MUSIC

Maz Karandish is a Devotee of music - A well traveled vocalist & multi-instrumentalist covering grounds from Rāga, Maqām, and Dastgāh to Harmony, Jazz, and Opera. As Māh Ze Tār, he is propelled by the vision of fusing traditional eastern music with modern electronic composition as a form of cultural preservation. Each Māh Ze Tār set is uniquely dynamic -and brings a kaleidoscope of emotions through the wide plethora of ancient sounds, mesmerizing vocals, and grooving beats. Māh Ze Tār seeks to make familiar that which seems “other” through serving the sounds of distant lands on a platter of familiar body moving bass lines and thumping grooves. Māh Ze Tār is an active performing member of Balkan Bump and has had significant musical collaborations.

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BrightSide Blue & Honey of the Heart, two established NorCal bands - both duos of love and music, have united to create a Superband delivering folk-soul-roots-rock-latin/flamenco grooves, swoon-worthy vocal harmonies, and wailing solo-spiked jams – all offered in a spirit of care, humor, and hopes for a better world. While there is no knowing exactly how it will unfold, the chances of crying, laughing, or dancing wildly during a live performance is nearly guaranteed.

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Grammy award winner Chris Berry is an eclectic singer and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso, and high-energy performer and teacher. From his humble beginning during Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, he has blasted his powerful Afro-infused sound around the World for over twenty years. Chris was born and raised in California where he began his apprenticeship with Master Drummer Titos Sompa (one of the founders of the African drum and dance scene on the West Cost of the U.S.) as a fifteen year old boy. Chris found his voice singing among the polyrhythmic harmonies commonly found throughout Zimbabwe and most of South Africa. He has since released over a dozen albums; scored the soundtrack for three films; and has been collaborating and performing with some of the World’s best performers

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Sasha Rose is a multi-talented Canadian singer/songwriter, musician, DJ and producer. From age 16, she began an extensive professional solo-touring career, which took her through the U.S., Australia, Canada and Europe. In her musical production, Sasha creates luscious soundscapes and thick bass lines bridged by her soulful, angelic voice and a variety of live instrumentation. Sasha brings a unique hybridization of original production featuring her celestial vocals with carefully selected inspirational dance tracks from various artists. Her performances flow from world beat grooves to tribal rhythms to down tempo dance dub to ecstatic inspirational ascensions to higher realms.

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Sahuna is inspired by the spiritual musical lineages from around the globe and the healing power of the drum. Every Shamans Dream offering is a ceremony and opportunity for all who receive the music to make an intension & prayer for their own lives and use the music as medicine. This healing music is offered as a prayerformance or an ecstatic dance journey and in conjunction with Sahuna's services as a medicine ceremony facilitator, music producer, festival and retreat producer and healing arts practitioner.

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Laura Escudé is a producer and sound artist creating magic through music, tech, and consciousness. She is an innovator, entrepreneur, and live show designer with a deep understanding of complex technology and a profound passion for music and art. Fusing tech with art is her superpower. Synthesizing her skills as a classically trained violinist and technical prowess as an avant-garde electronic producer, Escudé infuses Neo-classical and sleek futuristic style with raw emotion that’s elicited with her musical machines.

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Mystical Joyride is the cosmic duo and genre-fluid Psychedelic World Pop band hailing from Los Angeles. This married couple Leah and Joel fly their musical spaceship in between the ratchet and the spiritual. Their live sets are an energetic and immersive experience of meditation and straight up shaking that ass with electronics and live instrumentation as well guest vocalist, the Bengali sensation, Arzeen Kamal. Get ready to dance and let your soul play as Mystical Joyride delivers a unique and unforgettable experience.

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Grease Withaspoon is a whimsical, multi-genre DJ who has brought his performance-driven unique style to festival stages, dusty art cars, sonic runways, rooftops, train station platforms, and more! Each of his sets has a life and vibration of its own... Combining elements of Hip Hop, Bass, House, Latino, and bits of nostalgia that drip onto eclectic beats and bass heavy rhythms..Grease mixes it all seamlessly with live beat making, loops, & samples, creating a whole lot of new flavors and sounds!

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Known for having a vast diversity of musical tastes, from sacred, to sexy, to silly. Sheena Medicina aims to get people sweating & moving, as her sets have an organic element that honors the ancient spiritual ritual of humans dancing together in communion with the Earth & each other…. but don’t be surprised to find exhilarating emotional twists & turns, plenty of sexy dripping bass lies, crowd pleasing booty shakers, remixed classics that everyone knows & loves, & always with a transformational message of hope & resiliency.

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Reina Williams uses her voice and innate penchant for lyricism and musicianship to tap into the cracks in our armor, reaching the most familiar parts of our humanity. Her music is a unique fusion of acoustic soul, hip hop/ R&B, and conscious roots music blended with elements of live electronic production to create an evocative, raw, and edgy style all her own. Her signature sound taps into the unspoken emotions of self discovery, revealing, healing, and returning to love.

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Karenna Slade brings years of stage and performance experience in clown, dance, comedy, burlesque, improv and as front woman of an all women rock band. The pandemic led her into a solo-music journey using song and music to express the complicated aspects of being a human. She has begun to write songs about everything- it has turned out to be a solid coping strategy. Karenna hopes her music and sharing of her authentic voice will inspire others to do the same. Karenna’s unique original music has been described as Lady Gaga meets Tenacious D, blending strong power vocals, accompanied by her baritone ukelele with sprinkles of absurd hilarity.

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AguaMayyim is the musical fusion of Rose Dayal and Franky Helix, arising from the vibrant shores of Santa Cruz, CA. United by the healing power of sound, they seamlessly blend their talents as DJs, producers, and musicians. With a diverse sonic palette, they explore melodic deep bass, healing medicine music, tribal rhythms, tropical vibes, organic sounds, international influences, booty-shaking grooves, and hip-hop. Join them on a rhythmic journey that weaves an inspiring tapestry for movement.

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Living Roots is a Livetronica duo that brings a healthy dose of musical medicine to the stage. Travis plays with an array of flavors that feature worldly spices, sweet and savory grooves, with crunchy beats that will nourish your soul and cleanse your palate. With the addition of didgeridoo, drums and flutes, he blends together sounds that are new and old, sacred and experimental, fiery and sultry. Logan sings and plays ukulele and U-Bass. Her voice is full of passion and spirit. Together they create an atmosphere that captures the heart. Living Roots' music is great for any time of day or night, but their favorite time to play is in the witching hours when time slows down and a doorway opens to another dimension where listeners can bask in the wonder that is this existence.

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Arula is a singer-songwriter, electronic music producer, DJ, creative coach, music mentor & sound healing facilitator. She views music & movement as sacred expressions of a universal language; a language that unites and empowers people from all backgrounds. Her songs are encoded in prayers for the earth and for humanity. Themes of sacred sensuality, earth reverence, collective healing, soil regeneration, and divine feminine awakening linger in her lyrics.

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Hannah Bourke is an open channel for healing songs to flow forth into our world. Her mystic folk style of music celebrates the beauty of nature and the divine mystery, calling us all to go deeply within ourselves to connect with truth.

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Tiger heart is an Agent of Change, one of the lights of the new wave here to bring higher dimensional frequencies to this realm to assist with the global ascension. Sharing their positive vibrations and electric sensations for healing and transcendence. They bring House, Trance, EDM, Tribal House, Bass House, Electronica to open hearts and expand minds.

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Coop Mahndala writes music for healing, inspiring joy and deep compassion.

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Sasha Rose is a multi-talented Canadian singer/songwriter, musician, DJ and producer. Sasha performs her acoustic shows on guitar, African djembe, and an eclectic fusion of vocal looping with simple electronic beats. Her original lyrics bring awareness and create a deep earth connection to her listeners.

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Muvica Medicina shares live all-acoustic ecstatic dance sets completely improvised from start to finish, co-created synergistically with dancers, dissolving the boundary between audience & performer. A beautiful melding of dancer and music, channelled together in this moment. Gentle, flowing lyrical soundscapes transitioning into pulsing, high-energy body shaking peaks. A fusion of influences from Middle Eastern, Indian, klezmer, Balkan, classical, jazz, Moroccan, West African, Persian, & circle-singing traditions.

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