Just a mix that felt right of two great tracks; see remastered version, I'm going to take this one down in a few days. :-) enjoy:-) and support the original tracks :-)

Erhan Yilmaz, Selection (MOW remix), w Facundo Mohr, Mondo, (omniria remix)

Tracklist: Li Beirut, Fayrouz/Pablo Pistola; Deliverance (Dhafer Youssef vocal edit), Sari; Ascendio (Nomad Saleh remix), Juan Martin; Fatnis Island feat. Menna Hussein (Nomad Saleh & Shunus remix), Pandhora; Yahudky (Bedouin Reworks), DakhaBrakha; Arius Indi (Hot Oasis remix), Le'Gram; Bana (BLOND:ISH Touch Edit), Malone, BLOND:ISH, The Kimonos; Mi Pena (Original Mix), Birds of Mind; Vimana to Brahmaloka (Senora remix), Adari; Diwali (Extended mix), Amour Propre; The Crow feat. Alsarah (Original mix), Nickodemus; Lumos (Shunus remix); Ya Zein feat. Yolla Khalife (Original Mix), Mouma, Baso; Ya Rayah (MHMD & Ottman Edit), MHMD, Rachid Taha; Massar Egbari (Safi remix), Hawi; Tingling Sensations (Tebra remix), Shanti Matkin; La Tai feat. Arfoud Brothers (Original Mix), Baso, Mouma; Leila (Anatolian Sessions, Wassim Younes remixes), Ephlum; The Space in Between (Ben Bohmer Extended Remix), Jan Blomqvist

Departing Beirut: Flight 011923

Al Layl (Madd Rod, Azul, Dizharmonia) mix with La Bastille (Madd Rod, VieL)

Al Layl x La Bastille (omniria remix)

Closing ecstatic dance at Arts & Culture Lab @5301.18a in Houston for Buffalo Ecstatic Sunday V, November 5, 2023.

Buffalo Ecstatic Sunday V, live at The Arts & Culture Lab HTX 05 Nov 2023

Tracklist: 
Gaza Calling / Checkpoint 303 
Massar Egbari / Hawi (@Safi remix)
Indele / MÖW
Till My Baby Gets Back / Fulltone
Bulgarian Rituals / MÖW
Palomar / Monkey Safari
Lost Generation / MOGUAI, Bright Sparks, Bhaskar, Bulgarian Voices Angelite, Huun-Huur-Tu
Northern Lights / Ola Gjello
Video by  @djgonz1238 
Recorded at Sound Dojo Houston

With G@za in my Heart mix

Dancefloor flow mix of Apart (Zone+) and Reborn (Moojo, Arode)

Apart x Reborn (omniria mix)

Live set at @wearesounddojo 06 February 2024. Tracklist: So to Speak (Sanoi remix) by Out of Sorts, Beacon Bloom; Al Maagana by Amado, MÖW; Niña Tarara by Mëstiza, Ismael de la Rosa; Saruq Al-Hadid (Valeron remix) by Dark De Jan; Le Balkan by Jaalex, Baron; Bir Dalda (Anatolian Sessions remix) by Zigan Aldi, Monohøle, Ezgihan; Long Way Home (Hot Oasis remix) by Husa & Zeyada; Drone Me Up, Flashy feat. Sophia Kennedy (&Me remix) by DJ Koze, Sophia Kennedy; Deserto Rosso by Mëstiza, Quentin Gas; Ya (Tebra remix) by Lilova; Elara by obeidmusic; Like Gods by Allies for Everyone, Qualista; Never Alone (Patrice Bäumel remix) by WhoMadeWho; Soul Kitchen (Good Parts edit) by The Doors; outro mix-in courtesy dj Primal; event photo by Cheenu Virdi.

Live at Sound Dojo | @wearesounddojo HTX 6 Feb 2024

Bangin' house remixes of classics from the 70s and 80s and a few newish ones drawing from that era. Do not sit!!! :-))) Tracklist: Mavis Staples clip by Jon Batiste; What goes on (Velvet Underground, Nhii remix, omniria edit); Wicked Game (Chris Isaak, Mina Tobias & EC Twins remix); Heart of Glass (Blondie, Garza remix); Wagging Tongue (Depeche Mode, Edu Imbernon & Clemente remix); You Got the Love feat Candi Staton (Incognet remix); The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel, Emanuele Esposito, Gianni Romano remix); I Want to Know What Love Is (Foreigner, Blond:ish remix); Funky Town (ACRAZE); Elfenboogie (Elfenberg); Blow Your Mind (DJLMP); It's A Lot (Goom Gum); Philly's Groove (Danny Krivit, DJ Romain; Sorry (with Madonna feat. Darmon) Darman, Eran Hersh, Blond:ish, Madonna); Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd, Bilka); Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd, Pink Coffee remix); Oye Como Va (Santana, Faul & Wad remix); Soul Kitchen (The Doors, Good Parts edit); Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix, Dibidabo remix); Let the Sun Shine (Milk & Sugar, Purple Disco Machine remix); Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane, Sebjak & Fahlberg remix); Losing My Religion (REM, Samantha Loveridge, Treetalk remix); When Doves Cry (YNOT & Cosmo Klein); The Chain (Fleetwood Mac, Kerala Dust remix).

RetroRave 1: 70s, 80s and Friends

Downtempo dance rising, with playlist: Tantra Trance by Intiche; Suriname Bass by Da Iguana; Safderun by Cihangir; Tarhamanine Assinegh, by Islanman; Sacred Prayer by Jaykill; Balagan by MI.LA; Oh Marigolds by DBRA; Ghajary by Adam Husa and Weam Ismail; Lost in Jeddah by Dreeminde; Maqsom by MÖW; Harem by Veleyle; Kirve by Omerar Nanda; Karanflice Devojce by Laboratorium Pieśni/PACHIRA; Yaman Hawah by A X L, SHAH feat M-farag; Wujood by Ali Termos (Anatolian Sessions remix); Chichovite by MÖW; Quieres Bailar by Zoonido; Soul Breath by Darno, Gata Band; Ocean by Georgy Om; Grounded (clip) by East Forest

Sojourn I (downtempo) | April 2024

Live at HTX Arts & Culture Lab 14 April 2024, this set was part of the collaborative, 14-session Sound Conversations series organized by qanun virtuoso Arslen Metouii, and I felt so honored to participate. Tracklist (all include improv from Arslen Metouii on qanun & vocals and Juan Sanchez on congas). 1) Kirve, Omerer Nanda; 2) Voodoo Child, Zuma Dionys; 3) Hronika, Tebra; 4) Kevi (Estray rework), Anatolian Sessions; 5) Firedance feat. Sidartha Siliceo, (Burningman Original), Lost Desert, Simon Vuarambon; 6) Relumb (HAFT remix), Fran Garay; 7) Love in Space, Fulltone; 8) Summer Kord, Shan Nash, Danny Shamoun; 9) Derman, Leo Sagrado; 10) Mahrum, Leo Sagrado; 11) Taeliq, Krestovsky, Tibetania; 12: 3rd of July (Simon Vuarambon retouch), G.Pal, Simon Vuarambon; 13) Tobago, Daneil Steinberg; 14) Heart of Glass feat Milad Khawam, MÖW; 15) Kumbi (Anatolian Sessions Remix), SIS, Anatolian Sessions; 16) Lazos, Simon Vuarambon; 17: Apart, Zone+; High in the Sky, Shai T, DJ Zombi.

Sound Conversation with Arslen Metouii on qanun & voice, feat. Juan Sanchez on conga, 14 April 2024

So much fun to assemble this set of 18 tracks all by artists from Egypt who live there and elsewhere. Yalla! 1) Ala Belady, by Weam Ismail, Safy; 2) Shomokh, by A X L; 3) Ya 3am Roh (Hi/Light), by Weam Ismail/Alsharif; 4) Maqsom, by MÖW; 5) Desert Moon Tribe, by Hot Oasis; 6) Jameelah, by Adam Husa, Hot Oasis, Weam Ismail; 7) Ala Belady, by Weam Ismail, Safy; 8) Do You Remember? (Lorie's Sunseeker Mix), by Fulltone, Madmotormiquel; 9) Ma Indak Khabar (Safi remix), by El Morabba, Safi; 10) White Soul, by Bahramji, Hot Oasis; 11) Feiran, by MÖW, Eslam El Shaary; 12) Ahura, by MÖW; 13) Sankara, by Adam Husa, Hot Oasis, Aïcha Makeba; 14) Yaman Haweh feat. M-farag, by A X L, Shah (EG); 15) Ekele, by MÖW; 16) Kairo, by Fulltone; 17) Far from this World feat. Zein, by Fulltone, Zein; 18) Make it Hot (Miyagi remix), by Husa & Zeyada.

Artists from Egypt, live at Cecilia Hotel terrace in Cairo (with pigeons) 24 April 2024

Tracklist: O’er the Land, O’er the Sea, by Peia; La Tortuga, by Delady (feat. Elizabeth); Terrenitos, by Dvniel; Shuff (Ruveni remix), by T-Puse, LennyTunes; Into the Stars, by Volen Sentir, Makebo; Lama Bada, by Tamer ElDerini; Yanni (feat. DeMarin), by Marasi; Khanuman, by MI.LA; Dum Na, by Dan Tanev, Jaalex; Technologic (Safi "Daft Bunk" tabla remix), by Daft Punk; Taka Doom, by Trace (UZ); Seva, by Darmon, Augusto Yepes, Sounds of Rituals; Starlight (Imran Khan remix), by Kostya Outta, Kamilo Sanclemente; Into the Light (Dj Phellix remix), by Chris Zippell, Ghenwa Nemnom. Artwork detail by Ana Carreño Leyva.

Midsummer's Rising: Flight 080324

Tracklist: The Dream, by John Tejada; Chichovite, by MÖW; Feveran, by Anatolian Sessions; Khanuman, by MI.LA; Tukutaka, by Angel Heredia; Love Parade, by Safar; A Gira, by Natema, Edson Denizard; Technologic, by Daft Punk, Safi remix; Afrikka, by Silvano Del Gado; Dum Na, by Dan Tanev, Jaalex; Close Your Eyes, by Dimi Mechero; Lullaby, by Th:en; Mains d'argile, by Marvin & Guy, Curses, Psycho Weazel (extended mix). Enjoy! Love, omniria

Bauhaus HTX live 29 August 2024

Live set at Bauhaus Houston November 14, 2024, as part of "Sound Dojo and Friends" night. Tracklist: Marduk x Desert Mungs, by Jarl Flamar (omniria mix); Miserlou, by Nasiri & Siaah; Lotus, by Mikhail Catan, Tibetania (Cox remix); Dahab, by AXL, Jon.K; Nateka, by DJ DALI, Eden Shalev; Huru Bum, by MÖW; Gypsy, by Waleed Mowafy; Thema, by Tebra; Zolotie feat. Sasha Smaga, by Zuma Dionys (Dibidabo remix); Tribal Rhythms, feat. Gaia Ekho, by MÖW; Love, by Tebra; Safari, by AXL; Yanni, by Marasi; Infierno, by Jaalex, P.Rivas; Scorpiones, by Jarl Flamar; Ahura Mazda, by Jarl Flamar.

Bauhaus HTX live 14 November 2024

Missing in the recording: all the live percussion jamming going on all around this set. Big love to @casacazadorhtx, @rememberwhyyoucamehere, @primitive.experience for this collaboration on the longest night. 
Tracklist: 
1. Peace Is Not What You Believe No. 6 (Undermoon)
2. Suriname Bass (Da Iguana)
3. Obsidian (Ramy Mostafa)
4. Marduk (Jarl Flamar)
5. Soul Breath (DARNO, Gata Band)
6. 108 (White Rabbit, kośa)
7. Ualame Ualame (Zuma Dionys)
8. Udi Lend (Super Flu)
9. Huru Bum (MÖW)
10. Davul (Luis Radio)
11. Zurna (Evan Mars, Special K)
12. Vazda (Tebra)
13. Firedance (Sidartha Siliceo, Lost Desert)
14. Sit Around the Fire (Jon Hopkins, East Forest)
15. Anilah - Medicine Chant (Alvaro Suarez)
16. Love in Space (Fulltone)
17. Agua (Delady & Gen Marie)
18. Hum Baha (Omerar Nanda)
19. Pulse VI (Kerala Dust)
20. More (Jan Blomqvist, Elena Pitoulis)
21. A Promise (B.I.G.)
22. Create the Universe (Seth Schwarz, Solidmind)
Support all these artists and enjoy the mix! Love and hugs, Richard

Winter Solstice Medicine set live at Casa Cazador, Houston 21 Dec 2024

I made this as a party-starter mix, just for fun now to warm up the morning, evening, the drive or wherever the beats land for you. Enjoy :-)

IndoHouse Party Mix 121424

I hope you enjoy this longer, slower, deep flow set :-) Here are the tracks. Support these artists!! Take heart; be together. Artwork by William Doughty.
1. Anto' - Tahumo, Antaares remix [Talpa Records]
2. Lost in Jeddah - Dreeminde [Cafe De Anatolia Lab]
3. Abundancia - Dhanvantri Dub, Desierto y Agua [Cafe De Anatolia Lab]
4. Neylerim - Majnoon, Deniz Özçelik [Rist Records]
5. Echoes of Al-Andalus - Mudar Mahayni [Cafe De Anatolia Lab]
6. Jameelah - Adam Husa, Hot Oasis, Weam Ismail [George V]
7. Flor de la Vida - Janax Pacha [Resueño]
8. Ser Rio - Zoonido remix
9. Enkarewa - Nadav Dagon [Resueño]
10. Estrellas - Mose, POAN, Kama Lila Sol [Resueño]
11. Ancestral Heritage - PACHIRA
12. We Are Andak - Shan Nash, SIAAH, Lora Ute [Lump Records]
13. Tamu Seseh - Omerar Nanda [Lump Records]
14. Te Nande - Curawaka, Mose remix
15. Tag Dir - Dzhef, Einida Eleven remix [Phases]
16. Bamboo - Turu Anasi, Arkay Koo remix [Tellel]
17. Helping Hand - Sadhu Sensi, Geplantes Nichtstun [Amselcom]
18. Between Water and Sky - lorie, Geju, Daniel Hokum remix [Serafin Audio Imprint]
19. Katusha - Povar, Lilova [RADI MIRA I LUBVI]
20. Karanfilce Devojce - Laboratorium Pienśi/PACHIRA
21. Sacred Prayer - Jaykill [Lump Records]
22. Golden Desert - DaDa Sound Project, Tibentania, MI.LA [The Orient Collective]
23. Chasing Rabbits - Oilst, Ben Jarli [KELLER]
24. Syria - Unders, Satori [George V]
25. Mu Cephei - Jarl Flamar & Olkan [Baikal Nomads]
26. Mind Balance - Musical Religion [Lump  Records]
27. Wake Up - Al Jawala, Murmusica [Sol Selectas]
28. Flames - Rapossa [Lump Records]
29. Under the Fire - Kahani, Nihal Singh [Indo Warehouse]

Flowmix downtempo for Spring 2025- (85-100bpm)

Houston's Generasian Radio (broadcasting weekly on Houston Public Radio 90.1 KPFT!)  invited me to make a mix for the weekly podcast of sounds from around the world - and what an honor, as that show has been part of my musical life since shortly after its founding in 2002. I've posted the unabridged podcast separately, which includes my conversation with host dj Alxspins as well as his intro IndoHouse set. For this mix I mostly feature artists from and working in NE Africa and SW Asia. Here is the tracklist. Enjoy and support them by checking them out and buying their music!!! 
1. Urfa`nin Etrafi Dumanli Daglar (Anatolian Sessions Remix) - KHAIKHAN [Lump Records]
2. Desert Mungs - Jarl Flamar [Flamar Records]
3. Piyari - Naag, CHUS remix [REDOLENT]
4. Zaman feat. M-farag - A X L, SHAH (EG) [Bayati Records]
5. Dabke Dance - Catz 'n Dogz [Pets Recordings]
6. Gana - Monostone, Tamer ElDerini [Made in Egypt]
7. Elephant Trip - AGMA, MÖW remix [Bayati Records]
8. Hum Baha - Omerar Nanda [Alt Orient]
9. Infierno - Jaalex, P.Rivas [Redolent]
10. Light - lorie, Gorje Hewek, Alexey Union [Shanti Radio]

Generasian Radio KPFT HTX March 27 2025 (abridged - my set only)

Timestamps for this recording of Generasian Radio's podcast for March 27, 2025:
0:00-22:00 is the intro set by podcast host and Houston dj Alxspins
22:00-35:30 is when Alxspins interviews me
35:30-1:13:30 is my set
1:13:30-end is Alixspins' second interview
Houston's Generasian Radio (broadcasting on Houston Public Radio 90.1 KPFT!) invited me to make a mix for its weekly podcast of sounds from around the world - and what an honor, as that show has been part of my musical life since shortly after its founding in 2002. For my mix I mostly feature artists from and working in Southwest Asia and North African (SWANA). Enjoy and support them!!!
You will hear these tracks on Alxspins' intro set, though this might not be precise: 
A. Dheere - Anvaya & Indo Warehouse
B. Mumbai - Dan Tanev
C. Kyrenia - Silash & Doppe
D. Pararam - Chemical Surf
E. Rang Barse Bheege Chunarwali (remix)
F. Demon Time - AYYBO
My setlist is here: 
1. Urfa`nin Etrafi Dumanli Daglar (Anatolian Sessions Remix) - KHAIKHAN [Lump Records]
2. Desert Mungs - Jarl Flamar [Flamar Records]
3. Piyari - Naag, CHUS remix [REDOLENT]
4. Zaman feat. M-farag - A X L, SHAH (EG) [Bayati Records]
5. Dabke Dance - Catz 'n Dogz [Pets Recordings]
6. Gana - Monostone, Tamer ElDerini [Made in Egypt]
7. Elephant Trip - AGMA, MÖW remix [Bayati Records]
8. Hum Baha - Omerar Nanda [Alt Orient]
9. Infierno - Jaalex, P.Rivas [Redolent]
10. Light - lorie, Gorje Hewek, Alexey Union [Shanti Radio]

Generasian Radio KPFT March 27 2025 (unabridged, full broadcast)

Live at Tropidelia HTX April 5 2025

Live at ArtClub HTX April 19 2025

Lie back and enjoy. Or dance. Slowly. Close your eyes. 
Cover body art by @stasiabo.

Recovering the Center (deep downtempo)

Tarab Garden live May 25 2025

Bauhaus live 062925 (ambient version)

Bauhaus HTX live 062925

1. El-Hadra (Klaus Wiese, Ted de Jong & Mathias Gras)
2. Tête Sage (okuma, Sahalé in the forest remix)
3. Rezo a la Madre Tierra, feat. Kari Luna (Delady, Kari Luna)
4. Raíces Indíginas (Delady)
5. Tembandumba (Totó la Momposina)
6. Abundancia (Dhanvantri Dub)
7. Lonely Journey (Alva, Dummy Splash remix)
8. La Nuit (Plutaya, Hidaa, Shamray)
9. Urfa`nin Etrafi Dumanli Daglar (KHAIKHAN, Anatolian Sessions remix)
10. Karanfilce Devojce (Laboratorium Pieśni/PACHIRA)
11. Onyon (makeke)
12. Roots & Culture (Aquarell, Jackie Misfit remix)
13. Piyari (Naag, CHUS remix)
14. Bullerengue (Low Steppa, Crusy)
15. Tribal Journey (Zafrir, Silver Panda)
16. Hopa (AVIVI)
17. Rise Up, feat. Jaba (Yves Larock, Jaba, P. Brunkow remix)
18. Perfect Place Perfect Time (Deer Jade)
19. Light (Iorie, Gorje Hewek, Alexey Union)
20. Hronika (Tebra)
21. Love in Space (Fulltone)
22. Agua (Delady & Gen Marié)
23. Grandmother Moon (Noelani Love, Uji remix)
24. Gentle Landing (Serena Gabriel)

Lopez Island Ecstatic Dance 080625

This is a new version of the set I first posted as played at Lopez Island, but with a few track changes in this one that I think make it even better. Tracklist to come soon.

Ecstatic Dance (Diana's birthday set) Casa Cazador 082725

Messing around on the deck dreaming of breaking out of semi quarantine for a road trip, looking for expansive reflection and inspiration. 
Tracklist:
Abrete Corazon / Claudia Stern, UNAM 5th Dimension, Akasha MX 
Nar / Alsarah & The Nubatones (Nickodemus & Kiko Navarro Remix)
Down in the Basement / The Mauskovic Dance Band
Cool Melt / HVOB (Live at Burning Man 2016)
Imaja's Drum (Innellea's Cosmic Consciousness) / Tunnelvisions
Imani's Dress / Satori (Matthew Dear Remix)
Curse of the Traveller / Chris Rea (Moon's Voyager Remix & LNDKHNEDITSOO8)
Jungle Flower / Ali Kuru (Xinobi Remix)
Call Me Wrong / Francesca Lombardo
Nothing To Lose / Giorgia Angiuli (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
The Takeoff / David Hasert & Matteo Luis feat. Shiah (Rampue mix)
Dil Da Rog Muka Ja Mahi / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (DJ Cheb I Sabbah mix)

Rainy July Day Pre-roadtrip Mix

Global house of all tempos, mostly organic, indie & melodic from WANA / Ibero-Latin / Afro and some tech n retro. Always about connection, joy, affirmation and somatic renewal.

omniria

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