Music, dance & celebration
Sound and music can be the most primal expression of life and sentience – an expression of what we are and shape together. Many musicians say that they could never express in conversations what can be conveyed by their music and performance. Likewise, music is one of the only realms where audiences allow themselves to honestly feel. Expansion and sharing can happen authentically, with, or without words. Sound is a powerful substance which in the past has been used in many enhancing ways. It can be healing, transforming, purifying. It can take us to other states and realms. Music will always be. Every being, every body of water, every rock has its own song which is an aspect, an expression of that very material form of love that makes up this universe, the Earth and us. Sound, song and music can be explored in myriad ways and we are so excited to see that unfold in the future. There is so much to birth.
Below are some high-frequency musicians and projects. Of course there are so many more, and as with other pages, this website is about frequency markers and an experience of what is unfolding. It does not aim to be complete in any way. Every page represents a sharing of songs of the people who are creating this new world at a very material level. That said we will of course keep adding musicians and dancers.
Jessica Blanche Mary Boles
UK
Artwork & music for & from the planet. Jessica composes soundscapes for websites, music & film projects. Also offers sound journeys for individuals & groups. She plays the piano, drums, harp, tambura chord, large gong, crystal bowls, Burmese chimes etc. & sings. Albums sold by minimum donation.
Peia Luzzi
USA & Ireland
Singer, writer & multi-instrumentalist, prof. trained in opera, but Peia passionately lives & extensively studied traditional folk song, based on her ancestral roots of Irish & Old World European folk music. Collaborations with many world-class artists. Peia teaches Song of the Ancient – voice workshops & ancestral songline tracing. Also wildcrafting herbal remedies in US Appalachia mountains. Restoring balanced relationship with Earth.
Scott & Maria
England, UK
Beautiful, authentic acoustic Indie folk straight from the heart. Celebrating our beautiful planet & return to who & what we are as human beings. Owning the inner power we all have. Backgrounds in musical theater, dance, song, various instruments. Maria transformed from an almost mute child into a powerful singer & is also a holistic 1:1 vocal coach.
Maxida Märak
Sámi, Sweden
Unique Sámi singer, song writer, producer, actor & activist for Sámi indigenous rights. Mixing explosive, personal hip-hop, rap, traditional joik, electronic beats, deep texts, addressing issues like mining industry, exploitation, land theft, state violence, coercion, suppression of Sámi culture & responsibility to speak up. Expressing her history, connection with nature, lack of fit in society & struggle with a merciless, fast world with too little human contact & silence. Cherishing honesty, transparency, happiness, freedom. Grew up singing traditional joik music. (Website in Swedish).
English intro:
Mapu Speakers
Chile, Denmark & Portugal
Speakers mostly made of clay, leather & cork. Designed in Denmark to high acoustic standards & handmade in Chile & Portugal, supporting Portugal’s ancient cork industry & keeping traditional Chilean pottery alive – building a bridge between ancestral knowledge and technology. Rethinking production methods. Made of 80% from biodegradable materials. Fair wages for crafts people. Full transparency of materials & production processes. Plant one native tree for each speaker sold.
Owen Vaughan Hanner
UK
Celtic solo & session musician & composer for celtic harp, piano, guitars, flutes, zithers, voice & percussion. Also plays in therapeutic settings, births wakes etc. Intuitive teacher to all ages for many instruments, songwriting & creative writing techniques – simply providing tools & facilitating the unfolding of inmate creativity with the student in charge of pace, structure & direction. Donation-based.
On Bandcamp:
Riddu Riddu
Sápmi, Norway
Incredible annual indigenous festival in Norwegian part of Sápmi (Saami indigenous lands) which stated as a youth project. Music, art exhibitions, film, performing arts, literature, young people’s festival, youth camp, seminars & courses. Reclaiming & celebrating indigenousness & humanity. A cultural hub.
Short documentary:
Bandcamp
USA & worldwide
Online record store & music community where fans can directly support & connect with artists. Creating community, transparency, equity & livelihoods for musicians. 80-85% of money made goes straight to musicians, 10-!5% to Bandcamp, rest: financial fees. Acknowledging music as an indispensable part of culture. Supporting the activism that many artists are involved with in the quest to express themselves freely.
Alice Night
Australia
Singer, songwriter, theater performer, writer, poet, speaker, creative guide & activist. Deep texts, brutally honest, intimate expression – writing brings her wisdom from the inside out. Recognising connectedness of all things & connectedness to herself & the essence of being human. Extensive experience as a creative arts facilitator. Offering very transformative online courses for writing, art & performance via Alice Night School of Wild Arts. On Patreon & Bandcamp.
Shika Shika
France & worldwide
Record label without owners for music without borders, exploring global folk roots, organic sounds & electronica. Creating worldwide community of composers, producers, artists, designers, videographers & fans. People-powered & community-funded platform. Standing for social & environmental justice. Released music from > 60 artists from 30 countries. Iconic non-profit projects & examples of musical activism.
Dina El Wedidi
Egypt
Singer, songwriter, composer & producer of songs rooted in Egyptian folklore & Arabic poetry, modern operetta, rock, jazz, electronic music rooted in sounds of Egypt’s railways. has been part of The Nile Project uniting cultures which share a river.
On Shika Shika podcast:
Nicola Mills – Opera for the People
UK & Europe
Incredible, passionate opera singer who brings her music right to the streets & people. So amazing! > 10 years experience at various European venues in different countries. Real engagement with people; bringing people together through her music.
Beautiful video about her work:
Detroit Youth Volume
Michigan, USA
Community-based music education that is accessible, equitable & locally relevant (hip hop, jazz, techno…), based on Suzuki method & social justice pedagogies. Offering group & private violin classes, high-quality instruments, workshops with local musicians, community performances etc. for ages 3-18. Accessible to low-income families via sliding scale tuition & full scholarships. Nurturing abilities for resilience, innovation, collaboration, thinking skills. Also: Youth Volume Think Tank. Undoing racism. Queer-owned & operated.
Music Beyond, Inc.
Dem. Rep. Congo & USA
Empowering communities & transforming the country’s narrative through music. Musical & financial support for youth in challenging circumstances. Women empowerment program. Mentorship, workshops, conferences, performance opportunities, album production & distribution platforms. Collaborations with schools to strengthen music programs. Building confidence & stability, redistributing privilege.
Documentary:
Saved By Music Foundation
Uganda
Building skills, confidence & personal sovereignty in street kids & other marginalized children via music & education. Founded by local ex-street child. Brass band, musical tutoring, dance troupe, acrobatics team, arts & crafts programs & in-house bakery. Standing up for child rights, influencing policy. Driving social transformation in authentic Ugandian ways. Volunteer program.
Us
USA
Pop, electronic, free improvisation etc. born out of spontaneity, experimentation & authentic self-expression. Artists diving deep, finding their voice & clarity about what they stand for & wish to support. Available by donation, based on your financial circumstances & the value the music has for you – modeling inclusivity & autonomy.
Bryony Perkin’s solo music on Bandcamp:
MutARE Tales
Zimbabwe & Germany
Diverse music, dance, comedy, fine art, sculpture & poetry platform supporting talented, young Zimbabwean artists by providing funding, structure, a stage, workshops, mentorship & collaboration possibilities. Using music & art to drive change. Preserving Zimbabwe’s cultural diversity. Teaching youth to provide alternatives to street life & drug addiction. Sponsors & mentors needed. Website in progress.
POLE Sound
Russia
Traditional folk music from St Petersburg. Beautiful vocal harmonies & the strength, vulnerability, softness & power of the feminine. Embodying the forces of nature, peace & rebirth. Artistic visual expressions of nature with strong connection to dance & the body. Sign language along with the singing used as a form of silence in sound. Traditional songs from different nations mixed with modern imprint. Uses of voice, electronic music, rhythmic vocal textures – creating mesmerising sound canvases.
Xavier Rudd
Australia
Aboriginal singer & instrumentalist. Conveying strong connectedness with Earth – also incorporating many nature sounds, unaltered & instrumentalised. Deep inclusiveness: recognising that all human beings have endured massive struggle across the planet. Communicating foundation of life common to all beings: an internal stream of wisdom. Recognising current planetary positive transformation.
Georgia Shine
Tasmania, Australia
Cellist, visual artist, poet, practitioner of Alexander Technique, massage, sound healing. Recognising & implementing the deep connections between dance, music, art & healing. Exploring the depth of meaning of songs, art works etc. Supporting people on their journey to deeper presence with themselves, freedom of choice & enhanced creativity. Teacher of cello & Alexander Technique.
Sydney Jones
Ontario, Canada
Indie solo singer & songwriter & frontwoman of local indie folk band Jones + The Jackpines. Expressing Canadian rural identity, community-embedded.
Stiúideo Cuan
Ireland
World class music & creative center & recording studio on Atlantic coast – celebrating Gaelic heritage, language & traditional music. Re-connecting people with their roots & turning local village into fountain of music & arts. Focus on high quality & long-term relationship between artists, the studio & audience. Beautiful, large, traditional stone building.
Podcasts with musicians:
Sounds of the Earth
Ireland & UK
Art-science collaboration project making the Earth audible via ambisonic surround sound technique: sounds of Earth quakes, ocean waves, whales, the Earth’s hum, industrial seismic noise etc. Incredible soundscapes. Recorded with seismometers & underwater hydrophones.
Resounding Earth
UK & international
Rich sound-crafting collaboration: transformational healing spaces, custom-made, hand-forged metal instruments – retreats, workshops, stories around, sound, song & instrument-crafting. 1:1 healing sessions. Re-connecting to land, nature elements & the intelligence of human & Earth body via Sound Weaving – bringing the unseen into view & the incoherent to coherence. Re-seeding traditional craft. Flexible pricing for inclusiveness & freedom.
Maria Yli Myre
Norway
Singer, writer & composer of beautiful, otherworldly music based on vocals & field recordings of nature sounds. Rooted in playfulness, joy, spontaneity & connectedness to emotions & nature.
Wee Studio Records
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Beautiful, homey, world-class community recording studio & record label dedicated to fair work conditions – building a creative haven. Situated in stunning, remote ocean scenery. Supporting Gaelic, folk, hip hop & indie artists of Scotland. Hub for nurturing talent, celebrating local culture & ensuring vibrancy of music scene. Valuing fierce independence.
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Artist Hotspot
Larissa Davis
Freedom & sovereignty artist
Based in USA
Find out more via her website:
www.larissadavis.com
Artist Hotspot
Larissa Davis
Freedom & sovereignty artist
Based in USA
Find out more via her website:
www.larissadavis.com
