey
Peace Sine
Phaeleh
Poirier
PSYDRAFT
Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience
Sango
Shankara NZ
Tetouze
The Human Experience
VHOOR
Yider x Jason Hou

Image : Unknown
#276

Nowananda: Snake Charmer ~ Sensual Bass

Stoked to be back for a visit on Koh PhaNgan and combine Ecstatic Dance with my passion for African Music.

Deep gratitude to Sandesh for inviting me and his ongoing help, Lidor Cohen, Daniella, PinYa the sound guy, and the dancers that drove in the rain to join us.


Featuring:

Mop Mop
Nato
Juls Baby
Tekno Miles
Burna Boy
Radio Tarifa
Stagga & Magugu
DJ Inko, Lauryn hill
Mop Mop
Thomas Vent
M.J, DaliWonga, Mellow & Sleazy
Kamo Mphela
Kabza De Small
Mfr Souls, DJ Tira, Aubrey Qwana
Nowananda ft. DJ Satelite and Fredy Massamba
Alex Forster
Ayub Ogada
Carl Craig
Randomized Coffee
The Eloise Trio, Umoja
Aroop Roy
Michael Jackson
Daniel Haaksman
Fatoumata Diawara, Disclosure
Frank Williams, Stingray, Justin Imperiale
Tabia, Saint Evo, Lizwi
Maga Bo, Sabo
Kid Loco
Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz
Odum Orím
Beautiful Chorus

#308

African Ecstatic Dance ~ Pyramid Koh PhaNgan ~ Jan 2023

Jazz, Soul, Brazilian, Rnb, African, Latin, Trip-Hop, and much more, in this mostly-chilled journey with half an hour of intensity towards the end.

My music journeys are influenced by the music I'm currently passionate about, the places where I play them, the owners/managers, and even the weather. 

In this case, I stepped into this chic lounge and felt "I need to play here". I had a great chemistry with Ewa the manager and was glad to play for many friends who showed up on this not-too-hot afternoon.

Inspired by the French DJ Guts, the Japanese DJ Koco, The British Gilles Peterson, The Afro-American DJ Questlove, the German Jazzanova collective, and the Cafe Del Mar series.

Featuring:

Aroop Roy
A Tribe Called Quest, 
Lou Reed
AkizzBeatzz, 
Nkengas
Amy Winehouse
Aretha Franklin, BadboE
Astrud Gilberto, 
Thievery Corporation
Atom Smith, 
Burkey
Be Svendsen
Benaiah, 
Destiny’s Child
Bernardo Pinheiro, 
Vittória Braun
Bomb The Bass
Bonobo
Burland
Carlton and the Shoes
Carrot Green
Clifford Brown
Count Basic
Daniel Haaksman, 
Coco Maria
Dele Sosimi, Lokkhi Terra, 
Francesco Chiocci
DJ Fitchie & Joe Dukie
DJ FlavYa
DJ Shadow
Equipe Rádio Cidade
Esther Phillips
Etta James, Cman
Fatoumata Diawara
Franco
Freshly Squeezed Music
Galathea
George Benson, Nightmares On Wax
Gilberto Gil
Guts, La Gran Banda Calena
Hiatus
Ìxtahuele
J.J. Cale
Jackson Sisters
Janelle Monáe
Jill Scott, Kaytranada
Jon Kennedy
Jorge Ben, Lysia Vani
Jorge Dourado, 
JULS
Kaytranada ft. Sade
Kinobe
Lauryn Hill
Limyè-A feat. David Walters, Lass & Pat Kalla
Manofias & Nottz
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Maxwell Owin & Xenia Menasseh feat. Joe Armon-Jones -
Michael Jackson
Moderator
Mop Mop, Joe Thomas
Mr. Scruff
Murillo Mongelo
Ngozi Family, The Loneliest Hunk
Nickodemus feat The Real Live Show, Pablo Sanchez
Nina Simone
Nowananda ft. Nahira Ziwa
Nujabes
Orsten
Peace Orchestra
Pecoe, The Mohawks
PHOTEK
Piri Piri, Deela
Ray Charles
Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience
RocknRolla Soundsystem
Rocky Marsiano, Os Tubarões 
Roni Size, Kruder & Dorfmeister
Sam & Dave
Sarah Vaughan, Chris Shaw
Shpongle
Sly & The Family Stone
Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams & Charlie Wilson
Sofa Surfers
Soul Quality Quartet, Jazzanova
The beach boys
The Chordettes
The Funk Brothers
Up, Bustle and Out
Us3, Gerard Presencer, Rahsaan
VHOOR


#315

Tropical Chillout : 5 Hours @ Kaif Lounge, Koh PhaNgan

I discovered DJ Koco a few months ago, watched many hours of his DJ sets, and was so inspired that I created a DJ set in tribute and gratitude to him.

DJ Koco aka Shimokita is Japanese, blind in one eye, and plays exclusively on 7" which are small vinyl records, hard-to-get and challenging to work with.

His craft and technics are masterful and he can perform all the "turntablist" tricks in the book. You know, scratching and cutting from deck to deck and much more.

I appreciate that, but what i'm really inspired by, is his art, style, and musicality.

In one DJ set he weaves old school hip hop, Brazilian, Latin, Disco, Rap, House, Funk, Jazz,  Pop, and many other genres and styles.  It all flows seamlessly and naturally. 
He plays both well-known anthems and songs very few people know. Trying to Shazam his songs is an exercise in futility. 
Koco keeps an upbeat, energetic and happy vibe throughout his journeys. I love to see how much he enjoys his music. 

I was already an open-format DJ and included many different genres, but watching DJ koco and listening to his sets gave me even more inspiration and the reminder I can play anything i wish, as long as it fits the vibe.

I loved hip hop since the late 80s when I heard Eric B and Rakim's sampling of Israeli/Yemenite singer Ofra Haza, as well as "Rapper's Delight" and other songs.
I remember that more than anything, I loved the syncopated (not symmetric) rhythms, the beats and the samples.

Many people think "Hip Hop" is the same as gangsta rap, and always includes "rapping", vulgarities and such.
I never resonated or related to those themes because my life circumstances are different.

The kind of Hip Hop I love and play here is mostly instrumental and features jazz, soul, funk and lots of Brazilian and Latin samples.     
Nearly any Hip Hop song you can name probably includes a sample from an old record. Visit whosampled.com and find the origins of your favorite songs.

In the past I usually did long transitions between songs, but now I experiment with very short and quick transitions, sometimes as short as 8 beats.

I'm also inspired by Koco and DJ Nick Spinelli to play just the best parts of the songs - What Nick calls "Quick Mixing". 
On average, every song here is only 2 minutes long.

I included a few of the songs DJ Koco plays, as well as my own favorites:
A song from the first James Bond movie, Israeli Bossanova, 3 versions of "Rapper's Delight", Balkan Hip hop, a remix and a cover of a 80s and 90s anthems, a piece by my good friend Adrian Atma, who is a multi-instrumentalist and beatboxer, and an amazing melodic samba song which is a journey by itself.

I have hundreds of songs for the next journeys and I've already been dropping some of them in my Ecstatic Dance, Tropical Chillout and Party sets.

Watch the video of me playing this DJ set, including the view of my DJing program, so you can really see what i'm doing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AID_kRFSF4U

Thank you DJ Koco and I hope I can see you play live one day.
Arigatō Gozaimasu

Featuring:

Adrian Atma
Alan Dixon
Atom Smith, Burkey
Bernardo Pinheiro
Black Eyed Peas
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Dee Felice Trio
Dekel Terry ft. Matti Caspi
DJ Alarm & Juan G ft. Garifuna Collective
DJ Shadow
DSTRUKT X RCADE
First Choice
Fuzz
Giacomo Bondi
Guts ft. Bon Tempos 
hansi
i.Ameni the BeatMan
Jorja Smith
Kabanjak
Lego Edit
MAILLE
Miami Sound Machine ft. Gloria Estefan
Mo' Horizons
Mop Mop
Nickodemus
Nina Simone
Rocky Marsiano (Another great inspiration !)
Samba Brazilian Batucada Band
Sergio Mendes
Shiha
Smooth Operator 3000
Tall Black Guy
The Pimps of Joytime 
The Quantic Soul Orchestra

#326

DJ Koco aka Shimokita  ~ Tribute by Nowananda

A wide-ranging chilled journey with Dub, Afrobeats, BossaNova, 90's Trip-Hop, Jazz, Soul, Lo-Fi beats, Hip-Hop, Afro-Pop, Folk, and more.

Thank you Stevie Keys and the whole Bamboo hut team for having me.

Played live at Bamboo Hut, Haad Yuan, Koh PhaNgan, Thailand, on  17.08.23.

Featuring:

Willie Williams
VHOOR
Vânia Bastos
Tuca & Barata ft. Ely Camargo
Tipsy
Thoma cher
The Reflex ft .The Kooks
The Loneliest Hunk
Tekno Miles
Tekno Miles
Studio Rio
Snoop Dog x Magic Drum Orchestra 
Smoke City 
saib.
Sade
Rocky Marsiano
Rocker's Hi Fi
Rafael Aragon
Radio Tarifa
Prince Fatty
Nightmares On Wax
Ngozi Family
Mr. PC
Mop Mop
Moderator
Marvin Gaye
Marcos Valle
LLF ft. Bola Johnson
Lego Edit
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kokoroko
King Most
King Most
Juls
John Barry Seven
Joe Cruz & The Cruzette
Jarreau Vandal
Isanyone readingthis ?
Ibu selva
Guaraci
Groove Armada
Gilberto Gil
Fat Freddy's Drop
Ernest Ranglin
El Gadzé
El Extravagante & Bob Marious 
Diana Ross
Dele Sosimi, Lokkhi Terra, Francesco Chiocci
Davido
Cutso
Culture
Cody Chesnutt
Carmen McRae
Burna Boy
Bomb The Bass
Bernardo Pinheiro
Be Svendsen
Barrio Latino
A Tribe Called Quest


#345

Tropical Chillout @ Bamboo Hut, Koh PhaNgan

Soulection is a radio show and music label which is a cornerstone of creativity for innovative musicians, crate-digging DJs, and open-minded fans from across the world.

I am deeply inspired by the Soulection sound - the weaving of multiple genres, styles and feelings into one coherent journey, the strong influences of Jazz, Soul and R&B, the positive vibe, and the huge number of songs they manage to weave into each journey. 

I created this tribute journey as a dedication to Soulection and Joe Key its founder, CEO and musical taste-setter. Thank you ❤️

Follow:
https://soulection.com/
@soulection
@joekay

Recorded live at Casa Tropicana, Koh PhaNgan, Thailand 30.08.23

Watch the video of the DJ set, with aerial views of the island:
https://youtu.be/DrW0FJNnKCA


Fun fact: After i finished playing, a guy who was there told me that the music reminded him of Soulection. I was really touched to hear that. 

Thank you Emilie and the La casa crew.

Featuring:

Yosi Horikawa
Webiejustdidit
TXC, Dinky Kunene, TNK MusiQ
Trüby Trio
Tjune
Timbalada
The Reflex
Tera Kòrá
Soul II Soul
Slow Train Soul
Sho Madjozi & Black Motion
sade
S!RENE
OVEOUS
Omar ؏
Officixl Rsa
November Rose
Nina Simone
Nia Pearl, Bontle Smith, DaliWonga, Mas Musiq, Nicole Elocin
Mobi Dixon
Michael Jackson
Mawimbi Label
Masego & FKJ
Mas Musiq  (feat. Boohle & Jay Sax)
Loxion Deep, Boohle
KNVL.
Jill Scott
Jazzanova
Janet Jackson
JAILO, CHAMOS, Kooldrink 
Hati Munetsi
Galathea
Frank Ru feat. Tizzy Fresh
Dobet Gnahoré
Dj Stokie, Ben Da Prince, Nkosazana Daughter
DJ Kwamzy
Dave Nunes, 
D3AN
Cutso
Boddhi Satva
BLAQ PAGES X SELVSSE
Benaiah
Ben Baddo
Bassie, Mfr Souls
Asake ft. Burna Boy
Anenon
Afro Flava 
Aaliyah


#350

SOULECTION Tribute - Amapiano, R&B, Jazz, Soulful House

A smooth and sexy African chillout journey with R&B, Reggae, Afrobeats, Private School Amapiano, and more

Highlights:
- Songs by Manalang, Raymond, Flwr Chyld, Juls Baby, Esentrik, Tera Kora, and others
- A remix of Sade's "Is it a crime" By Dutch/Ghanian producer S!rene
- A mashup of Michael Jackson's Liberian Girl
- A mashup of Whoa by Snoh Aalegra with J Dilla
- Songs from Soulection Label, one of my favorite labels in the world

Played live at La Casa Lounge, Ko PhaNgan, Thailand.

Watch the video of this DJ set, with beautiful views of the sunset and the ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9GZ-1PUfE

Featuring:

Aaliyah 
Afro B
BlaaqGold
Black Motion
Brent Faiyaz x Chingy
Burna boy
Cabu
Chris Brown ft. Brandy
Cleo Sol 
CY & Vertigo (SYNCCITY)
DJ Alone Again
DJ EDDY REDRUMS
DJ Kwamzy
Donell Jones
Duncan Gerow
EMBY
esentrik
Flwr Chyld
J Hus
Janet Jackson
Jarreau Vandal
Jorja Smith
Juls Baby
Kabza De Small
Kaytraminé
Kaytranada
Kelvin Momo
KNVL.
love ave.
M.J, Kay Invictus, Mellow & Sleazy, Mr.JazziQ
Manalang
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliot
Ms Mavy & a2bsan Remix
Neneh Cherry
November Rose
Onnea
paul mond
RAYMOND
Rihanna
S!RENE
Sade
Selecta Killa
Singularis
Slow Train Soul
Tera Kòrá
Tyla
TYLR
Usher 
Wizkid
WIZKID & CHRIS BROWN
yohenkwart
Victoria Monet x Craig David - On My Mama


#379.1

Afro Smooth Lounge: Future Beats, R&B, Afrobeats, Reggae, Neo Soul, Amapiano | July 2024

I was invited to play at an independent, Boiler-room style private villa party in "Pai", a small town in the mountains of north Thailand, where I stayed for two months. 

The instruction was - play what you love and what people haven't heard much before.

It was one of my best DJ sets to date.

Watch the DJ set on youtube:
https://youtu.be/rOsoVuXiISk

I thank Ryan (DJ Seremoni) for organizing the event and having me,  Bishal, and Kay.

Featuring:

2Point1
Bantu,Dr. Chaii,Pabi Cooper
Boddhi Satva, DJ Maphorisa
Boohle
Caltonic SA
Coco Em
Culoe De Song
Dave Nunes, D3AN
DJ Eastwood
DJ Geewave
Elements Of Life ft. Ursula Rucker
Jarreau Vandal,S!RENE,Dotboi
Kamo Mphela, Major League DJz, Bontle Smith
Kashcoming
Kidfrxsty
Konke
M.J, Mellow & Sleazy, Mr JazziQ, Djy Ma'Ten, Matute Boy
Major Keys
Mas Musiq  (feat. Boohle & Jay Sax)
Mfr Souls
Montèr
November Rose
Officixl Rsa
Phaze One
PYY Log Drum King
Riddla
S!RENE
Sally Boss Madam
Shakes & Les
The Lowkeys
Visca, Tman Xpress, Tyler ICU, LeeMcKrazy, Al xapo, Ceeka RSA, Sjavasdadeejayj
Zlatan, Worlasi, Damibliz & Juls

#457

Soulful Amapiano | Boiler room Pai, Thailand | Nowananda

A slowish sensual journey through Trip-Hop, Medicine songs, Bass, Oldies, Afrobeats, R&B, Jazz, DownTempo, Funk, World music and more.

Played live, June 2025, at "Sweet Eros", a sensual play party, at a beautiful vila on the beach of Ko PhaNgan, a tropical island in south Thailand. 

Thank you Michal and Oren.

Featuring :

Aaliyah
Amy Winehouse
Bahramji
Beyonce
Blackenart
Blaq Pages,Soko7,Nick & Navi
Bruno Mars
Burna Boy
Chris Brown+Davido  x  LL Cool J
CMAN
Cutso
Cutso / Dstrukt
Discoshaman
El Extravagante & Bob Marious 
El Gadzé
Esther Phillips
Etta James
Fabolous, B2K
Faith Evans
Feral Fauna
Full Crate
Fullbodydurag
Jazzy Jeff 
Jeremih
Joe Kay
Juls Baby
Justin Timberlake
Karolina קרולינה
Kinobe
Koolade
Kruder & Dorfmeister:
Louis Armstrong
LUM
Manalang
Masego
Missy Elliott
Mr Eazi
Nebbra
NIE
Omah Lay
Portishead
Radio Tarifa
Ray Charles
RAYMOND
Rema
Remy Ma
Rihanna
Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience
Rocker's HIFI
Sade
Shirley Bassey
Soulcenter
Subaqueous
SZA
Take Vibe
Tekno Miles
Tera Kòrá
The Black Eyed Peas
The Oddness
Thomas Vent
Thornato
TOMANKA
Tricky
yohenkwart

#480

Sweet Eros - Sensual Play Party

A soundtrack for lazy days, studying, hanging out with friends or in bed with your lover.

Previously shared on the Magical AfterHours podcast, which was sadly removed from Soundcloud.


217

Afro-Latin Chillout - BossaNova, Lover's Rock, Fado, Jazz

Primal, Intense, High-energy, Tribal, Fire-y, Earthy, Rhythmic 

African and Afro Diaspora musicians, DJs, Producers, and Vocalists.
African languages and instruments, tribal percussions, soulful vocals, syncopation, ancestral influences, grounding and heart.

Feautring Kuduro from Angola and its Portuguese version, “Lisbon Ghetto”, as well as Brazilian Baile Funk, Jungle, UKG, Afro-House, Afro-Tech, Afro-Club and more.

Watch the live DJ set on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcQYUOj256E


Played live on Full Moon Radio, Ko PhaNgan, Thailand, 18.6.25.
Thank you Jay Natralist
FullMoonRadio.Live

Featuring:

Adam F, Pola & Bryson vs Kendrick Lamar
Afro Panico
AKALEX
camoufly
Carl Craig
Dave Nunes
Deejay Veiga
DEKKAPA
DJ LILOCOX
DJ Lycox
Dj Maboku
DJ Nelasta Nel Flow
DJ Satelite Feat. Fredy Massamba
Dj. Max
Franchise
Full Crate
Gafacci
General Levy
GIANT
J HUS
JAEL
JOHNNY 500
Júnior No Beat
Mabrada
Miriam Makeba
MixTerio
NAKEN
November Rose, Rose Media
Nowananda
Paki Palmieri
Phil Mac & Fizzy Gillespie
Photek
Ray Charles
Roni Size & Reprazent
Royal House
Rude & Deadly
S!RENE
Sango
Shimza
SMITMEISTER
Team Distant / Jalal Ramdani / Mr Silk / Mel D
TONY B
TroyBoi, Toxic Rob
Tyla
TYSON
VANYFOX


483

Underground Afro Tribal : Baile Funk : Kuduro : Jungle : Lisbon Ghetto : UKG

Classic R&B, Afrobeats, slow jazzy hip hop, Afro-Bossanova, Trip-Hop and more.

Watch the video of the DJ set :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YjDaReiXkU

Played live at Full Moon Radio, Ko PhaNgan, Thailand
Thank you Jay Natralist.
FullMoonRadio.Live

Featuring:

A Tribe Called Quest
Amy Winehouse
Anastazja & Jerry C
Asake
Barrio Latino
Bomb The Bass
Bonobo
CKay
Cutso
D’Angelo and The Vanguard
Dele Sosimi, Lokkhi Terra, Francesco Chiocci
Digable Planets
DJ EDDY REDRUMS
DJ Nu-Mark
Ely Camargo 
Faith Evans
Gunna
Heidi Leonore
Ibu selva
Juls Baby
Kaytranada
Kokoroko
Kruder & Dorfmeister:
Lauryn Hill
Louie Vega
Manalang
Masego
Mr Eazi, Juls Baby
Neneh Cherry
Nightmares On Wax
Nowananda
Omah Lay
Os Novos Crioulos
paul mond
RAYMOND
S!RENE
Sade
SAMPA THE GREAT
Sarz
Tekno Miles
The Oddness
The Reflex
Tuca & Barata


484

AFRO GROOVE: Sade, Juls Baby, Lauryn Hill, ATCQ : Chillout Lounge Vibes

When people hear "Hip Hop", they often think about Gangsta Rap.

But actually a lot of Hip Hop is a modern interpretation of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues, Gospel and some Latin and Caribbean influences because of the Afro-Americans who came from these countries.

This journey weaves all these influences, with songs from the late 80s all the ways to 2024.

Played live on my radio show in Ko PhaNgan, Thailand
Thank you Jay Natralist.
Fullmoonradio.love

Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapIy6eoYNk

Featuring: 

Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals
Abakisimba
AkizzBeatzz
Anita O'Day
Ann Cole
Aretha Franklin
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
BadboE's
Betty Wright
Bola Johnson 
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Coldcut
Diplo
DJ Inko ft. Lauryn Hill 
Doechii
Eric B. & Rakim
Flwr Chyld
Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel
GROOVE MOTION
Hammond Classics
Heidi Leonore
Juls Baby
Jurassic 5
Lauryn Hill
Lego Edit
LLF
Maille
Marlena Shaw
Mocean Worker
Moderator
Neneh Cherry
New Orleans Jazz Vipers
Nickodemus & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
Nujabes
Ofra Haza
Pete Rock
Q-Tip
Rocky Marsiano
saib.
Sibu & Joe Nagall 
Southpaw Chop
Stevie Wonder
The Black Eyed Peas
The KutiMangoes
The Quantic Soul Orchestra
The Real Live Show
The Reflex
Zuco 103
Planet Muthazy


485

Funky Soulful Jazzy Hip-Hop : Dilla | ATCQ | Q-Tip | Nujabes | Aretha | Quantic

As part of my European tour, i stopped at Lausanne in Switzerland. 

The night before the gig, i was hanging out with Joel, the organizer of the ecstatic dance, and going over his vinyl collection. He suggested me to pull records by chance. One of those records was the soundtrack of the movie Mishima, by Philip Glass, a neo-classical composer i know and play a lot. The first track was just ok but the 2nd track was hypnotizing. We listened to it ove and over again.
So, naturally, i bought it and played at the ecstatic dance journey, alongside African, Brazilian, Afro-latin, Jazz, Trip-Hop, Tribal, and many other genres and styles.


Thank you Joel for having me and inspiring me to discover new music.
https://www.instagram.com/ecstatic_dance_lausanne/

Featuring:

Amon Tobin
Aretha Franklin
Barbatuques
Benjy Wertheimer
Bjork
Boddhi Satva & Jorge Bezerra
Bomba Estereo
Borchi
Dele Sosimi, Lokkhi Terra, Francesco Chiocci
DJ Lag
Dj. Max
Dos Flakos
Fatoumata Diawara
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
Franchise
Grupo Socavón
Hammond Classics
Hipnotic Earth
Juls Baby
Kaya Project
Kiko Navarro
Lorkestra
Maalem Hammam
Madsko
MATTIAS UNEBACK
Milo Savic
Mop Mop
Nightmares On Wax
Paki Palmieri, King Kongas, Nour Eddine
Philip Glass
Robert Gass and On Wings of Song
SIS
Tabia, Saint Evo, Lizwi
Thomas Vent
Thornato
TroyBoi
Uproot Andy
VHOOR


495

Ecstatic Dance Lausanne Switzerland August 2025

Inspired by an Argentian woman I was dating, who loved Cumbia.

Played live at Full Moon Radio, Ko PhaNgan, Thailand
FullMoonRadio.Live

Thank you Carla.


Featuring:

AIWAA
Aya Nakamura
Ballistic Brothers
Barrio Latino
Barrio Latino
Beyonce
Bill Withers
Captain Planet
Da Phonk
Daniel Haaksman, Coco Maria
Danochilango
DJ Caution
DJ Farrapo & Yanez
FS Green
Garifuna Collective
Hammond Classics
Jorge Ben
Juls Baby
JUN TANAKA
Jurassic 5
Lucho Bermudez Y Su Orquesta
Madsko
Maduro
Manie Gang
Negro Dub
Nickodemus
Nicola Cruz
Nowananda
Ondatrópica
Palov meets A.Angelides
Pinduca
Populous
Quantic & Anita Tijoux
Rafael Aragon
Rio Mira
S!RENE
Selecta Killa
Sonic Funk Foundry
Sono Rhizmo'
Studio Rio
The Black Eyed Peas
Thornato
Tropicana Records
Virginia Rodrigues

486

Cumbia, Salsa & Afro-Latin : Ko PhaNgan : Thailand

AfroBeat, Afro-Latin, Brazilian, Afro Funk/Jazz/Folk, Ancestral Afro House, Italo Disco, Electro Swing, Salsa, and more.

We arrived at Budapest’s Danube river bank in the morning of the Hungarian independence day, thousands of people, all the good spots taken, so we had to improvise. We even got stopped from filming at one of the locations, and soon found a river-side bar to continue playing at.

Watch the video of playing with views of Budapest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8g78G47S0M 


Featuring :

Galathea
Ballistic Brothers
moodymann
Nickodemus
Trio Da Kali And Kronos Quartet
Captain Planet
Juls Baby
Freshly Squeezed Music
Smooth Operator 3000
Elements Of Life
Samba Brazilian Batucada Band
The Reflex
Black Motion, Afrikan Roots, Chymamusique, Gorge Munetsi, T-Deep
Boddhi Satva, Smarty
Lego Edit
Anane
Roshima
Alex Finkin, Manoo
Djar One
Oscar Sulley And The Uhuru Dance Band
Joao Diaz
UMOJA
Afros e Afoxés
Rocky Marsiano
Wizkid
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Wandervogel
Anane & Louie Vega

494

Afro Tropical, Brazilian, AfroBeat, Afro-Latin, Afro Funk/Jazz | Budapest 2025 | DJ NowAnanda

Recording of my set from Bremen in the north west of Germany, at the last open-air dance of the season.

Thank you Gordon and the team.

Featuring:

.ACHTERWERK
Alma Negra
Ayub Ogada, Trevor Warren
Boddhi Satva
Boj
Casement, Shaggy, Theory blend
Daniel Haaksman
Diplo
DJ Caution
Dj Guss
Ethan Thomas
Eurythmics
FNX Omar
FS Green
Galathea
Gregor Salto, Sergio Mendes, Simon Fava
Guaraci
Henry Mancini
ICHI
Idd Aziz, Lenny Air
JAYSON ALANZO
Juls Baby
Kenji Kawai
Kooldrink & Montèr
Los Bulldozer, MALAGÜERA
Louie Vega
Maga Bo
Marco Pedro, Dave Nunes, RICHTANNER
Marlena Shaw
Mercan Dede
Missy Elliot
Nell Silva
Nicolas Jaar
OCNO
Olatunji
Otis Redding, Booker T. & The M.G.'s & The Mar-Keys
Pinduca
Radical One
Renata Rosa
Robin S
Sabo
Salome De Bahia
Shpongle
sister nancy
SMITMEISTER X TEAMJERI
Tarante Groove Machine
Tera Kòrá
VHOOR
Wandara
Yosi Horikawa

498

Ecstatic Dance Bremen Germany | September 2025

Amersfoort is a beautiful city near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Having had four gigs in that week, I planned to play a set that worked well in recent weeks at a few events.

But at the last minute i decided to create something new and unique, tailored specifically for this community.

Thank you dancers, team, and specifically Frans DJ Iradi for the inspiration since 2013, inviting me to your event, your support and encouragement.

Featuring:

2Point1
AfricanGroove
Burna Boy
Captain Planet
Carl Craig
Dave Nunes
DJ BX'TREME
Dobet Gnahore
Egnever
Elements Of Life ft. Ursula Rucker
Emmanuel Jal 
Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz
Hamdi
IROZ
J Capri &Charly Black X DJ Chinwax
Jose Marquez
Juls Baby
Kodo
LOVE SIX
Maga Bo
Miriam Makeba
Nato
Nina Simone
Oumou Sangare
Paki Palmieri
Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
Peter Power
Philip Glass
Radio Tarifa
Rafael Aragon
Rokia Traoré
S!RENE
Sergio Mendes
Stagga & Magugu
Sunlightsquare
Take Vibe E.P.
Tekno Miles
Thornato
Wizkid, Wande Coal
Yemanjo
Zlatan, Worlasi, Damibliz & Juls 

499

Ecstatic Dance Amersfoort NL September 2025

Amapiano infused with Jazzy vibes, Piano, Sax, guitar riffs, and private school piano.

Played at Schlossberg castle in Graz Austria, October 2025.

Watch the video with beautiful shots of the castle, forest and city of Graz:
https://youtu.be/Q9Ly_ZSYsLM 

Featuring:

3D a.k.a. Uchu
Anastazja & Jerry C
De Bablyy
Dj Stokie, Ben Da Prince, Nkosazana Daughter
Elements Of Life
Howard & Mhaw Keys
Juls Baby
Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Ami Faku
Kelvin Momo
Mas Musiq  (feat. Boohle & Jay Sax)
Mellow & Sleazy
Nia Pearl, Bontle Smith, DaliWonga, Mas Musiq, Nicole Elocin
November Rose
S!RENE
Shakes & Les
Singularis
Sundé
Tman Xpress, Mellow & Sleazy, Blacko SA
TonicMotion & Cozy Keys

503

Jazzy Amapiano ft. Kabza, Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mellow & Sleazy, Shakes & Les

Ecstatic Dance changed my life!

Where it first happened was at Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam at CLUB LITE, in early 2014.  Since then I’ve attended many dozens of dances there, absorbed how the DJs were playing, later studied with some of these DJs, and it all shaped the DJ I am today.

I also went partying and clubbing since the mid 90s, first in Israel and then for many years in Ko PhaNgan, especially at Ecstatic Dance Ko PhaNgan at Pyramid, Jarans, AUM and other venues, and that affected my DJing as well.

This journey was played for the ED dancing community i call "home", and is also inspired by my life, clubbing and (ecstatic) dancing in Ko PhaNgan.

As usual, it includes mostly African and Afro Diaspora music: Dub, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, Trap, Jazz, Cumbia, Amapiano (with beautiful Violin melodies), Disco, Baile Funk, Batida (Portugal Koduru), Afro-Latin house,  Samba, Salsa, Tribal Brazilian, R&B/NeoSoul,  Classical music and more.

Thank you Dide, Michaela, Stefan, and the team.
A Shoutout to ED Amsterdam, Iradi, Shanto, Martijn, Kareem, Esta, Carolijn, and Tom for 10+ years of inspiration.
And a blessing to the soul of Otto who was and still is, one of my best dancing role models. May you Dance in peace. 

Featuring:

Alex Gardini
Aquatic Collective
Aretha Franklin
BARBATUQUES
Bazeado
Bobby McFerrin
CHAMOS
Chase & Status & Bou (UK)
cktrl
Cutso
D’Angelo and The Vanguard
Dave Nunes
DemFlow
Demola
Dolphin Boy
Dona Onete
Dubmatix
Felix Tapes
FKJ
Flowdan
funk sinatra
Gafacci
Hammond Classics
Jackson 5
Jahrkon
Jason Rivas, The Creeperfunk Project
John Barry
Johnny 500
Júnior No Beat
Kiko Navarro
Kris-Kros
Lauryn Hill
Mabrada
Madsko x Ovano
Maga Bo
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliott
Mixwell & Zongo Abongo
Nazamba
Poirier
S!RENE
Sade
Slynk
Tarante Groove Machine
VHOOR
XNYWOLF

#505

NowAnanda: Afro Ecstatic Dance | Amsterdam, November 2025 @ The Other Side Club

I have become a DJ to create the DJ sets I want to listen and dance to.

For a while I wanted to record a musical journey which is slow and deep, taking a while to build up, but still staying slow-ish and hypnotic.

One that you can listen to, dance to, enjoy a sensual massage or make love with.

I'd love to hear how it makes you feel - comment below.

I'm available for bookings in Europe this summer and then in Asia and Australia from October.

Snake-charmer: A slow sensual Ecstatic-Dance journey by NowaNanda.

A set i played in Berlin for the "Slow Flow" show hosted by Albert Bitton for the Israeli "Radio Savta" show.
https://www.radiosavta.com

Ecstatic Dance by NowaNanda

"Slow Flow" on Radio Savta with Nowananda

This is my 2nd "Snake Charmer" musical dance journey, which was featured as episode #165 on the popular "Deep Control" Podcast.

From their Blurb:

Nowananda is life-long dancer and music collector, who has been passionate about electronic music since the early 90s.
He is influenced by growing up in a multi-cultural family, playing classical piano for 7 years, traveling and living in South-East Asia most of his adult life, as well as the study and practice of Tantra, Yoga, healing and body/energy work.
He has played in Koh Phangan (Thailand,), Bali (Indonesia), and in festivals in Europe.
Nowananda weaves together Ethnic, Indian, African, Amazonian, Afro-Latin, Balkan, Neo-Classical and World music into music journeys that invoke the mystic, the lover and the animal within us.

His moto is "Through dance, we connect to more of ourselves, others, and life.”

He says about this dj-set - 
I created this set for you to chill-out with, or move your body alone... or with your lover.
I usually like to play stuff that is more obscure, and i don't regularly use tracks with a lot of English lyrics. 
In this set i included two commercial tracks with lyrics, because I love them and the *energy* and *bounce* they bring to the dj set.

@the_deep_control

Snake Charmer #2 (Deep Control Podcast #165)

Hello Lovely Souls,

This week, it's a pleasure to welcome https://soundcloud.com/nowananda

Ecstatic dance DJ and facilitator.

" I'm inspired by classical and world music, life-long dancing and music collecting, 20 years of traveling and an extensive study, practice, and teaching of yoga, tantra and body/energy work.

My intention isn't just to make you dance, but to inspire you to feel and express all of who you truly are.

My Ecstatic Dance journeys tend to be slow-ish, deep and sensual.
I play a huge range of genres, including beats-infused indian, medicine/shamanic, african, balkan, ethnic, neo-classical, jazz, instrumental-hiphop, latin, deep house music, and lots of stuff that can't be defined. "

"Through dance, we deepen love for ourselves, others, and life."

Connect with the artist :
https://soundcloud.com/nowananda

Ecstatic Dance by Nowananda

Multi Cultural Beats #47 With " Nowananda "

I AM BOHO - VOL8 
Compiled & mixed by @nowananda 

Nowananda on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Nowananda/

I am Boho on Facebook
www.facebook.com/iambohoforever/
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Our Website
https://planetibiza.net/i-am-boho/
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Podcast collaborations to
office@planetibiza.net
(or via messanger on Soundcloud)

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𝗜 𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗛𝗢 VOL8 - Compiled & mixed by Nowananda

My 2nd set at Bali Dacha Spa and Sauna focused on Shamanic music from all over the world.

It's a 3 hour journey that starts very soft and slow and gradually gathers some steam.

With tracks by @yaima-music , Suara Ray of @voodoohop, @desertdwellers , @mrux , @thebassmentbnc , @beatfarmer , thomash_voodoohop , @mommusic , @soul-36 , @kayaproject , @na-t0 , @jose-solano , @iamlum , @djdunwich , @ku_rup , Kapoor of @baikalnomads , @rafi-ki , @salvadoraraguaya , @afterclapp , @dandaramusic , @da-iguana , @kamangamusic , @dj7gr , @arutani , and others.

Visit Bali Dacha:
 @katerina-ovchinnikova-97327684
https://www.instagram.com/balidacha/

Shamanic Chillout at Bali Dacha, November 2019

This remix of “Shiva Manas Puja” by Eyal Matsliah aka @Nowananda deeply resonates with our love for “Spiritual Deeptech”.

From the artist:

"I'm inspired by growing up in a multi-cultural family, playing classical piano for 7 years, life-long dancing and music collecting, 20 years of traveling and an extensive study, practice, and teaching of yoga, tantra and body/energy work.

I have listened to the original track during my years of yoga practice and was inspired to weave it into a live “devotional chillout" set I played in Bali Dacha spa outside Ubud, Bali.
The remix uses the track "Divine Revision (I Awake Remix) by Isaac Cotec aka Subaqueous” for the underlying rhythm.

Listen to the original live recording in the beginning of this 3 hour set:
https://soundcloud.com/nowananda/devotional-chillout

https://theartistunion.com/tracks/67a218

FREE DOWNLOAD :  Craig Pruess - Shiva Manas Puja (Nowananda Remix)

I was yearning for a music journey that i could make love to, and realized that part of a set I already created was perfect for that.

So, with pleasure, i present to you "Tantric love making music journey" - a slow, devotional and sensual set with a few small gentle peaks - kinda like good tantric sex.

I'd love to hear how this music makes you feel - share in the comments below.

To know more about my work in conscious sexuality, check out http://intimatepower.com

Tantric Love Making Music Journey #1

After releasing the 1st Tantric sex journey and the enthusiastic responses i've heard, I felt called to release another one.

So here's a musical journey to  explore "Tantra", which also means recognizing love and consciousness in yourself and in any person, place, moment or object you encounter.

You can find the story behind this journey below.

This is part of a live DJ set I played at the chillout space at the NYE Sundance event, Jarans, Koh PhaNgan, Thailand, December 31st, 2019.

I'd love to know how this journey makes you feel and what parts you like - you can comment below.

Listen to the previous journey:
https://soundcloud.com/nowananda/tantric-love-making-music

Gratitude to the musicians and producers who created this music:

Kamsar Ergi Pari Hamuyt
The Bassment
Discoshaman
p.r.​​Λ​.​​Λ​.​h
Miriam Makeba
Anoushka Shankar
Craig Pruess
Toulouse
Ora Sittner
LUM
The Bassment/Chaiwalla
Eivor , Alef
estimua
Suara Ray


___ The backstory - how this journey came to be: ____

I played a live DJ set at a New Year's event two weeks ago and was a bit disappointed by making some technical "errors" and "mistakes".

I tried to re-record parts of it but even though technically it was better, by trying to re-create this journey, it was missing the special feeling of the live recording.

However, after listening to the original recording a few times, while I still noticed the small "mistakes", I was able to put them aside, and I found that most of this musical journey is actually pretty awesome!

I realized that I was being judgemental, I tried to find faults, I was focusing on the negative, on small technical errors, or thinking about how I could do it BETTER next time, which still a subtle way to reject what I've already done.

Does it happen to you that you judge and criticize yourself, or others?

Do you sometimes manage to recognize these judgements, and instead find love and acceptance?

I recognize that this is a dynamic or a pattern I've been running most of my life - towards myself, others, things and places. It's true that I can easily see latent gifts, unexpressed potential and possibilities, but I've been missing the joy of loving and accepting myself, others and life as it is.

This is not a new realization, but another good reminder, and an opportunity to change the pattern, to allow love to show itself in more ways.

And so, I've decided to share most of that live DJ set with you - Enjoy...

Nowananda

Tantric sex journey #2

Zolotaya Orda reach Phangan with @nowananda.

Nowananda, originally from Israel, is life-long dancer and music collector, who has been passionate about electronic music since the early 90s.

He is influenced by growing up in a multi-cultural family, playing classical piano for 7 years, traveling and living in South-East Asia most of his adult life, as well as the study, practice and teaching of Tantra, Yoga, healing and body/energy work.

Nowananda creates music journeys that invoke the mystic, the lover and the animal within us.

His moto is "Through dance, we deepen the love of ourselves, others, and life.”

This DJ set is inspired by devotional Jewish, Arabic, Sufi and Indian music.

Links:

soundcloud.com/nowananda/
facebook.com/Nowananda/

Follow Zolotaya Orda:
fb.com/goldenhordesounds
instagram.com/goldenhordesounds
t.me/goldenhordesounds
@goldenhordesounds

Nowananda // Zolotaya Orda // 077

In these stressful times of the Corona epidemic, I created a very slow, peaceful, and meditative music journey.

Listen to this music, or have it in the background while you practice yoga, read, work or make love.

How does it make you feel and what parts do you really enjoy? >> Share in the comments

I send love and support to those who are ill or affected.

With gratitude to the artists and musicians:

Maneesh de Moor
Benjy Wertheimer
Shastro
Anoushka Shankar
Deya Dova
Anoushka Shankar (again...)
Benjy Wertheimer & John de Kadt
Craig Pruess
Deuter
Nawang Khechog
Craig Pruess (again...)
David Parsons
Hipnotic Earth

Journeys by Nowananda

Deep Relaxation - Corona Quarantine set

I usually play music without many words, specifically without many English words, because I find that words activates my mind.

So this journey is an exception as most of the songs have words.

I’d love to hear how this makes you feel and what your favorites are  - Comment below.


I am grateful to the people who inspired this journey:

Dariush, Ramona, Rike, Vanessa, my father Shabtai as well as Mattmosphere (The Smooth Sailing set !!) and Nicholas Jaar.

Special thanks to @Yair Etziony (False Ind) who, 25 years ago, introduced me to many Jazz and electronic music artists. 

And huge thanks to the artists and musicians :

Elephant Revival / Iyakuh & Pathwey
Fleassy Malay
Yaw
Hindi Zahra
The Human Experience
Rising Appalachia
Kaya Project / Kalya Scintilla
Chai Wallahs / Submotion Orchestra
Scarlet Crow / eO
Nicolas Jaar ft. Carminho
Scarlet Crow / saQi
Raz Ohara, Nu, Christopher Schwarzwalder, FEATHERED SUN
Ursula Rucker
Dominique Fils-Aimé
Amon Tobin
Lokua
Peace Orchestra
Quantic & Denitia
RENU
Nowananda ft. Nahira Ziwa
Morillo
Ursula Rucker / Jazzanova
Ìxtahuele
D’Angelo and The Vanguard
Mwanjé

If you liked this journey, consider listening to:
https://soundcloud.com/nowananda/tantric-love-making-music

Snake Charmer #4 - Sensual NeoSoul, Folk, RnB, Jazz and more

This was a "Snake Charmer" edition of Ecstatic Dance I held in Koh PhaNgan Thailand and it was the first public dance event since covid19.

At these special events I play a music journey with more soft, slow, sensual, sacred and shamanic tracks, as well as some upbeat tribal ones.

This time we didn't get to the tribal tracks... ;-)

Profits from this event were donated to "Happy Food" local charity which feeds Burmese people on the island. 
Please consider donating to them:

https://www.facebook.com/HappyFoodKPG/

With gratitude to our team of volunteers, the wonderful participants, Sunset hill resort for hosting us, and the amazing artists, musicians and producers:

Desert Dwellers
Ora Sittner
Elephant Revival, 
Iyakuh & Pathwey
Craig Pruess
Imagika Om
MAHAON
SCHWERINDUSTRIE
Temple Step & Jonny Joon
The Human Experience
ELEA,
Astral Waves
Universildo
Levon Minassian feat. Armand Amar
Shigeru Umebayashi
Ìxtahuele
MoM
Jack Essek
MiRET & Alizarina, 
Alvaro Suarez
Sahalé
Nahira Ziwa 
Anoushka Shankar
Calm Whale

Ecstatic Dance 🐍Snake Charmer Edition, Koh PhaNgan 4.July.2020

I was honored to be invited to play at this wonderful event when the organizer - my friend, mentor and colleague Sandesh Poin - fell sick to Dangue Fever.

It was a beautiful evening with sauna, fire pit, delicious tapas, sacred cacao, tea ceremony, performances and friends, all set in nature.

The music I played is very feminine, and weaves sacred and devotional elements from many traditions.

Check out the next event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/572426743427247



Featuring:


Desert Dwellers
Beatfarmer
Ivan Latyshev, Lama’s Dream
Ekorce
Visionary Shamanics
Anoushka Shankar, Thievery Corporation
Lido Pimienta, El Búho
Gama, Hannah AyakoSulamith & Stella Ismene
Desert Dwellers
Gallardo, Mercedes Sosa
Kalya Scintilla
Kaya Project ft. Pooja Tiwari
DJ Drez
Desert Dwellers
Lagartijeando, Bachan Kaur
Dolphin Boy
Ella Fitzgerald, De-Phazz 
DJ Drez
Maneesh de Moor
Shika Shika
Visionary Shamanics
Nomade Records
Black Swan Sounds
Seb Taylor
Merkaba Music
Wonder Wheel Records

Dakini Night Chillout  9.8.2020 @Gaia Spa, Koh PhaNgan

Compilation Release Date 21 August 2020

Nahira Ziwa  "Timeless Glide" Remixed by Nowananda for Kosa Records

ARTISTS: Various
TITLE: 
• YUGA • 
FORMAT: MP3/WAV
LABEL: KOSA RECORDS
CAT. No: KOSA27
RELEASE DATE: August 21st 2020
GENRE: Spiritual Deeptech/Downtempo/Organic/Acid
MASTERING ENGINEER: @thisisbranimir
COVER DESIGN: Kosa.designs
 
36 TRACK Mega VA - Subdivided in 4 smaller ones 

Kali Yuga • Treta Yuga • Dwapar Yuga • Satya Yuga
Contains 9 tracks each, deep, dark, uplifting, hypnotic, it’s all in there, Please enjoy! :D  

BANDCAMP : Sub VAs
https://kosha.bandcamp.com/album/treta-yuga
https://kosha.bandcamp.com/album/satya-yuga
https://kosha.bandcamp.com/album/kali-yuga
https://kosha.bandcamp.com/album/dwapar-yuga

BEATPORT : All tracks
https://www.beatport.com/release/yuga/3080544
 
A Yuga or yugānāṃ (Sanskrit: युग, lit. 'age'), in Hinduism, is a large period of time as it relates to the past, present or future. It is mostly used to describe one of the four dharmic ages⁠—Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga or Kali Yuga⁠—or a cycle of the four ages, Chatur Yuga.
Depending on context, it can refer to one of the seasons, generations, reigns, kalpas (days of Brahma), stages of creation (manifest, maintain, unmanifest), or 1,000 year periods.

Tracks -
Kali Yuga
DBRA - Balian [Deep House Vancouver]
Andara - Enta 
Seventh Soul - Jalis
Shönja - Honey And Tea
Lesmus - Lingaashtakam
Ephlum - Istejab [Proton] 
P A N - Eternal Cyrcle [Planet Ibiza]
Juliano Gomez - Ventre (Tlazohtla Remix) [Global Hybrid Records]
Soul of Zoo - Mood [Cosmovision] 
 
Treta Yuga-
Souldust - Arbelga [Sofa Beats]
Saint n Laise - Bouzou Kiss [Deep House Paris] 
Prismatica - Indivisible 
Theo Gramal - Douala (Farry Remix) 
T-Puse, ADAMA - Splash Of Whisky [Sunset Grooves] 
Guy Maayan - Magical Bay [Melody Lab]
Vyomacci - Spaceman 
Magli - Tales Of Drums 
Kútus ft. MN.JA - Swirl Through Reality
 
Dwapar Yuga-
Lui Mafuta & Kunterweiß - Brunching [trndmsk]
Räubermukke & Dan Bay - Drehmoment [Melodic Dreamers] 
Ele - Bundi [Hippies 2.0]
Da Iguana - Panic At The Pond [Amselcom]
Salguero - Bufo (nan Rework) 
Pyrokiss - Empire of Sin
Tlitliltzin - Signal 
Shimarua - Vacio
Xelal Ko - Meï Teï Shô (Phil Wee & funkenschleuder Retouch) [FREE DL]

Satya Yuga-
MI.LA - Barhan [Soul of Zoo] 
LamatUuc & AIWAA - Luna Nueva [Deep House Moscow]
Hesselberg- Camel Diaries [Hug Records] 
Fluxera, Kameri - Mizrap [Toulouse Musique] 
Ertunç Şenbay - Dicle [Deeper Dimensions]
Stephane Salerno - Aldébaran [Lughat] 
Nahira Ziwa - Timeless glide (Nowananda remix) [Something slow]
Soulbeat - Pula (Original Mix) [Plurpura] 
Cosmovision Records — Premiere | Balint Boldiszar - Bengal Tiger [Kosa Records]

Connect with kosa -
Facebook - www.facebook.com/spiritualdeeptech
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kosa.musica

PREMIERE | Timeless Glide (Nowananda remix) [kosa records]

I was so excited to play at this luxury French-Fusion restaurant in Koh PhaNgan, at one of their last nights of the season.

I felt that French Chansons, Jazz and light Latin-Electronic music would work very well with the ambiance in the restaurant.

Some of the french people said that they were missing this music after so many months of traveling, and at the end of the evening, a group of frenchies was singing along with 'La Boheme'.

Some of the French songs i played are songs i've heard at home from age zero  - I clearly remember seeing the vinyl cover of Charles Aznavour's album as a child.


Visit Senses restaurant:
https://www.facebook.com/senses.kohphangan/

Featuring:

Bill Evans/Stan Getz
Charles Aznavour
Amy Winehouse
Sarah Vaughan
Duke Ellington
Serge Gainsbourg
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
Edith Piaf
Ella Fitzgerald
Etta James
Nicolas Jaar Ft. Carminho
Luedji Luna
Ella Fitzgerald
Amelie Soundtrack
Serge Gainsbourg
Ray Charles
Edith Piaf
Poets of Thought
Atropolis
kingalexonthebeat Ft. Charles Aznavour 
Take Vibe E.P.
Quantic
The KutiMangoes
Dizzy Gillespie & Funky Lowlives
Palov meets A.Angelides
Afrosound
Captain Planet
Oonga Ft. Cesaria Evora
Jean Baskets
Maille Ft. Quantic & Nickodemus
Blay Ambolley X Dandara
Lokua
Nujabes
Astrud Gilberto & Koop
Parallels Ft. Charles Aznavour
Doumea Ft. Charles Aznavour
Populous
Quantic & Nidia Góngora
Hraach
Armen Miran & Hraach
Charles Aznavour  (Again…)
Edith Piaf

Jazzy French Lounge 22.8.2020 @Senses Restaurant, Koh PhaNgan

Let music be thy medicine.

I played this journey live at Sunset Hill Sauna in Koh PhaNgan.

Deep gratitude to these musicians :

Benjy Wertheimer & John de Kadt
Liquid Bloom
Elephant Revival, Iyakuh & Pathwey
Subaqueous, I awake
DJ Drez
Bliz Nochi 
TARA PUTRA, PSYCHOZ
Omer Gonen-Haela
Peter Power
El Búho x QOSQI
GUAZÚ
Chancha Via Circuito, Rafael Aragon
Kaya Project
Jacob Groening, Gustavo Santaolalla
Nawang Khechog
Yaima
Electro Coco
Chaos By Design
LOKALAFFAIR
Yemanjo, Synapps
Huaira
Isaque Solaris
Yemanjo, Joaquin Cornejo
El Búho
Spaniol
Haunted Water
Peter Power & Psilosamples
P.r.Λ.Λ.H, Steffen Kirchhoff 
Derrok
Peter Power
beatfarmer

Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay

ecstatic dance by Nowananda

Shamanic Chillout 5.10.2020 @Sunset Hill, Koh PhaNgan

This is part of a 5 hours journey I played at Huggzilla Koh PhaNgan.

Huggzilla is a non-commercial event inspired by Burning Man, and we celebrated for  2 full days in nature.

Featuring: 

Steve Gibbs
Rainer Scheurenbrand
Phaeleh
Sarah Vaughan
Ella Fitzgerald
Sam Cooke vs. Kalabrese, M.Rux
Scarlet Crow
Maneesh De Moor
Echoes from Venus, Harmonie,
Peter Power
Laroz
Ramin Djawadi
Scarlet Crow, KR3TURE
Huaira
Lokua

FloFilz
Quantic & Denitia
Flitz&Suppe
Kiiara
Thomash & Projeto Mujique
Up, Bustle and Out

Boonie Mayfield
Flitz&Suppe
Souad Massi, Harmoníe
Yemanjo, Ali Farka Toure
Jose Solano
Zulu Project
The Bassment, Claudia Stern
LUM, Ariana Vafadari
Eivor, Alef
Mind Mirror
beatfarmer

Ethnic Lounge @Huggzilla 10.10.2020 Koh PhaNgan

A slow journey across cultures, with deep BASS and many organic instruments.

Played and recorded live at 'Nataraj' event at Sunset Hill spa and lounge, Koh PhaNgan, 16.11.2020.

Featuring:

Erothyme
Echo Wanderer
Balancé
Yider x Jason Hou
Erothyme
Hang in balance, 
NAs-ja
El Búho x Chancha Via Circuito
LUM
Phaeleh
ESCHATON , 
Ekorce
Lunar Symphony & Kompass
Liquid Bloom, 
Stratusphere
Ancient Core
tetouze
Shankara NZ
Isaque Solaris
Desert Dwellers
The Bassment, 
Anugama
VadimoooV
Kaya Project
Mettakin ft. Lo.Renzo, 
mr. Moo
Maneesh De Moor
Ancestral Elephants

Lables:
Indra's Garden
Wonder Wheel
Outtallectuals
Visionary shamanics
Merkaba
Resueno

Nowananda: Ethnic Chill Bass

Another dream came true as I played the Sunday noon set at Pyramid Yoga, the biggest Ecstatic Dance venue and event in Koh PhaNgan, where i've been dancing and living for many years.

I was so happy to see the people dance, jump, and shout to the wide-ranging journey of beats-infused world music I played.

A few highlights:
- Beats and Bass-infused vocals and music from Native-american, New-Zealand Mauri, Russian,  Tibetan, Amazonian, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Turkish, Brazilian, Balkan,  and LOTS of African
- A traditional African acapella, an upbeat electronic remix of it, and samples that return many times during the whole journey
- A few other vocal and melodic African songs
- My newest track, a tribal remix of "Stone gods of Bimini", by Ixtahuele 

Deep gratitude to the dancers, to Jonny, Milenka and Pyramid team, and to the musicians and producers.

Featuring:

Poranguí
Sona Jobarteh
El Búho x Tremor
Mahto Akicita & Tiwahe
Yider x Jason Hou, Jai Tee
Tetouze
MATAWAKA
Symbolico
Danit, Urucum
Morillo
Tetouze
Shalohim, MettāKin
Basher Toe
Ayub Ogada
Miriam Makeba
CHRISNA KARAST Visionary Shamanics
Fatoumata Diawara, Alex Garett & Greg Herma
Thomas Piper
Laroz Camel Rider
Sister Nancy, Twogood
Mixwell
Nowananda ft. Ixtahuele
Bergen, Anatolian Sessions 
Disclosure, Fatoumata Diawara
Barbatuques, Cosme Martin & Christian Vila 
Aetius Boutefoy
Made in TLV
Miriam Makeba, Paki Palmieri 
Sirens of Lesbos
Deya Dova
Kiko Navarro
Coober Pedy University Band
Rokia Traoré
Tetouze
JOBE
Jackson Brainwave, Moblack
Lexa Hill
SIS, Milo slavic
Alma Negra
Nell Silva
Captain Planet
Baaba Maal
Miriam Makeba
Calm Whale

Ecstatic dance by nowananda

NowAnanda: Tribal Ecstatic Dance @Pyramid Koh PhaNgan 22.11.2020

Lately i've been going deeper into all kinds of African and African-inspired music.

I fell in love with this track and decided to make a remix of it. 

Already played it at some of my events and people loved it!

The direct translation of the Zulu word “Abantu” is "people". Africa as a whole is connected and filled with “Abantu”- beautiful people who stand united and are connect through music.

C R E D I T S :
Original song Produced and Composed by DJ Satelite
Remixed by Nowananda aka Eyal M.
Written by Fredy Massamba
Vocal: Fredy Massamba
Vocals Arranged by Boddhi Satva
Vocals Recorded by Boddhi Satva for Ngombi Studio, Brussels, Belgium
Cover by: Kernubia
Mixing and Mastering: Branimir Dimov
Consulting by Valentin aka @thebassmentbnc. 

MP3 Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/tf5ks6
Lossless Download : Coming soon.

Much gratitude to DJ Satelite and Fredy Massamba for their amazing work.

Original:
Abantu by DJ Satelite Feat. Fredy Massamba 

https://soundcloud.com/seres_producoes/dj-satelite-feat-fredy-4?in=seres_producoes/sets/dj-satelite-feat-fredy

Abantu - Nowananda Remix  (Free Download)

"Voices of the forest" or "Vozes Da Mata" is a song by Brazilian percussionist Marcelo Salazar and singer Goya.

While looking for a tribal song to remix, i came across this little gem and was hooked from the first time I heard it.
I wanted to make an upbeat version but the song wanted to stay slow and soft.

Gratitude to the original musicians and Mr. Bongo Label who originally released this song in collaboration with Bottletop -  a dynamic UK-based charity supporting health education initiatives worldwide.

Free Download:  https://hypeddit.com/track/lipgif

Listen to the original:
https://soundcloud.com/mrbongo/1-05-vozes-da-mata-mp3

Vozes Da Mata - Nowananda Remix  (Free Download)

Our guest for this release is a Musician and 'Ecstatic Dance' DJ.
He is inspired by growing up in a multi-cultural family, playing classical piano for 7 years, life-long dancing and music-collecting, 20 years of traveling, and an extensive study, practice, and teaching of yoga, tantra and body/energy work. 'Ethnic' is his middle name - He weaves devotional, folk, organic and electronic music from cultures and ethnic groups around the world into dance journeys that invoke the mystic, the lover and the animal within us.

He shares about this journey :

Hey AKA Tapes Listeners,
I was excited to be invited to prepare a journey for Aka-Tapes.
I am very passionate about all kinds of African music lately.
With the artistic and creative freedom that Tony offers, it was clear that i wanted to play include lots of jazzy, funky, blues-y African music.
This was a challenging decision and a long process because some of the songs were difficult to mix together, and I’m very happy with how it came out.
I’d love to hear how this journey touches you - please comment below.

With gratitude to Tony and these fine musicians:

Stagga & Magugu
Dandara, Mokoomba
Oumou Sangare, Natureboy Flako
Blay Ambolley X Dandara
Afro B
Kareem Raihani
JULS
Captain Planet
AkizzBeatzz, Nkengas
Burna Boy ft. Zlatan
Daniel Haaksman, CK Mann + Carousel 7
Umoja
Afro-Tech
Oumou Sangaré
Kondi Band, Cervo
Black Motion, Afrikan Roots, Chymamusique, Gorge Munetsi, T-Deep
Penya
Paki Palmieri feat. Madya Diebate
Thornato
Mzee
Déni-Shain
The Busy Twist, Africo Ritmo
Daniel Haaksman, Master Chivero
i.Ameni the BeatMan

Connect with the artist: @Nowananda

aka-tape no 132 by nowananda

Slower and smooth Afro-Pop and Amapiano, played live at Luna's and Angela's Birthday at Blue Rama Koh PhaNgan.

I used to be a snob about music. Now i'm singing along cheesy afro-pop lyrics, but the music is so good !

Featuring:

Burna Boy
JULS
Afro B
Davido
Mr Eazi ft. J Balvin
Wizkid
Tekno Miles
Toofan
Focalistic Ft. Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa
Benaiah
Kabza De Small
Mfr Souls, Skandi Soul

AfroPop & Amapiano - Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Afro B, Tekno Miles, Kabza de Small

Afro Diaspora and Ecstatic Dance DJ based in Thailand+Amsterdam and playing internationally.

Pai Thailand gigs:
Dec 7 Afro Tribal @Secret Garden
Dec 13  Afro Ecstatic Dance @Dreamscape

Ko PhaNgan mid December:
http://africanpartykpg.com 

Amapiano, Ancestral Afro-House, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Latin, Funk, Soul, Tribal, Afro-Folk, Dancehall, R&B, and other music from the African Diaspora.

As an Ecstatic Dance Activist and Mentor, my mission is to Deepen the dance experience, Grow and diversify the community, and support the organizers and teams.

I'm inspired by growing up in a multi-cultural family, playing classical piano for 7 years, life-long dancing and music-collecting, 20 years of traveling, and an extensive study, practice, and teaching of tantric yoga, personal development and conscious business.

I weave traditional, popular, organic and electronic music from cultures and ethnic groups around the world into dance journeys that invoke the mystic, the lover and the animal within us.  

Remix requests and bookings in Europe and Austral-Asia : PM or IG


 "Joy, Embodiment and Connection through Dance"

Nowananda

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