PERFORMERS
Performer bios below.
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KR3TURE
Heart Beats
Eclectic, eccentric, and fun are some words that describe KR3TURE (“Creature”), a multi-instrumentalist & producer from the mountains of Santa Cruz, CA. By blending live instruments with deep bass, KR3TURE makes powerful & emotive music that is positive, gritty, and heartfelt. He creates his own signature sound of soulful and sublime bass music, making bodies move & spirits lift. His live performances are full of energy and excitement as he improvises on guitar and sax, often getting down to dance with the audience.
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).
honey of the heart
Justin Ancheta
& Maren Metke
Justin Ancheta and Maren Metke have musical nectar flowing through their veins. Honey of the Heart is an ambrosial mix of musical interpretations influenced by folk, soul, roots, and world/flamenco styles. Many of their songs come forth like ancient incantations, casting angelic spells on all in their path. Honey of the Heart weaves soaring harmonies and hypnotic polyrhythms into an alchemical semblance of groove intended for dancing, rejoicing, and blissful recalibration.
aguamayyim
Heart Beats
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.
Cello Joe
Heart Beats
Zhenya Rock
Balkan Laikas
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BrightSide Blue
Lindsay Bellows
& Ananda Vaughan
Lindsay Bellows and Ananda Vaughan are perfect complements: Lindsay’s soulful voice soars over Ananda’s rich musical landscapes. Blending groove and melody, their songs move from solitude to connection, despair to hope, and the mundane to the mystical. As storytellers and songhealers, they create a magical space where anything is possible. Live looping builds intricate harmonies and layered compositions, weaving bluesy rock with ethereal soundscapes—powerful medicine for the moment.
MIZUHO SATO
Flamenco Dance
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oshan anand
Open Heart Poetry
A lifelong poet and mystic, oshan hosted a weekly poetry night for 3 years at his San Francisco teahouse Om Shan Tea. Later, while serving a 7½ year prison sentence for psychedelics, Oshan designed a course on Mysticism Through Poetry, which he taught 6 times to more than one hundred inmates. Oshan will share mystical poetry to awaken the heart.
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