From an early age I have felt strongly attracted to traditional world music and the rituals and ceremonies of different cultures. I was lucky enough to travel around the world since I was ten years old singing in a choir. On those trips my passion for music and tradition grew more and more. From the way of dancing/percussion playing in Japan, to the songs with percussion and dance in South Africa, the didgeridoo in Australia, the traditional songs full of emotion in Russia, the joy of traditional Venezuelan singing and dancing... each trip, each new culture ignited the passion in me more strongly. Seeing/feeling/hearing the deep feeling that comes with community singing and music became a source of inspiration for me. I am trained as a teacher in classical music at the University of La Plata, but upon finishing my degree I decided to dedicate myself to creating spaces where people can express themselves through traditional and folk music singing. In my late twenties I learned the power of music through Indian mantras, icaros and powerful songs in Temazcal and ceremonies. This discovery made my passion for world music take a new flight. Since then I have dedicated myself to learning and sharing music as medicine, creating singing circles, singing workshops, drum circles, kirtans, choir, Ecstatic dance.

Ancient roots gathering is an expression of my path and my intention to share this beautiful passion with all of you

My passion and work for the last two decades until now has been to create beautiful gardens and restore ancient landscapes with trees. Over the years other inspirations have crept in see

On my journey there has always been a thread of personal experiences with healing through voice and sound. My first experiences was in my early 20's singing mantras and chanting within yoga sessions. As time went on I wanted more of this and the fire inside me desired to seek out opportunities to gather with like minded folk.

I soon discovered that there were many traditions from all directions of the earth that practice singing and using sound as a way to transmit vital information and carry healing frequencies. The different spaces I was inspired by the healing powers of music included traditional lakota sweat lodges and temazcal, master plant ceremonies in the throughout south america and in Bolivia living in a Kallawaya community for 6 weeks. In Argentina Laurita and I played with a band of sikus where I learnt the magic of this ancestral instrument (Andean pan pipe).

I learnt that song and sound was in fact the basis of all cultures of past and present and can be a potent form of healing relationship with self and all our relations. I believe music is in fact a bridge between the seen and un seen bringing awareness to the fact that everything is connected.

I won't cease my day job of creating beautiful gardens and restoring the land with trees. However, I feel the importance of integrating music for healing into my day to day life and how that will make all aspects of my life more harmonious.

These experiences and insights are what inspired me with the vision of The Ancient Roots Gathering on Wadandi Boodja 2024.

José, originally from Peru, has been traveling the world sharing the knowledge of his home, which is expressed through Andean music with various native instruments and songs that remember the roots of love, respect and care for the land and everything what lives in it.

In addition to ceremonies that awaken hearts of gratitude towards Mother Earth.

"The day we remember that everything we have around us was given to us by Pachamama, we will understand that we have to learn to thank and care for our Pachamamita."

Micheline has a deep connection to The Earth and the natural world, this is the foundation of her offerings and lifestyle. A devotion to the preservation for an socio-ecological connection to self and earth has been the drive for her activism and inspired the path she now lives, supporting others to remember their one-ness with all that is.

Mish is rooted in the world as an events co-ordinator, a self- taught holistic/ wellness project developer, website developer and thrives in administration.

Mish has been facilitating circles and workshops for the last 9 years. She works in a multi- modality approach weaving in tantra, embodiment, breathwork, movement, nervous system awareness, emotional intelligence, connection practices, playfulness etc. She works as an embodiment coach. Her purpose is to support individuals to build a strong connection with their bodies, gain skills/ tools to connect with others and shifting into a higher state of consciousness. Her work is always held by song and music which she believes offers us an experience to deepen into embodied prayer.