THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
(Gone Gone Beyond)
The Human Experience is David Block’s principal project as a live electronic composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Listeners experience a delicious symphonic blend of prismatic soundscapes and sultry beats. David is constantly pushing the boundaries of live electronic music. Playing, composing, and conducting his own electronic symphony live on stage, his performances are brimming and layered with human emotion, world exploration, and sacred sounds. Whether performing by himself, or with a live band, “The Human Experience” always delivers an emotionally charged show. David is also a member of Gone Gone Beyond.
david satori
(Beats Antique / Dirtwire)
David Satori is a member of Beats Antique, and former member and founder of Dirtwire. David is also involved with a nonprofit project called One Mic Studios. This project builds micro recording studios in under-resourced places around the world to uplift youth by giving them a voice and helping to amplify their message through the art of recording and production.
DJ SEP
DJ Sep is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area DJ and producer, and the founder of Dub Mission, one of the longest-running reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). She spins dub, reggae, dancehall, bass, Jungle/DnB, Afrobeats, and more. Sep has spun at festivals and clubs in Spain, the U.K., Canada, Mexico, many cities in the U.S., and most clubs in the greater Bay Area, and has presented and opened for a long list of reggae and electronic artists, including Lee Perry, The Scientist, Mad Professor, Sister Nancy, Sly & Robbie, Toots and The Maytals, Mykal Rose, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Adrian Sherwood, Tippa Irie, The Wailers, Quantic, Akae Beka (aka Midnite), Hollie Cook, many others.
arula
Arula is a singer-songwriter, electronic music producer, DJ, & sound healing facilitator. She views music & movement as sacred expressions of a universal language; a language that unites and empowers people from all backgrounds. As a musician and movement artist she values expression as a path to awakening; a gateway to exploring the different parts of ourselves, the light & the shadow, exploring duality as a path to unity.
dj dragonfly
DJ Dragonfly brings dancefloor-ready, open-format, underground-inspired and high-vibration Global Bass, infusing the sonic depth of bass culture’s boom with globally inspired rhythmic mysticism and sacred morphology.
aguamayyim
AguaMayyim is a collaborative music project between Rose and Franky Garcia, born out of their deep love and mutual passion for the healing power of sound. Together they DJ, lead breath work and sound healing gatherings, and produce EDM & ecstatic dance events in Santa Cruz, CA.
yemanjo
From Brazil’s pulsating street percussion to Colombia’s shamanic healing chants, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harris synthesizes the sonic universe of Latin America to create a unique 21st century fusion called “Medicine Beat”. Born and raised in the rich cultural stew of California’s Bay Area, Harris was exposed to music from around the world at an early age. He played classical trumpet in various bands and orchestras and also developed an interest in Afro-Latin hand percussion.
maya light
Maya Light loves to dive into the depths of connection and expression through the unique and captivating conversation that is awakened on the dance floor. She plays as a director of the human experience, offering countless pathways and possibilities of movement through the range of diverse music she shares. Drawn to deliciously wompy, heart-bass world beats, she encourages a rich exploration with a dynamically nourishing and inspiring journey of sound.
dj bambi
DJ Bambi plays global ethno-electronic music, woven into soundscapes that welcome bodies into a dance experience where sacredness and silliness crash into each other, and the difference between play and prayer dissolves.
NUNYA
NUNYA learned to DJ on vinyl during her adolescent rave days in her hometown of Las Vegas, picking it back up recently after 15 years of running SOUNDPIECES – the SF party crew famed for debuting a chunk of the dubstep all-stars since 2006. Her tastemaker roots reflect how versatile she is, from DnB, Dubstep, Trap, to dropping UKG and Disco. NUNYA’s career on the stage began before she can remember, practicing music in the form of dancing, piano, and singing. Taking on the spotlight, it’s become clear there’s still a lot more to Nunya’s fate, musically.
michelita
A psychotherapist, percussionist and DJ, Michelle was born and raised in both Southern California and Cali, Colombia. Spiritually and artistically influenced by her Honduran father, Michelle has been compiling music and singing since she was 13 years old. Through music, she shares her story of origin, experience, appreciation and resistance. Join Michelle for an eclectic and essential journey through deep soulful house, amapiano, Afrobeats, Afro-Colombian folk, Latin and American soul, Latin classics, funk and psychedelic South American electronica.
DJ SOLEILUNA
DJ Soleiluna (aka Rachel Jordana) has been a 5Rhythms teacher and DJ since 2010. She is known for her high energy world music and muti-genre surprises. Come prepared to sweat.
Live music
soji sai
Nigerian Afrobeat / Highlife
Nigeria’s legendary guitar master and singer Adesoji “”Soji”” Odukogbe was, among other things, the lead guitarist for Fela Kuti for five years. Odukogbe draws on an extensive background in Nigerian Afrobeat, highlife, and spiritual music, bringing a unique sensibility to his highlife guitar interpretations.
fanna-fi-allah
Sufi Qawwali
Fanna-fi-Allah’s founding members have spent over 22 years learning this classical art from some of the greatest masters of qawwali in India and Pakistan. With the blessings of the masters, the ensemble carry the flame of traditional Sufi Qawwali around the world. Fanna-Fi-Allah seek to represent the music in its traditional, authentic form and over the last 22 years they have built a cultural bridge between East & West, embodying a universal message of tolerance that is crucial to our time. They have offered audiences at large international festivals and concerts throughout the world a unique glimpse into the rich and vibrant culture of Qawwali.
Gadung Kasturi
Balinese Gamelan
Gadung Kasturi was established in 2007 as a non-profit organization by Kompiang Metri Davies (Artistic Director), Gadung Kasturi’s mission is to help preserve, promote, and develop the traditional dance and music of Bali, Indonesia, through live performances, workshops, classes, lectures, and publications.
mikey pauker
Devotional Jewish Music
Mikey Pauker (pronounced pow-ker) is a Devotional Rock artist from Laguna Beach, California. Pauker has been described as one of “The 10 Stars Of The New Jewish Music via TIME Magazine. Growing up in Orange County, Mikey’s early experiences at underground shows exposed him to the intense, primal energy of live music, as well as the strong community bonds that form in an authentic and close-knit scene. Inspired by teachers who blend yoga and mystical practices he went to study in Jerusalem, soaking up the hidden teachings of his ancestral lineage. These spiritual dimensions guided his artistic development as he explored ecstatic music festivals and mystical religious traditions. His music implores us all to look within, sit with our darkness, and transform it into light. Mikey’s sound blends elements of folk, reggae, and hip-hop, incorporating English and Hebrew roots into his devotional songwriting.
sarma brass band
Balkan Roma
Sarma Brass Band is a 6-piece Balkan Brass Band that evokes the energetic grooves and soaring melodies of the Balkan Roma. The band draws upon founder/leader Tano Brock’s upbringing in the Balkan music scene in Northern California, as well as his travels and studies throughout the Balkans. They play original material as well as a variety of traditional music from Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, and Albania. Featuring musicians from the US, Serbia, Turkey, and Palestine, Sarma Brass Band represents an international love of Balkan Brass. Their full and epic sound, consisting of groovy melodies and chest-thumping rhythms, will entice even the most shy listener to dance. Featuring Peter Bonos, Sean Tergis, and Benji Rifati on trumpet.
la zuli
N. African / Spanish / Balkan
La Zuli combines the virtuosic talents of violinist Briana Di Mara and guitarist Anis Sehiri. Together they weave fresh original melodies and danceable rhythms influenced by music everywhere from Spain to North Africa to the Balkans and beyond. With lush harmonies and improvisations combining with powerful bass and drums, the music is uplifting and inspiring. For this concert they will be joined by Josh Mellinger (drums) and Erinn Wilkerson (bass).
sass n harmony
Soul Folk
The music of Sass N Harmony is imbued with mischief, minimalism & magic. With lyrics immersed in archetypes & folk-tales their vocals fly together at times angelic & feathery and other times cackling & edgy, full of tension & resolve, rhythm & playfulness. Featuring Heather Normandale (Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Bass), Maisha Lani (Guitar, Bass) and Carolyn Herlehy (Vocals, Percussion).
Mah Ze Tar
Eastern Fusion
Mah Ze Tar is a musical fusion project by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maz Karandish. This project was propelled by the vision of fusing traditional Eastern music with modern electronic composition as a form of cultural preservation.
falsa
Sufi Music
Classically trained in Voice since the age of four in the Sufi city of Multan, Pakistan, and featured on NPR and at Carnegie Hall/Lincoln Center, amongst other venues of note, with contemporary arrangement of 14th Century Sufi music and improvisations that defy cultural preconceptions and genre-specificity, Falsa invites meditation, conversation, and transcendence.
IMAGINE:nation trio
West African
West African music meets Oakland soul, folk and funk. Celebrating the love affair between Africa and the East Bay, CA, the IMAGINE:Nation Trio breaks new musical ground in forging a profound connection between the traditional music of the Motherland with its New World progeny: soul, folk and funk. Featuring Wade Peterson, globe-trotting percussionist Robert “Bobby” Wallace (Bonnie Raitt, Margareth Menezes, Airto Moreira), and vocalist Karen A. Smith, IMAGINE:Nation creates a lush tapestry of ancient Malian songs, acoustic soul songs exploring current life in Oakland, and daring improvisation.
beneath a tree
Baroque to Folk
Beneath A Tree is a multi genre ensemble led by the core duo of Gail Hernández Rosa and Daniel Turkos. BAT’s roots were planted in 2017 in Philadelphia and the surrounding rural pubs of Chester County, PA. These rowdy performances included standard folk, celtic, bluegrass and jazz repertoire melded with music from the baroque. Founded on the mutual love of historical performance, collaborations with like-minded intrepid musicians explore the interrelationships found between composed and traditional folk music from the baroque period and its continued relevance, creating a curious and exciting fusion that appeals to varied audiences. It is through a natural progression of musical curiosity BAT finds the kinship between genres and their roots in the baroque.
ariel luckey & Demb players
Waystation Stories & Klezmer Songs
Born and raised in Oakland, California on Lisjan Ohlone land, Ariel Luckey is an interdisciplinary artist and activist who blurs the lines between performance, ritual and collective action. Together with Klezmer crew Demb Players, Ariel remixes stories from Jewish folk and mystic traditions, global politics and his travels through time and space.
Cagil Cokan
Turkish Gypsy Folk
Cagil Cokan (pronounced: Chill Chokan) is a highly accomplished Turkish professional singer and flautist, known for her exceptional talent and artistry. With a career spanning across the globe, she has graced prestigious stages, performing as a soloist and in renowned orchestras. Currently, Cagil captivates audiences with her unique folk/gypsy style performances, infusing traditional Turkish melodies with her masterful flute playing, creating a mesmerizing and culturally rich musical experience.
amre leon dana
American Folk / Bluegrass
Nationally acclaimed folk musician, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Amre Leon Dana will create beautiful tapestries of sound with folk music from across North America, including bluegrass and the literal sounds of the Appalachian mountains.
cumbia paradiso
Peruvian Psychedelic Cumbia
Cumbia Paradiso combines latin rhythms and vintage rock sounds to form a danceable brew.
paul chengpo wang
Chinese Guqin
The Guqin is a plucked seven-string musical instrument of ancient China, with a history dating back over 3,000 years, traditionally associated with scholars, poets, and artists; sometimes referred to as “the instrument of the sages.”
Here’s a video of Paul playing Guqin.
Paul is the founder of Dao Center, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Sifu of WingChun, Chinese Astrologist, Guqin musician, and “Memetic Healer & Cultural Acupuncturist specializing in Clinical Cosmology & Mythopoetic Engineering.”
DANCE performances
mizuho sato
Flamenco Dance & Music
Mizuho Sato Flamenco presents a passionate and intimate art form of flamenco, originating in Andalucia, Spain. Live music and dance featuring Bay Area’s top artists: Felix de Lola (vocal), Jesse Torre (guitar) and Mizuho Sato (dance).
In Lak'ech Danza Azteca
Aztec Dance & Ritual
The In Lak’ech Group was founded in 2013 and is based out of Oakland Ca.
Ernesto Olmos has been active in the community arts in Northern California since 1998. He has developed a wide range of programs, curriculum, presentations, art exhibits and musical performance based in traditions of Native Mexico. He travels to support sacred ceremonies and cultural exchanges throughout the Americas. Ernesto combines ancient forms of art that have been passed down through oral and ceremonial traditions. He works to keep sacred arts thriving with the intention of remembering indigenous roots and living in with full honor as we walk in the path set out by our ancestors, using the healing sounds of Mesoamerican instruments and indigenous cultural traditions from Oaxaca, Mexico.
tenley wallace
Odissi Indian Classical Dance & Arabic Fusion Belly Dance
After decades of study with dance and yoga legends around the world, Tenley Wallace developed her unique and distinctive format, Temple Tribal Fusion®. This modern form of Temple Dance fuses Tribal Belly Dance (from her home city of San Francisco), Indian Classical Dance, Persian Classical and Folkloric, Nepali Dakini Dance, and other Sacred Dance forms, along with yogic practices and principles at the core. Tonight, Tenley presents 2 pieces: Indian Classical with a brief intro of Temple Dance heritage, and embellished Belly Dance honoring traditional Arabic music. She teaches and performs internationally, in person and online.
HANNAH ROMANOVSKY & THE DUNYAZADE DANCE ENSEMBLE
Persian & Moroccan Dance
Hannah Romanowsky is a performing artist who enchants audiences with her offerings of Middle Eastern and Silk Road dances. In collaboration with the Dunyazade Dance Ensemble, she presents a captivating Persian dance suite set to an evocative tapestry of global melodies. Then, she transports viewers to a realm of jubilation through a vibrant Moroccan dance suite, celebrating the radiant spirit of the summer season.
Gadung Kasturi
Balinese Dance
Established in 2007 as a non-profit organization by Kompiang Metri Davies (Artistic Director), Gadung Kasturi’s mission is to help preserve, promote, and develop the traditional dance and music of Bali, Indonesia, through live performances, workshops, classes, lectures, and publications.
NAtalie Nayun
Tajik Dance
Natalie is an international teacher and performer specializing in contemporary and folkloric styles from Central Asia and the Middle East. She founded international online dance school Pomegranate Garden Dance featuring teachers and students from all over the world. These styles include Persian, Afghan, Tajik, Uzbek dance and more! She has been dancing for over 20 years and teaching for over 15 years. Natalie will be teaching a kid’s folk dance class in the Kid’s zone, and offering a performance at the main stage.
Tanvi mongia
Indian Classical Dance
Tanvi Mongia is an Indian classically trained dancer in the ancient Hindu art form of Bharatnatyam. This style of dance originates 2,000 years ago and with the communion of hand mudras, eye movements, and rhythmic beats tells intricate stories of Hindu mythology. Tanvi adds her own Bollywood twist to this style of dance to bring you a soulful and enthralling performance.
Wellness
yoga with tba
Your name here.
anwen
Sound Healing
Take a pause and allow healing vibrations to wash over your body. Anwen will be playing symphonic gongs, 432hz crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, ocean drum, rain stick, and Pyrenees koshi chimes to facilitate a state of relaxation, restoration, and release.
sean t fox
Daoist Medical Qi Gong
More Info
Amy Bergstein
Hatha Yoga
various
Massage
summer Solstice
Mazatzin
Indigenous Mexican Timekeeping for the Solstice
Kikapoo, Chichimekatl, a TONALPOUKI, Keeper of the signs of the days of the Sun Renowned Authority of the ancient original indigenous Culture and its precise measurements of time and space. He is Co-Founder of the House of the Aztek Heart, AZTEKAYOLOKALLI, a floating school to teach and practice the Science and art of time keeping. Advisor, CCSF Aztek Calendar Project, in San Francisco. Ca. Member of the Frente Mexicano Pro Derechos Humanos, and a UN Messenger of Peace. Mazatzin offers a Re-introduction to one’s Cosmic Identity and Responsibility.
Chief Pajé Penó Shonoyá, karine, Andres Espinoza Arellano
Songs from the Hearts of the Amazon to the Andes
From The Hearts of the Amazon Forest with Blessings from the ‘Montanas de Andes’ The Noké Koî & Tribe Carry their Medicine with Prayers to be Shared. Fifth Generation Shaman Pajé Penó Shonoyá, with his Wife karine, share their Wisdom songs in their first visit to America from the Amazon. Andres Arellano, Pajé’s former student, offers Gifts he has received in his Listening and Learning from the Shipibo-Conibo & Quechua Masters, Sanskrit Mantras from India, and Native American prayers from the Lakotas.Their Songs are Medicine that can be Enjoyed, In Joy.
paul chengpo wang
Xiazhi
Chinese Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice is a special annual alignment of Earth to Sun. In Chinese natural philosophy, the element of Fire flourishes both around and within us. Join a guided practice to align with the meaning, energy, and light of the season.
Paul is the founder of Dao Center, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Sifu of WingChun, Chinese Astrologist, Guqin musician, and “Memetic Healer & Cultural Acupuncturist specializing in Clinical Cosmology & Mythopoetic Engineering.”
yosef rosen
Jewish Fire Magic & the Kabbalah of the Summer Solstice
Yosef Rosen is an educator, ritual designer, DJ, and recipient of a doctorate in Jewish Studies (UC Berkeley). His public offerings solicit a merging of what modern society often keeps separate: the contemporary and the ancient, the academic and the experiential, the religious and the secular, the spiritual and the somatic. An expert in the history of Kabbalah & Jewish magic, Yosef works to translate the mysteries of the past into usable mythologies and practices.
madaly love
Solstice Cacao Ceremony
rachael henrichsen
Bön Tibetan Solstice Mantra & Meditation
Rachael will be sharing the Ma Tri mantra or Compassion mantra which is is used to clear and purify the energy body. Singing it at the solstice time is supported by the peak natural light of the season. The practice supports the transformation and dissolution of emotional difficulties (anger, greed, ignorance, jealousy and envy) and invokes pure qualities of love, generosity, wisdom, openness, peacefulness and compassion. Reciting this mantra helps us to connect with and reinforce those qualities within ourselves and in the world.
Rachael Henrichsen, is a California State Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), nationally certified Oriental Medicine Practitioner (NCCAOM), Herbalist, Mantic Artist, Tea Practitioner in the Urasenke Tradition, and Founder of Red Gate Path. She currently is a teacher at the Original Instructions School of Traditional Medicine and Practical Skills and an Assistant Professor at the Golden Gate School of Feng Shui.
obo martin
Irish Solstice Storytelling
Obo Martin is a gifted storyteller, born to Irish parents in San Francisco and now living in Nevada City. His powerful and captivating true tall tales of adventure – have been heard throughout North America and Europe captivating audiences and sending them on whirlwind of imagination and wonder. He is known for his ability to pluck at heartstrings and tickle funny bones, while entertaining listeners with a sense of magic. He has shared his gift on the main stage of the Oregon Country Fair as part of the Midnight Variety Show, to an audience of 8,000 people in 2019, and he was the featured guest teller at this years Sierra Storytelling Festival . Obo’s skill and charisma make him a mesmerizing storyteller, and he will continue to instill a childlike curiosity in the hearts of those who hear him.
amre leon dana
American Folk Solstice
Nationally acclaimed folk musician, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Amre Leon Dana will share wisdom and music for the summer solstice, with a backdrop of the literal sounds of the Appalachian mountains.
In Lak'ech Danza Azteca
Aztec Solstice Dance & Ritual
The In Lak’ech Group was founded in 2013 and is based out of Oakland Ca.
Ernesto Olmos has been active in the community arts in Northern California since 1998. He has developed a wide range of programs, curriculum, presentations, art exhibits and musical performance based in traditions of Native Mexico. He travels to support sacred ceremonies and cultural exchanges throughout the Americas. Ernesto combines ancient forms of art that have been passed down through oral and ceremonial traditions. He works to keep sacred arts thriving with the intention of remembering indigenous roots and living in with full honor as we walk in the path set out by our ancestors, using the healing sounds of Mesoamerican instruments and indigenous cultural traditions from Oaxaca, Mexico.
ACOUSTIC JAMS
Bring your instruments and jam!
Around the venue – in hallways, atriums, and nooks – there will be spontaneous acoustic folk music jams happening.
Low-income musicians who are interested in jamming at the event can apply for free tickets using this Guest Musician Application.
the musical instrument library
The Musical Instrument Library truck and stage will be parked in front of the venue, which will allow attendees to jam on borrowed instruments.