A collection of ecstatic dance, shamanic chillout, and other sets I played live around the world.

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ALL Ecstatic Dance & Live sets (Newest are at the bottom...)

Here's the Ecstatic Dance "Snake charmer" edition I played in Jaran's, Koh Phangan on 10/July/2019.

The intention was to create a special journey which includes lots of softer, slower, sensual and shamanic tracks, leading up to "slow ecstasy” and tribal at times.

This journey takes us through the deserts of north africa, the temples of India, the mosques of the near-east, the plains of central asia, and the jungles of the amazon.

"Through dance, we connect to more of ourselves, others, and life."

For the technical among you, the fastest i went during the whole set was 101bpm.

Ecstatic Dance Koh-PhaNgan, 10/July/2019

A sensual ecstatic dance journey i've held at the Arts&Tantra village in the New Healing festival, just outside Berlin, August 2019.

Ecstatic Dance by NowaNanda

New Healing festival, Germany, 2019 - Sensual Ecstatic Dance by Nowananda

An ecstatic dance set i played at the Dutch Tantra Festival, August 2019

Holland-Tantra-festival-Ecstatic-Dance-2019

This ritual is inspired by Ecstatic Dance and my 10+ years experience with Tantra, coaching, personal development and mindfulness practices.

The word "Shamanic" is used a lot, and still, it expresses best what we’re creating.
For me, "Shamanic" means acknowledging that everything is and has energy. That we can come into greater resonance with some energies that are beneficial for us.
It means quieting the mind and getting deeper into the body, the senses, the sensations.
It means expanding our intuition as to how to move and interact with others.
It means bringing intention, awareness and sacredness into every action.
It means connecting to nature and to what is natural for us as spiritual animals.
The dance and movement are pathways into pleasure, healing and empowerment.
They are portals into recognizing and living who we really are.
This dance is our offering, our sanctuary, our liberation, and our spiritual practice.

Ecstatic Dance by Nowananda

Nowananda: Shamanic Dance Ritual, Berlin, September 2019

I was excited to hold a special "Snake Charmer" edition at Ecstatic Dance Breda (NL), focusing on slower, sensual music with lots of Ethnic, world, Indian and Amazonian vibes.

Nowananda: Ecstatic Dance, Breda NL, Snake Charmer edition, 27.9.2019

I was honored and delighted to partner up with two amazing beings - Hannie Caron and Pascal vd Pol to create a special edition of Ecstatic Dance.

They held a sacred cacao ritual and then started our Ecstatic Dance journey by playing live instruments and singing.
I was amazed to see the range of instruments they brought and how excited by how they activated our beautiful participants. 

Then we transitioned to my Ecstatic Dance journey which focused on shamanic and sensual music.

I'd love to hear how the journey makes you feel - Comment below.

Check out Hannie and Pascal:
https://www.facebook.com/Hannie-Caron-Massages-en-Begeleiding-naar-jou-Innerlijk-223651731121302/

Nowananda : Sacred Cacao Snake Charmer @Ecstatic Dance Bilthoven, Netherlands 29.09.2019

A special "snake charmer" edition I played at Ecstatic dance Paris.

Nowananda: Paris Ecstatic Dance 13.10.2019

This was the 2nd Shamanic Dance Ritual I've held in Berlin, and one of the best evenings of my life.

I'm always experimenting, breaking my self-imposed rules and testing how I can expand what's possible in the field of conscious dance.

For this ritual, I've created a music journey that uses one long track ("Tripulante" by Lum @iamlum) as a backbone for the whole set. It's there for most of the set, either right at the forefront, or slightly in the background.

For me, it creates a feeling which is hypnotic, enchanting, and safe - That feeling of "Ah, it's still there...".

I'll be happy to hear how this set makes you feel - Please comment below.

My deepest gratitude to my woman Friederike John for organizing this event for me, for our lovely team, for the participants who took part in it, and for the musicians and producers who made this music.

Nowananda: Shamanic Dance Ritual Berlin 15.oct.2019

I don’t just believe in coincidences, I live my life according to synchronicities.

Bali Dacha is a semi-secret Sauna/Spa in the middle of no-where that requires driving through tiny alleys and walking in rice fields to get there.

And once there, I feel I’m in another dimension. 
They combine Russian style, Balinese harmony, European design, and lush nature to create a truly unique place.

Why did I mention coincidences ?

I visited Bali Dacha in the past and always wanted to play there. A few days after landing in Ubud, Bali, I was just about to contact them when I saw they liked a few of my Soundcloud sets. I wrote to them and offered to play and then found out they already PMed me on another platform and invited me to play. What a chain of coincidences !

This “Devotional Chillout” set includes some mantras that I used to chant in my yoga/tantra days, as well as devotional and shamanic music from around the world.

It also includes my own interpretation of “Shiva Manas Puja” by Craig Pruess and the singers of the art of living, set to a slow hypnotic rhythm.

I’d love to know how this journey make you feel.

Om Nama Shivaya !


Visit Bali Dacha:
https://www.instagram.com/balidacha/

Nowananda: Devotional chillout at Bali Dacha 1.Nov.2019

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

I am bringing more and more of my spiritual practice into the music journeys I create and hold.

I’ve played this set live at Green Gallery in Koh Phangan, a very relaxed vegan restaurant that regularly hosts live musicians playing ethnic and world music, around the fire.

I’ve included devotional, spiritual and religious music from different traditions and places, some of them performed by monks or people who have devoted their life to finding the divine through music.

The first hour is more melodic and loosley-mixed, and then it gets more “Dancy”.

This set also includes my remix of “Shiva Manas Puja” by Craig Pruess, which will be released soon by the wonderful Kośa label, and will be my first published music track.

I'd love to hear how this journey makes you feel, and please PM me to recommend your favorite devotional music.

I am deeply grateful to the musicians and producers who have created this music, and grateful to be doing this in life.

With music by
Ustad Shahid Parvez, 
Ora Sittner,
@el-buho,
@mosemusica,
@anoushka-shankar,
Yuval Ron,
Shem-Tov Levi,
Mourad Belouadi,
@we-remix-culture,
Robert Gass,
Sangeet aka @andreas-pfeiffer,
Craig Pruess,
Chaiwallah / The Bassment @thebassmentbnc,
@nan,
@toulousemusique,
@beatfarmer,
@uwe-lacto,
@mrux,
@miretmusic,
@nicolacruz,
@s_paniol,
@shango-records,
@salvadoraraguaya,
@afterclapp,
Nomagik aka @akizzbeatzz,
@mettabbana,
@sahaleprods,
Ugress,
@udasa-music,
@garasadahrecords,
@kosh-a

Nowananda: Devotional Chillout#2 @ Green Gallery Koh Phangan 10.dec.2019

I usually play music which is softer and slower than other ecstatic dance DJs.
But for a while now I gathered some fast intense tracks that I really like, and i was yearning to bring more sacred intensity to the dance floor.

So here is a DJ set I played live at Jarans, Koh PhaNgan, which is a musical, emotional and geographical journey that includes Ayahuasca medicine songs, Sufi, Jewish and Indian spiritual chants, Ethnic folk music, electronic music, all the way to tribal techno with devotional African elements.

I knew that the audience in this venue is used to electronic music but after some deliberation, I chose to include many melodic and organic tracks, and specifically a 7 minute classical indian piece by Anoushka Shankar, played with Sitar and other organic instruments, which, for me, embodies the spirit of Ecstatic Dance.
Many people didn't dance to this piece, but the ones who did, really enjoyed it. Find it at 58:00 if you're curious.

This journey also includes a new track I produced - a mashup between 
Abrete Corazon ft. Claudia Stern (The Bassment remix), and Tripulante by Lum.

I'd love to hear how this journey makes you feel and what songs you like - Please comment below.

My deep gratitude goes to the amazing musicians and producers who created this music:

Yaima
Claudia Stern, 
The Bassment, 
Lum - @iamlum
Miret
Morillo
Jack Essek ft. zohar
Beats & Culture
Thunderball
Craig Pruess (twice!)
Sangeet
Zulu Project
Gui motta
Centaurus A
Discoshaman
Toulouse
David Starfire
SOOHAN
Mark Eliyahu
Anoushka Shankar
Jack Essek
Hasmik-Harutyunyan
Bergen
Anatolian Sessions 
LuN
&ME
Cervo
Yazeed
Tibasko
Alma Negra
Salem Tradition 
Yuval Ron
KARIYAN
Çalıntı Düşler
Samite
Ruff Libner

"Through dance, love deepens for ourselves, others, and life"

Tribal Devotion : Ecstatic Dance Jarans Koh Phangan 7.Jan.20

This was the 3rd Shamanic dance ritual I held in Berlin, which also included a cacao ceremony that I facilitated.

In this journey I chose to include a few slow/quiet tracks and a few moments of silence, to allow us to relax and center before getting excited again.

Deep gratitude to the musicians and producers:

Walela / Robert Gass and On Wings of Song
NOAIDI
An-Ten-Nae
Maracuyá
Ohxalá
Jack Essek & Stephane Salerno
Arsankhan / Lump Records
Beatfarmer
Subway To Sally
ELY CAMARGO
Nat Barrera
David Starfire
Kaya Project
IRFAN
LUM
Dengue Dengue Dengue / Nomade Records
Dobranotch
Rey & Kjavik / RKJVK
Kraut / Zuco 103
Jugurtha / Lump Records
Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Kodomo
Clint Mansell
Derrok / AKUMANDRA
Vooz Brothers
Sunrizen
Yemanjo
Yaima
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale
Hipnotic Earth

Gratitude also to my partner Rike for making this event a reality, for Albert for all his support, for our wonderful team and the participants.

Shamanic dance ritual #3 26.Jan.2020

I was thrilled to visit beautiful Prague and play in the new but fast growing Ecstatic Dance organized by Ondřej Lakomý.

With music by:

Desert Dwellers
Udasa
Beatfarmer
PSYCHOZ
Jacob Groening vs Gustavo Santaolalla
TOMANKA
Shalohim
Dom La Nena, Jeremy Sole & Atropolis 
Nnothing
Derrick + Tonika
Ramin Djawadi
Carrot Green
Degman
Ehran Olgunel
LUM
Aleceo
Disclosure, Fatoumata Diawara
Laroz Camel Rider
Kaob
beatfarmer
Stro Elliot
DJ Drez
Anton Fier

Prague Ecstatic Dance, Jan 2020, by Nowananda

I was back in Paris to play for the growing ED event organized by Virginie Brune.

I included a huge range of styles and genres, including classical Indian music, a cover of a rock song that someone really enjoyed, and a small hint of french music.

Please share how this journey made you feel in the comments below - I'd love to know.

Gratitude to the musicians and artists:

Desert Dwellers
Bobby McFerrin
LUM
PSYDRAFT
SCHWERINDUSTRIE
Temple Step
Gan Gah
David Starfire
Araabmuzik
Ramin Djawadi
Anoushka Shankar
Dandara
Zuma Dionys
Jack Essek
Balkan Beat Box
Deuteroz In Chill
Ravi Shankar
Harmoníe
Yeahman
Orsten
Mwanjé
beatfarmer

Paris Ecstatic Dance 2.feb.2020, By Nowananda

A FULL EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC DANCE : GHENT(BL)

I had a great time in Ghent doing what I love doing the most -  holding the whole evening from start to finish -ceremony, DJ set, sound healing and closing circle. 

I bring over 15 years of experience of meditation, yoga, sacred sexuality, coaching and workshop facilitation into the spaces I hold.

I find that when I hold the whole evening, it makes for a deeper journey, more harmonious and with better integration of the experience.

Griet Hinderyckx , the main organizer, was kind and flexible enough to allow me to change the lights and some of the elements in the space, and the result was an AMAZING ecstatic dance evening, where we experienced sacredness, softness, sensuality, raw-ness, connection, Ecstasy and stillness.

I'd love to hear how this music journey makes you feel - please comment.

I'll be playing in Europe this summer -  PM me for bookings.

Gratitude to Griet, the team, and to the beautiful participants who showed up and really went for it.

And finally gratitude to the musicians and producers who made this music:

Imagika Om
Poranguí
Anchor hill
FULL MELT RECORDINGS
Temple Step
Omar Faruk Tebilek & Junior Sanchez
J'ezpere Njord
Small Island Big Song ft' Sandro, Siao-chun Tai, Mau Power & Airileke
Barbatuques, CloZee
Yuval Ron featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Yair Dalal
Mark Eliyahu
IRFAN
Kaya Project
Huaira
Nan & Balint Boldizsar
Harmonie
Tebra
Oliver Koletzki, Niko Schwind
Vooz Brothers
Miriam Makeba
&ME
Xique-Xique
SOOHAN ft Ana La Habibi
Khaikhan
Peter Power ft. Bobby Mcferrin
Deya Dova
Christian Loeffler
Jugurtha & Agartha

Ghent Ecstatic Dance 6.feb.2020 by Nowananda

A FULL EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC DANCE : Breda(NL)

I had a great time in Breda doing what I love doing the most - holding the whole evening from start to finish -ceremony, DJ set, sound healing and closing circle.

I bring over 15 years of experience of meditation, yoga, sacred sexuality, coaching and workshop facilitation into the spaces I hold.

I find that when I hold the whole evening, it makes for a deeper journey, more harmonious and with better integration of the experience.

Marty Boger, the organizer, was kind and flexible enough to allow me to change the lights and some of the elements in the space, and the result was an AMAZING ecstatic dance evening, where we experienced sacredness, softness, sensuality, raw-ness, connection, Ecstasy and stillness.

I'd love to hear how this music journey makes you feel - please comment.

I'll be playing in Europe this summer - PM me for bookings.

Gratitude to Marty, the team, and to the beautiful participants who showed up and really went for it.

And finally gratitude to the musicians and producers who made this music:

Subaqueous
Sam Cooke vs. Kalabrese, M.Rux
Beats Antique
Schlepp Geist, Madmotormiquel
&ME, Fink
Imagika Om
Temple Step
David Starfire
Yuval Ron
Aukai
Claudia Stern, The Bassment, Lum
disco shaman
Feral Fauna
SOOHAN
Ina Filip
Ravi Shankar
Basement / Ananda Giri /  Darshan Atmosphere 
LUM
Khaikhan
Balkan Beat Box
Tigran Vardanjan
Tunnelvisions
Ouhana
Miret
Mark Eliyahu
Kimyan Law
John Hardin

Breda Ecstatic Dance Feb.2020

A FULL EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC DANCE : LONDON (UK)

I had a great time in London doing what I love doing the most - holding the whole event from start to finish -ceremony, DJ set, sound healing and closing circle.

I bring over 15 years of experience of meditation, yoga, sacred sexuality, coaching and workshop facilitation into the spaces I hold.

I find that when I hold the whole event, it makes for a deeper journey, more harmonious and with better integration of the experience.

Renée Lacroix , the organizer, was kind and flexible enough to allow me to change some of the elements in the space, and the result was an AMAZING ecstatic dance morning.

I'd love to hear how this music journey makes you feel - please comment.

I'll be playing in Europe this summer - PM me for bookings.

Gratitude to Renée, the team, and to the beautiful participants who showed up and really went for it.

And finally gratitude to the musicians and producers who made this music:

Kaya Project
beatfarmer
Sunrizen
Djunya
estimua
Echo Wanderer
Opiuo
Omar Faruk Tebilek & Amon Tobin
Rude & Deadly
Yuval Ron featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Yair Dalal
Rainer Scheurenbrand
Anoushka Shankar
Subaqueous
KR3TURE
islandman
Temple Step
M.RUX
Soohan
Ramin Djawadi
Jack Essek
Yuval Ron featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Yair Dalal

London Ecstatic Dance by Nowananda 9.feb.2020

I was so happy to bring my Shamanic Dance Ritual to my home base of Koh PhaNgan, Thailand, where i've been living for many years.

This is a(mostly) light and happy journey, with lots of Amazonian music.

Join the next event in Koh Phangan:
https://www.facebook.com/events/898024090620435

Or in Europe this summer:
https://www.facebook.com/Nowananda/events

Gratitude to my amazing woman Rike for helping me organize this, to the team and the participants, and finally to the musicians who made this music:

Robert Gass and On Wings of Song
LUM
History of Colour
Adrian Atma
Lido Pimienta
Universildo
Desert Dwellers
Loli Cosmica / Intiche
Electro Coco
Borchi
Nawang Khechog
Yaima
Peter Power
Zulu Project
Elias Fassos, RisK (Gr)
Nikosh
DJ Drez
Suya
beatfarmer

Nowananda: Shamanic Dance Ritual, Koh Phangan, 2.Mar.2020

I was scheduled to play at Pyramid yoga, Koh PhaNgan, the tropical island where i've been living for over a decade.

Due to the covid situation, we moved it online.

It was a great experience to create a 3 hour Ecstatic Dance journey for people to play and dance at home.

I'm trying to turn music into my livelihood, and covid situation doesn't help...
Please consider sending a donation by paypal to eyal@intimatepower.com

Gratitude to Jonny Hey for having me, Mia for zoom support, those who showed up and danced on the Zoom call, my girlfriend Rike for her support and the many musicians and producers who made this music:

Jacob David
IRFAN 
Ora Sittner
Beatfarmer / shankara
ESCHATON
Miret
Lama's Dream
Shalohim, MettāKin
Sounds of Kali
United Vibrations
New Orleans Jazz Vipers / Sibu&JoeNagall
Sahalé
Dead Can Dance
Mettabbana
Nato
Sampa The Great
alphant
Jack Essek / Zohar
Desert Dwellers / Dela Moontribe & Brian Seed
Armand Amar & Levon Minassian
Mark Eliyahu
Anoushka Shankar
Tomanka
Sahale
Valeron
Sahale
Tigran Vardanjan
DIBIDABO
Sanja & Balkanika  / DJ Kobayashi
Laroz Camel Rider / Khaikhan
Ece Kanmaz
Mòo & Jo
Aetius Boutefoy
Barbatuques / Cosme Martin & Christian Vila 
Lexa Hill
GINO BROWN, Mr Vince, Cee ElAssaad
Pupkulies & Rebecca / Felix Tapes
Anoushka Shankar
LOKALAFFAIR
El Búho
Sika

Nowananda

Ecstatic Dance Pyramid Yoga Koh PhaNgan, 10.Apr.2020 (Online stream)

The only pan-African party on Koh PhaNgan - Amapiano, Afrobeats, Afro-House, Brazilian, Dancehall, R&B, Funk, Soul, Tribal and other music from the African Diaspora.
http://africanpartykpg.com

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


2024 Schedule:
Until August - Koh PhaNgan
Wednesdays 8-12 - Pan-African Party, LoveSpace KPG

(See links below)

September - Europe Tour 

October - Koh PhaNgan

November - Australia

 "Joy, Embodiment and Connection through Dance"