MUSIC

Siren & Seer is the new vision of producer/multi-instrumentalist saQi and vocalist/songwriter Diamonde. Hailing from the hills of Northern California, the duo gives a fresh take on live electronic music by merging traditional idioms of Americana, folk, gypsy and blues with cutting edge dance music genres. They'll be sharing live electronic songs with vocals, guitar, banjo and trumpet. Expect a range from sweet and delicate to down and dirty, providing a high energy dance set that will still scratch the intimate itches.

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Kiyoshi is a world premier rapper, singer, musician, producer, and voice empowerment coach with a deep passion for empowering humanity, combining soulful hop hop with world dance music. As a transformational rap coach, Kiyoshi trains and coaches people of all levels: from beginners to business CEOs, social media influencers, and doctors, using flowetry as a tool for personal self development. He tours internationally to perform at socially conscious events, festivals, and venues, bringing soul and swagger to the masses. His high vibe conscious hip hop jams are sure to have us feeling inspired and refreshed!

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Tamara Montenegro, aka NAOBA, creates spaces of deep resonance that facilitate the connection to inner world, each other and the Planet through intentionally crafted music journeys and theatrical therapy. Her musical and somatic offering draws knowledge from ancient frequencies and instrumentation, mesoamerican shamanism and earth-rooted spiritual practices. NAOBA is an avatar from future-primitive times. Our people speak in sonic frequencies, pretty much like the birds and the frogs and all the living creatures of this planet. She creates music codes to invite your spirit to dance and deeply explore all the emotions and fuels your capacity of feeling.

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Informed by his personal healing journey, Northern California producer Scott Nice brings a union of electronic and acoustic sounds to both move the body and feed the soul. World prayers, flute and hand drum samples are a hallmark of Scott's sound while the juxtaposition of his hip-hop turntablist roots create a one-of-a-kind dance journey. Since 2016 Scott has released 6 full length albums working with many amazing artists such as El Buho, Mose, Poranguí, The Polish Ambassador and many more. Scott brings the listeners mind and heart into a flowing adventure through world music colors, sounds of the jungle, and dance music aesthetics. From ambient stillness we emerge organically into greater movement reaching peaks of emotional release, play and connection before coming back to a point of outer quietude. This Sunday Morning Ecstatic Dance set will blend many genres and emotions into a seamless pathway of exploration of getting down.

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The Feelings Parade is a movement as much as it is a band. Led by songwriters Morgan Bolender and Scott Ferreter, the project has developed a loyal following of diehard “Feelers" who come as much for the poetic songwriting, tight harmonies, and rich textures as they do to drop into their own tender human hearts in a space of collective radical vulnerability. The world gives us plenty of reasons to put our guards up. Through songs and stories, they will be sharing our deepest truths and singing down through the layers to arrive at something more honest and brave. Let's meet in a space that is equally reverent to the ache, the challenge, and the pleasure of being human. Let's laugh and cry and move deeper into ourselves and out toward each other!

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Joey Chang aka CelloJoe is an anomaly in the world of cellists. Cello + beatboxing + vocals + live looping = Cello Joe. Think Classical Hip Hop. His lyrics weave together sustainability, environmental justice, and social awareness. They entertain, inspire, and make you wonder. Dance and laugh the night away to thought-provoking lyrics and groovy beats. Part musical comedy, part grimey beatbox part cello grooves, Cello Joe will get us jumpin!

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Eva Leapin' Lygress has been moving and groovin' to music since she was a wee cub. Her path to DJ'ing became clear when she lived on the Big Island of Hawaii at Kalani Honua. Here she discovered Ecstatic dance and the power of music and movement in community as a tool to create shifts in perspectives on the soul's struggles, while holding intentional space for others to do the same. She loves her job of curating audio alchemy to suit the mood of the meowment and evoke free expression. Leapin’ Lygress roams far and wide in the jungles of sound, hunting beats, breaks, and melodies served from the heart to move your body and soul. Her ecstatic dance sets feature an eclectic array of organic and electronic music woven into a tapestry intended to explore the full spectrum of human expression. Leapin’ Lygress offers a ferociously fun ride that will awaken the wild creature within and leave you with a deep appreciation for the magic of movement in community.

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DJ Dane is known for creating musical journeys that make people move & celebrate the full spectrum of being alive. You'll find him with a smile creating awesome at clubs, undergrounds, renegades & festivals in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Bali, Mexico, Burning Man & beyond. He is a resident DJ of the Dusty Rhino. The pool party set will be full of sunshine & celebration. It will be an invitation, woven of house music, to transform the energy that has been sparked throughout the festival & channel it through the movement of your body into smiles, connection, shouts, bliss and, of course, dancing!

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Sage Farris wants to tell you a story – to take you on a journey – to share with you what is in his heart and soul. He wants you to feel the way he feels about the heartbeats, the melodies, the chords and the progressions that spark and inspire love, connectivity and alignment with who we truly are. The mission of his live sets is to unite us with Nature and God through movement, smiles, joy and the unspoken bonds that remind us we are Eternal entities inhabiting temporary physical vessels. He is super stoked to be playing again at SoulPlay and to spend the entire weekend with all you beautiful souls, sharing an uplifting set where we can all get down and get silly!

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The Instrument Petting Zoo (TIPZ) is a traveling workshop showcase providing a musical and movement experiential journey, giving people the opportunity to learn and play together. TIPZ is an interactive showcase serving vibes from down tempo melodic serenades to a gradual rise to more energetic high tempo motions. We will play, sing and dance to each others original sound and movement. Expect jamming, freestyle dance circle, with guided moments and harmonies shared for cohesion and togetherness.

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Both on stange and off, Colin uses the tool of music as a way to inspire the best out of everyone. Specifically his "mission" in life is to encourage the inherent musical spirit out of all people. He continuously works toward this measure throuogh the deliverance of his song lyrics, his "Calling You Home" writing workshops, his private music eduation sessions & his unique style of one-on-one mentorship which relates life & our experiece of it through the lens of music & vibration. In community, Colin strives to remind others of their own gifts of music beyond what's become customary in our cultures. Music is really where it all begins, middles, and ends with Colin. He will be sharing original music, supported by live instrumentation and vocal harmony, highlighting topics of togetherness, relationship, positive affirmation, reverence for nature, and the occasional comedy.

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Vaidehi Amair is an artist that bridges the world of mantra and hip hop through music and live performances at festivals and beyond. She loves sharing spiritual knowledge creatively, in a way that inspires from the inside out. Born and raised in the Bhakti Yoga tradition, this music is an offering to her Guru, who taught her these songs and mantras. Her sound is unique, authentic, and alive with the experienced power of mantra.

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Mary sings with an intention for inspiring the remembrance of the truest essence of who we are and how we are all connected. Her songs are deeply inspired by nature, awakening consciousness and living a life devoted to truth and transformation. She loves empowering folks to express their soul's truth through SONG! Mary Isis loves weaving sacred ceremonial elements into her music and is so honored to be guiding the opening ceremony of this festival with her sweet sound and song. It is her intention to open hearts and voices and create sense of belonging and celebration in this soul journey of life! She'll be supported musically by the insanely talented Eric James DeAratanha. In addition to being a music producer and performer, Mary Isis is also a practitioner of the healing ritual arts and certified transformational and integration coach.

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Shalman's global dance floor downloads have inspired him to curate deep musical journeys that elevate and activate the senses and body, allowing permission for dancers to journey to their truths within. His music is uplifting, spiritual, mystical, tribal, deep, and ecstatic. Shalman has played at Bali Spirit Festival, Envision Festival in Costa Rica, Burning Man, and Unison Festival in Colorado, as well as ecstatic dances in Ubud, Bali, San Francisco, and many other places. He will be sharing a soulful and playful dance set to lift the senses and make space for connection with each other.

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Nate is an Oberlin Conservatory trained double bassist, livetronica looper, sound healer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed professionally on all seven continents at clubs, festivals, cruise ships, concert halls, and yoga studios. Nate will be sharing a live looped musical experience custom tailored to the sonic environment of the space; reflecting and integrating the energy of the audience. These improvisations will be performed on a variety of classical, world, and electronic musical instruments with influences from many musical genres including Mid-tempo Organic Livetronica, Bassy Psychedelic Jam Band, Ecstatic Dance, Ambient Sound Healing, and Ethno-World Tribal Fusion. His notable collaborations include performances with Clem Curtis (The Foundations ""Build Me Up Buttercup""), Zane Carney (John Mayer, Avril Lavigne), Journey South (UK X-Factor), Lorna Luft (daughter of Judy Garland), Honeywild, Yemanjo, and Mikey Pauker.

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