Friday, June 18th
Costa Rica Conservation Trust invites you to...
REJUVENATE
Earth, Body, Mind & Spirit
Benefit Party for Costa Rica Conservation Trust
Join us for a special gathering as we transform Mighty into a lush tropical rainforest. Rejuvenate yourself with DJs and Live Music by HAMSA LILA, and a lounge full of sensory delights including massage, aromatherapy and tropical elixirs.Proceeds will go to your host, CRCT, an organization dedicated to protecting threatened ecosystems in Costa Rica.
Featuring live performance by:
HAMSA LILA (
www.hamsalila.com)
and Rejuvenate Resident DJs
Soulsalaam and
Laird
REJUVENATE is a series of festive gatherings to benefit Costa Rica Conservation Trust (CRCT).
Music, film art, aromatherapy, massage, and other sensory touches set the tone for an uplifting social experience. Under a central theme of "rejuvenating" the Earth, body, mind & spirit.
About Hamsa Lila:
Inspiration & Intention
Hamsa Lila is inspired by earthy trance grooves from a variety of cultures, including North and West Africa, the Americas, India and the Caribbean.
Through Acoustic Trance, Hamsa Lila presents traditional and originally composed material set within a new creative ritual of celebration, while honoring the ancestors and the spirit of indigenous music.
The Sounds
Blending the rootsy sound of the bass-like camel-skinned Guimbri from Jajouka, these two instruments from Morocco create resonant grooves that spiral around West African drums, while ethereal Flutes, Worldwinds and the impassioned soul waking sounds of the Saxophone weave through powerful male and female vocal chants and lush harmonies. The songs contain mesmerizing and trance inducing rhythms and melodies, producing an atmosphere of Euphoria.
The Show
A feast for the senses blending colors, incense, costuming and imagery (slides, video & shadow) along with belly dance, African dance, Capoiera artists, fire dancers and contact improv.
The Meaning of Hamsa Lila
hamsa - an ancient amulet shared by both Arabic and Hebrew traditions representing the hand and the number 5, used for greeting & magical protection of the 5 senses. Hamsa in Sanskrit means swan and refers to Divine Breath.
lila - A night ritual of Gnawa people of Morocco. The Lila is a rich ceremony that follows a path through the night whose road is marked in the sensory realms of sound (music, song), sight (colors), smells (incense) and movement (dance). This musical ritual enables participants to enter a trance state of healing purification in which they may perform startling and spectacular dances. Lila in Sanskrit is the Cosmic Play.
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