Professor Sergio Elías Hernández
From University of La Laguna in Canary Island, Spain, has been exploring for more than ten years the benefits of mental silence for the human brain from different angles or perspectives: neuronal activity, brain anatomy, how the different areas of the brain cooperate to stablish the state of mental silence….Some scientific references from Dr. Hernández:“Larger whole brain grey matter associated with long-term Sahaja Yoga Meditation” Plos One. Public Library of Science. 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33370272/
Master Seifollah Shokri
Music researcher, reviver of ancient instruments, musician and poet. His researches are in the history of music and instruments in Iran and the Middle East. By inventing the carpet maker as a platform for the voice of carpet weavers, he sought to change the working and living conditions of carpet weavers. In the field of revival of ancient instruments, Saifollah Shokri registered the Iranian harp in the list of Iran’s spiritual heritage and also donated it to the UN Secretary General and started his cooperation with the UN Sustainable Development Department and coordinated the music department of MERC-BLP for 2 years.
Heather Anderson
From USA, has a degree in Art Education with a focus in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work with a specialization in Creative Arts Therapy. She has an extensive background working in education settings around the globe, working with extraordinary minds in a united goal of supporting education, creating opportunity and hope. Heather has been active in the field of Brain Injury. She serves as an advocate, speaker and instructor with published works, sharing the power of art, as vehicle for healing and discovery.She is the President and founder of Wisdom Art LLC
Sahar Ismael
Is an Iraqi-American artist, who was born in Baghdad-Iraq and now resides in Maryland-USA. Sahar graduated as an Architect from Baghdad University which contributed to her artistic power and choose art of painting as a second profession in life.Sahar‘s work is a collection of geographic spaces, of moments and of incidents. Every location she visits, every moment she lives and every event she witnesses is documented in her paintings, translated through the formations and colors she uses to reflect her life journey.As an architect, she designed many medical buildings, business offices, and residential units in Iraq.
Saman Zomorodi
Saman lives and works in the District as a community-based real estate developer.”
Please note that the term is “whirling” or “sufi whirling”, not “swirling” or “dancing.” Doesn’t bother me 🙂 but I know traditional Sufis want to make sure that is not lost in translation.
Shaatha Al-Rawi
Holds a bachelor Degree in Fine Arts/Design. 2020 joined the group of ( Stay at home )during the pandemic. This group was established by two Iraqi artists Maysaloon Faraj & others. In 2020 joined the artistic group of Black & White drawings That was created by the a group of Iraqi & Jordanian artists since the pandemic started.
Rafael Trajano Camino Collantes
Is from Ecuador is an Ecuadorian dancer. He is the producer, general director, choreographer, and founder of the Jacchigua Foundation. Inspired by communities like his native Pilligsillí, Maca Chico, La Compañía y Poaló, he decided to show the reality of the wisdom of the village with its fiestas, people, dance, music, costume, and rituals.
Angela Nambiar
Is from Colombia, South America. Currently she lives in the USA. She has a degree in music education from an University in Colombia. She studied basic Indian music in Nagpur India. She lives music from different cultures and enjoys song writing. Contact info: angelapc@gmail.com
Clelia Cavallaro-McKeon
Is from Italy. Born in Italy to a family of professional musician. Clelia can be thought of as a Renaissance woman. She sings, plays piano, composes, and educates. Clelia first studied at the Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory, in Catania, Italy, where she received her master’s degree in piano performance.
Guido Di Laurenzi
Is from Italy. The name of this instrument probably alludes to its inherent potential (i.e. the wish) to generate a wave of love that can “overwhelm us”. Contact info: https://www.solomente.it/2019/03/28/guido-di-laurenzi/
guidodilaurenzi@gmail.com, +393477626403
Francesco Bucchi
Hola! My name is Francesco Bucchi from Spain, and my artistic name is “El Halcón”. I am a dancer and choreographer of Flamenco and Modern style dancing with 19 years of professional experience in Spain and across the world.
Pollyanna Rodrigues
Is from Brazil, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
Paulino Carrasco from Peru, who lives in Brazil, singer, multi-instrumentalist, flutist and luthier specialized in indigenous ethnic flutes. Composer with works released in partnership with the poet Maria Raquel.
Nahid Moradi
I am very interested in art, especially music. I have been learning daf for about four years. Playing the daf is very relaxing for me, it increases my concentration and reduces stress. As a result, it creates an inner peace for me that is very enjoyable.
Sebastian Lasso
is from Ecuador, guitarist and singer-songwriter, he has participated in folk music groups. He studied at the “National Conservatory of Ecuador”. He has performed on stages in Brazil and Colombia and is currently developing his first studio album called “Time does not wait.
Luz Andrea Velasco Prada
is from Puerto Rico, Musical Therapist, trained in Psychology and Music, dedicated to teaching the musical initiation of various instruments. Luz has created her own method of Music Therapy.
Paraluz7@gmail.com, IG: paraluz7, +54 911 33162455, +1 (787) 241-3170, +1 (787) 525-9238, FB: Prada Luz
Andrés Marando
is from Argentina, is a self-managed Argentine musician, composer and producer. Since 2000, he began his solo career as a singer-songwriter and lyricist until today. His musical style adapts to the “song” format, Andrés mixing pop, rock and folk in a sound balance with new musical and digital trends.
Tarciso Alves
is a singer/songwriter specializing in Forró, a North-Eastern Brazilian folk genre. He grew up in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, steeped in the region’s traditions of music, folk dancing, and spoken-word poetry. His debut Album called “Vivências”(Experiences in English) was launched at 2015 followed by “Arrocha o Nó” (2017) and 3 singles all available on streaming platforms.
OneTree
is an Austria music that makes you feel the oneness of the world. All cultures of the world are flowers, branches and fruits of the same tree of life. They are different but contribute essentially to the same beauty that is humanity. Free music download at https://www.purejoyrecords.net/onetree
Josep Eduard Sánchez Cortes
is form Andorra, born in the country of the Pyrenees the Principality of Andorra in 1981 and Spanish nationality. Eternal student, with training in classical music and lover of the different cultures and traditions of the world, he interprets the transverse flute and ethnic flutes of different traditions such as the Indian bansuri, the Turkish ney or the American quena.
LiuJian
is a guqin player from China. He started the path of learning guqin from different teachers since 2003.
By the year 2017 he wins the silver award in a national music competition.
Guqin is an ancient instrument has more than 3,000 years history, the traditional way is “Using the qin to understand better the nature and potential of music and perhaps thereby learn more about the self”and”Cultivating oneself by playing Qin”.
Tanya Wells
is British and spent several childhood years living in North India where language, diverse music and culture informed the ears and imagination of this talented singer. Her flexible vocal style (attributed to years of having learnt Hindustani classical vocal) has given her opportunities to perform with world renown artists such as sitarist Anoushka Shankar (Cannes Film festival 2014), soul singer Joss Stone (Mama Stones 2013),
EPK 2020
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Rachelle Jeanty
is a Haitian Canadian singer/musician since the last 25 years, and recently a keynote speaker on the theme of spiritual awareness and intuition.She started her career as backvocalist for Celine Dion but left the music business for a deeper path of music and meditation.
www.rachellejeanty.com
www.rayahmusiclove.com
www.facebook.com/rachellejeantyofficial
Erwin Ebens – Moderator
is from Spain is a the Trinity LTCL Diploma holder in TESOL and a Joint Honours degree in Linguistics and Modern Languages from the University of Essex, United Kingdom. He has over 28 years’ experience as an English teacher and Teacher Trainer working in language schools in various locations in Spain, Bulgaria, T Over the last 18 years, he has held positions as a Teacher Trainer, Academic Consultant, Course Director and TEFL Adviser. www.teflbarcelona.net
Anastasia Landázuri Kovalenko
is a professional soloist singer and songwriter who was born the 17th of February 1993 in Quito-Ecuador. Her Russian mother, Natalia Kovalenko, is a professional concert pianist, and her Ecuadorian father, Anibal Landázuri, a professional musicologist. The three of them graduated in Russia at the St. Petersburg National Conservatory named after “Rimsky-Korsakov”. Anibal and Natalia are the founders and directors of “Mozarte” Conservatory and “Mozedu” Music School in Quito-Ecuador.