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Sol Rising crafts alchemical musical journeys one ecstatic beat at a time. His original soundscapes evoke feelings of bliss throughout an eclectic mix of hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae, and electronic dance beats.

Born in Vancouver BC, Brandon began meditating at age four with a walking mantra technique. His mother took him to visit numerous spiritual teachers, who inspired him on the spiritual path he walks today. As a teenager, he became a hip hop fanatic.
His rooted interest in hip hop led him to learning the art of scratching — using turntables as musical instruments. Sol Rising soon became one of America’s top scratch DJs, winning second place at the DMC, the world’s most prestigious DJ competition.

After graduating in the top 5% of his accounting class at University of Iowa, he realized accounting was not his path. A journey to India illuminated his true calling — to light up people’s awareness of their true nature through music. This lead him to study audio engineering and production at Pyramind Studios in San Francisco and produce his first album, "I AM Soul."

Now a successful Producer/DJ, Sol Rising plays major events across the West Coast, including Burning Man, Symbiosis and Lightning in a Bottle. He has opened for major acts such as Beats Antique, and produced official remixes for artists including Jai Uttal, Mochipet, David Starfire, Delhi 2 Dublin, Kirtaniyas, and more. With a fervent following in the Ecstatic Dance scene, he has headlined Ecstatic Dance Retreat Hawaii, and is a fixture at Ecstatic Dances across the country. Sol Rising has been featured in major media outlets including the Washington Post, and his music has been enjoyed by over one million viewers in a viral YouTube video.

Fatoumata Diawara (a.k.a. Fatou) was born of Malian parents in the Ivory Coast in 1982. As a child she became a member of her father’s dance troupe and was a popular performer of the wildly flailing didadi dance from Wassoulou, her ancestral home in western Mali. She was an energetic and headstrong girl and at the age of 12 her refusal to go to school prompted her parents to send her to live and be disciplined by an aunt in Bamako. She was not to see her parents again for more than a decade. 

Her aunt was an actress, and a few years after arriving, Diawara found herself on a film set looking after her aunt’s infant child. The film’s director was captivated by Diawara’s adolescent beauty and she was given a one-line part in the final scene of the film Taafe Fangan (The Power of Women). This led to a lead role in a film by the celebrated director Cheick Omar Sissoko: 1999’s La Genèse (Genesis). 

At the age of 18 Diawara travelled to Paris to perform the classical Greek role of Antigone on stage. After touring with the production she returned to Mali where she was given the lead in Dani Kouyaté’s popular 2001 film Sia, The Dream of the Python. The film tells the story of a West African legend called Sia, a young girl who defies tradition. To many in Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Burkina Faso, Diawara is Sia thanks to the film’s enormous success throughout the region.

Offers for further acting roles poured in but Diawara’s family wanted her to settle down and marry and forced her to announce, live on Malian television, that she was abandoning her career as an actress. 

In 2002 Jean-Louis Courcoult, the director of the renowned French theatre company, Royale de Luxe, travelled to Bamako to offer Diawara a part in his new production. An unmarried woman is considered a minor in Malian society so her family’s permission was required. They refused. After much soul-searching Diawara took the daring decision to run away and at the Bamako airport she managed to board a plane for Paris, narrowly escaping the pursuit of the police who had been alerted to the girl’s “kidnapping.” 

With Royal de Luxe, Diawara performed a variety of roles around the world including tours in Vietnam and Mexico and throughout Europe. During rehearsals and quiet moments she took to singing backstage for her own amusement. She was overheard by the director and was soon singing solo during the company’s performances. Encouraged by the reception from audiences she began to sing in Parisian clubs and cafes during breaks from touring. Here she met Cheikh Tidiane Seck the celebrated Malian musician and producer who invited her to travel with him back to Mali to work on two projects as chorus vocalist; Seya, the Grammy–nominated album by Malian singer Oumou Sangaré, and Red Earth, the Grammy–winning Malian project by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. When the albums were released Diawara toured worldwide as singer and dancer with both artists. 

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Bringing consciousness to the party and the party to consciousness.

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With over +100 million streams, Equanimous has pushed the boundaries of music through heart-expanding vibrations unconfined to any particular genre or style. His entrancing and beautiful melodies combined with various rhythms and impactful bass, have left an everlasting effect on his listeners, often invoking heart-expansive experiences leaving fans in tears of joy and euphoric bliss. 

Known for his versatility and range, Equanimous has performed at some of the most acclaimed North American festivals such as Electric Forest, Lightning in a Bottle, Lucidity, Envision, Texas Eclipse,  Northern Nights, and Gem and Jam. You may have also caught him supporting established acts like LSDREAM, Beats Antique, Desert Dwellers, and Moontricks.

With separate side projects that include Bliss Looper and High Vibe Records, Equanimous has become ubiquitous with the ever-growing community of consciously minded listeners seeking to break out of the ordinary. 

In a world often divided, Equanimous unites and elevates, proving that sound can transcend boundaries and connect hearts. With each performance he redefines the boundaries of genre and consciousness, ensuring that every beat is both a celebration and a journey. His music is more than just a soundtrack, it’s a movement.

Releases on:

~Paper Bag~
~Homebreakin Records~
~Really Good Recordings~
~East Van Digital~
~King Deluxe~
~SKMB~

Free Downloads! www.saqi.bandcamp.com
Booking: saqimusic@gmail.com

Owner/Director: https://soundcloud.com/veilofficialx
Manager: @hannahxkang

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Street Ritual is a music label with a deep-rooted history in the American bass scene. Dedicated to the heavy and seditious sounds emanating from the realms of dubstep, halftime, drum and bass, leftfield, and kinetic psychedelia, our label is a conduit for underground culture in the age of sound system worship and dance floor connection.

KR3TURE ("Creature") is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and scientist from Santa Cruz, CA creating melodic bass music that bends genres and lifts spirits. For all things KR3TURE, visit https://linktr.ee/KR3TURE

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