FEATURED MUSIC
KUYA SESSIONS: Samadhi
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In Hindu and Buddhist belief systems, Samadhi is the ultimate stage of the eight-fold path to enlightenment, the apex of spiritual and intellectual growth where individual and universal consciousness unite. ‘Kuya Sessions: Samadhi’ lives up to its lofty title. It is the culmination of its creators’ decades-long journeys as spiritual seekers and sound healers whose music medicine unites individual and universal consciousness. Poranguí and Amani Friend lead us on a lush musical journey, an exquisite sonic meditation whose beauty draws us to increasingly elevated states of consciousness, offering a glimpse of enlightenment, healing our souls.
‘Samadhi’ is the second offering of the four-part Kuya Sessions. Like the first offering, “Cura,” “Samadhi” provides an aural container for the cutting-edge frontiers of psychedelic-assisted therapy. With or without the psychedelic medicine, these sonic meditations (medicine and meditation share the same etymology) invite listeners to cross the threshold into the realm of shadow and light, uniting the principles of indigenous wisdom, plant medicine rituals, and holistic psychology. Like icaros, the prayers that shamans chant during ayahuasca ceremonies, the Kuya Sessions amplify and guide the healing journey. The entwinement of ayahuasca and the icaros exemplify the unity of all things, and perhaps it is the potency of that multilayered cosmic serpent that makes the experience of unity so profound and so deeply healing in ceremony. Similarly, ‘Samadhi’ amplifies and guides the therapeutic experience of psychedelic medicine, dissolving our egos, surrounding us in beauty and awe, indelibly impressing upon us the unity of individual and universal consciousness. Embedded with the sonic signature of the world’s oldest musical lineages and enhanced with field recordings and samples from across the globe, ‘Kuya Sessions: Samadhi’ is best experienced in its “Journey Mix” format, where the boundaries between the three movements are as ephemeral as the voyage itself. In preparation for embarking on this ritualistic path, one is invited to create an environment for inner-exploration with the help of a quiet and dark room, headphones, an eye mask, and an intention of healing and discovery. |
"...Masterful at looping layers and layers of mesmerizing Afro-Brazilian sounds...
delighted the crowd!...a full sound for a one-man band." -NPR | alt.latino
delighted the crowd!...a full sound for a one-man band." -NPR | alt.latino
Sonic Alchemist
As a live musician, world soul artist and one-man orchestra Poranguí weaves ancestral songs and indigenous rhythms from around the globe. Creating his performances from scratch using looping technology, Poranguí’s live sound ranges from meditative to a dance journey, moving the body, lifting the spirit, and transcending the divide between performer and audience.
Touring between festivals, performing arts centers & international retreats, Poranguí is adept at shapeshifting sonically to exactly what is needed in the moment whether igniting the dance floor at BOOM or dropping the room into healing meditation at SXSW Yoga.
Touring between festivals, performing arts centers & international retreats, Poranguí is adept at shapeshifting sonically to exactly what is needed in the moment whether igniting the dance floor at BOOM or dropping the room into healing meditation at SXSW Yoga.
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