Pachamantra Vol. 1 is medicine music to move to, an uplifting musical prayer rooted in reverence for the Earth.

The organic-electronic sound weaves Raio's prayerful vocals with his afro-inflected guitar lines, kamel'ngoni grooves, tribal percussion, and electronic production.  Storytelling from an ancient-future, where choruses becomes mantras from the temples of mountain, forest, and sea.  The music dances along ancestral terraces into modern sanctuaries:  technology and nature in harmonic alliance. 

The EP reflects Raio's path as a man who, like so many of his generation, remembered a profound universal connection with earth and spirit via extended journeys into the medicine lands of South America and musically rich villages of Africa.  He sings for la Pachamama, honoring tradition with a voice and sound authentically his own.  

Deep bow of gratitude to all those who have supported the birth of this creation.  

Produced by Raio and Benjamin Last (Motiv Music) 
Mixed by Raio and Benjamin Last (Motiv Music) 
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren (Amsterdam Mastering) 
Photography: Arterium Angledal 
Design: Lion Galban

Track List:
Agua Pura
Beauty Way
Ven Gran Espiritu
Cuñaq feat. Sophie Sôfrēē

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Pachamantra Vol. 1 EP

Giving thanks for the life-giving, all-purifying waters of our planet. A song of praise for las aguas...cleansing, healing, ever-flowing. A prayer that humanity learns to respect and care for our most precious and profound element.

Lyrics:

Agua pura 
Agua limpia 
Agua de vida 
Agua cura 

Oshun calling her sons and her daughters 
To care for the precious the freshest of waters 
Life-giver, river she flows 
A well-wisher deeper than we'll ever know 

Water planet, garden sublime 
It's time to drink deeply aligning the mind 
With the blessing of rainwaters ever in motion 
Nourishing life with the purest devotion 

Waters healing 
Waters cleansing 
Waters purifying 
Waters healing

Credits:
from Pachamantra Vol. I, released April 24, 2018 
Produced and mixed by Raio and Benjamin Last 
Raio: vocals, ngoni, guitar, synths, programming 
Benjamin Last: programming 
Vieux Cissokho: kora, backing vocals 
Biarka: backing vocals 
Celine Dewy: backing vocals 
Genevieve Walker: violin 
Baptiste Sejourne: cello 
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren
Photography: Arterium Angledal 
Design: Lion Galban

Pachamantra Vol. 1

Agua Pura (New Version)

A song to move the body and purify the soul. Deep beats, uplifting lyrics, and ancestral echoes. A chant to call us into our highest potential, where heart illuminates mind and love prevails.

Lyrics:

Call the wind and call the stars 
Let them remind you who you are 
You are the breath of Life 
You are the Light eternal...you shine 

Call the forest, call the seas 
Rooting into deeper peace 
And though will come the waves 
Within your heart you know the way 

The beauty way 
The loving way... 

Abuelita enseñame humildad 
Abuelita enseñame a rezar...perdonar...volar 
Abuelita enseñame this blessing all-protecting way 
Abuelita enseñame a cantar 

The beauty way 
The loving way... 

Well I got two eyes but none of them can see 
The causeless effectless identity 
Perspective of the Spirit we bring in 
Aligned with the Self in every being 

Sing a few songs, then I'll be gone 
Inside this skin who can stay too long 
Cause in my life I've come to know 
I'm here to love, surrender and grow 

So we can dwell in the temple of the Innermost High... 

Shivaya...Parameshvaraya...Shashi Shekaraya...Namah Om 
Bhuvaya...Guna Sumbhavaya...Shiva Thandavaya...Namah Om 

The beauty way... 
The loving way...

Credits:

From Pachamantra Vol. I, released April 24, 2018 
Produced and mixed by Raio and Benjamin Last 
Raio: vocals, guitar, synths, programming 
Benjamin Last: programming 
Markandeya: vocals 
Biarka: backing vocals 
Celine Dewy: backing vocals 
Sebatierra: cedar flute 
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren
Photography: Arterium Angledal 
Design: Lion Galban

Beauty Way feat. Markandeya

"Ven Gran Espiritu, abre el camino..." Come, Great Spirit, open the way. 
A journey of invocation, welcoming the Divine and acknowledging our divine nature, grounding and anchoring us in joyful Presence.

Lyrics:

Journey south to travel high 
Where Andean mountains kiss the sky 
I met a woman made of love alone and 
She laid her manta on the ground 
And offered up a sacred sound 
And this is what I heard her sing to no one 

Ven gran espiritu, abre el camino... 
Aho gran espiritu, afuera y adentro... 

A condor soared out of the clouds 
And glided down to touch the ground 
The woman stared into its eyes 
No fear there 
She said "Please take these seeds of peace 
And scatter them from west to east 
The time has come to unify these lands here." 

Ven gran espiritu, abre el camino 
A la tierra de milagros 
Ven gran espiritu, abre el camino 
A la casa del sol 
Aho gran espiritu, afuera y adentro 
Abriendo corazones 
Aho gran espiritu, afuera y adentro 
Ong namo guru dev namo 

Pajaro, pajaro, pajarillo 
Vuela, vuela con amor 
Pajaro, pajaro, pajarillo 
Carry these prayers into the skies 
Pajaro, pajaro, pajarillo 
Vuela, vuela con amor 
Pajaro, pajaro, pajarillo 
Carry us up into the skies 

Seeing through the eyes of the Most High...

Credits:
From Pachamantra Vol. I, released April 24, 2018 
Produced and mixed by Raio and Benjamin Last 
Raio: vocals, ngoni, guitar, synths, programming 
Benjamin Last: percussion, programming 
Vieux Cissokho: kora, backing vocals 
Sophie Sofree: backing vocals 
Celine Dewy: backing vocals 
Biarka: backing vocals 
Tika Qantu Qantutu: backing vocals 
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren
Photography: Arterium Angledal 
Design: Lion Galban

Ven Gran Espiritu

Mother Water, heal us all. A song of praise and prayer to the Waters, which bring us purification and renewal. We shed our tears in order to see the world afresh, in joy and celebration. Based on a traditional Peruvian water song.

Lyrics

Desde cuñaq viene 
Aguita serpentiando por las acequias y en remolinas 
Hacia nuestras vidas 

De cantar hualinas 
Y a la vez llorando 
Toditas mis penas se acabaron 
Pachamama esta de fiesta 

Una estrellita 
Que alegre me decia 
Canta cantorcito a la aguita 
A la aguita madre cuñaq 

De cantar hualinas 
Y a la vez llorando 
Toditas mis penas se acabaron 
Pachamama esta de fiesta

Credits:
from Pachamantra Vol. I, released April 24, 2018 
Produced by Raio 
Raio: vocals, guitar, programming, synths 
Sophie Sofree: vocals 
Mixed by Raio and Benjamin Last 
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren
Photography: Arterium Angledal 
Design: Lion Galban