Poranguí Explained

Poranguí
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Years Active:1997–present

Poranguí is a world music multi-instrumentalist known for solo improvisational live looping. Born in São José dos Campos, Brazil, he grew up in the cultures of Brazil (his mother), Mexico (his father), and the southwestern United States. He currently resides in Sedona, Arizona.[1] [2]

Education and teaching

After high school, Poranguí spent a year studying in China and then teaching English through the use of music in Vietnam.[3] Then, while on a scholarship to Duke University as a Coca-Cola Scholar,[4] he created an interdisciplinary undergraduate major combining music, movement, and medicine,[5] where he also earned the John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award.[6]

He has taught on the faculty of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music[7] and was recognized as a Teaching Artist for the Arizona Commission on the Arts from 2008 to 2015.[8]

Musical career

After graduating from Duke University, Poranguí directed the ten-piece Afro-Brazilian ensemble Grupo Liberdade, from 2004 to 2017.[9] He has also collaborated with artists such as Liquid Bloom,[10] Shaman's Dream,[11] and Eric Zang.[12] In 2011, Poranguí released an EP under his label, Sol Creation, with Eric Zang, under the name Poranguí & Zang, titled Terra Sagrada.

He has performed and recorded with the BBC in London at the Jazz Cafe[13] with Osunlade, for the PBS Singer-Songwriter Series with his ensemble Grupo Liberdade,[14] and as a featured artist for TEDxSedona[15] and for the SXSW Yoga Soundscape Series.[16] He has performed at Lightning in a Bottle Festival,[17] Beloved Festival,[18] Sonic Bloom Festival,[19] Sedona Yoga Festival,[20] Boom Festival (Portugal), and Ozora Festival (Hungary), among others.

In 2016, Poranguí collaborated with filmmakers Mitch Schultz[21] and Aubrey Marcus on the documentary Ayahuasca,[22] which spawned his second studio album, also titled Ayahuasca.[23] Desert Trax released a remix version of the album in 2017.[24] The musician released his first live album, self-titled Poranguí, on 1 March 2019, along with a guided meditation version featuring Ashley Klein.[25] Desert Trax released two remix versions of the record in 2019, with Resueño issuing another remix version a year later. Shaman's Dream Records published Poranguí's EP Earth Keepers, another collaboration with Eric Zhang, in July 2021. In August of that year, Poranguí was remixed by Mose and released as Poranguí – Mose Remixes. In October 2021, Poranguí and Liquid Bloom released Kuya Sessions: Cura—the first installment in a four-part musical series intended for psychedelic-assisted therapy. In April 2022, Poranguí, Vylana, Aubrey Marcus, Liquid Bloom, and Eric Zang released the album Remembrance, under the collaborative name For the Good of All. This was followed by Remembrance: Soundscapes—a music-only version of the album. Later the same month, Poranguí and Liquid Bloom published Kuya Sessions: Samadhi. Kuya Sessions: Akasha came out in November of that year.

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleArtistsType
2011Terra SagradaPoranguí & ZangEP
2016Ayahuasca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)PoranguíStudio
2017Ayahuasca RemixedPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2019PoranguíPoranguíLive
Poranguí – Guided JourneyPoranguí, Ashley KleinLive + meditation
Suburban Gypsy: The BecomingJill Colucci & PoranguíStudio
Poranguí Remixes Vol. IPoranguí & various artistsRemix
Poranguí Remixes Vol. IIPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2020Poranguí Resueño RemixesPoranguí & various artistsRemix
Peyote CanyonPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2021Poranguí – Mose RemixesPoranguí, MoseRemix
Kuya Sessions: CuraPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2022RemembranceVylana, Aubrey Marcus, For the Good of AllStudio
Kuya Sessions: SamadhiPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
Remembrance: SoundscapesVylana, For the Good of AllStudio
Kuya Sessions: AkashaPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2023Kura Sessions: Cura RemixesPoranguíRemix
Beauty WayPoranguí Studio
Kuya Sessions: SolPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
Kuya Sessions: Samadhi RemixesPoranguíRemix
ANTIGUA (Live at Sugarshack)PoranguíLive
2024Kuya Sessions: Akasha RemixesPoranguíRemix
Live at EnvisionPoranguí Live

Collaborations / remixes / singles

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2017"Sacred"J Brave (feat. Kayt Pearl & Poranguí)"Sacred" (single)
"Sacred Blessing (Re.Generations mix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
"Fire Gathering (Re.Generations mix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
"Resonant Migration (Re.Generations mix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
"Fire Gathering (ReGen: AtYyA Remix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: AtYyA Remixes
"Resonant Migration feat. Deya Dova (ReGen: AtYyA Remix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: AtYyA Remixes
"Sacred Blessing (Kaminanda Remix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
"Fire Gathering (Suduaya Remix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
"Resonant Migration feat. Deya Dova (TRIBONE Remix)"Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
2018"Resonant Migrant feat. Deya Dova (Drumspyder Remix)"Liquid Bloom (Poranguí track used)ReGen: Drumspyder Remixes
"Fire Gathering feat. Poranguí (Mose Remix)"Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixReGen: Mose Remixes
"Sacred Blessing feat. Poranguí (Mose Remix)"Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixReGen: Mose Remixes
"Ayahuasca"Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixFrom Sand to Stone
"Arcoiris (Mose Remix)"PoranguíFrom Sand to Stone
"AtYya – Illumiate"Liquid Bloom Remix ft. PoranguíFrom Sand to Stone
2019"Ayé Yewo"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersAyé Yewo
"The Invocation"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
"Corazón Abierto"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
"Closing Prayer"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
"The Miracle of Life"Jill Colucci, PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
2020"Peyote Canyon"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersPeyote Canyon
"Corazón de Gaia"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersCorazón de Gaia
"Ocean of Remembrance (Sacred Blessings)"Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRegen: Ambient Meditations
"Regreso al Agua"Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRegreso al Agua
2021"Nefes (Drumspyder Remix)"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangNon-album single
"Iluminar (J.Pool Remix feat. Eric Zang)"PoranguíNon-album single
"Iluminar (Dre Guazzelli Remix)"PoranguíNon-album single
"Stardust (ATYYA Remix)"PoranguíNon-album single
"Olorum"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
"Nefes"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
"Cedar Moon (Feat. Geometrae)"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
"Abakwa (Future Roots Mix)"Shaman's Dream, Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRise Up Remixed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. porangui.com. 11 January 2018.
  2. News: Meet Poranguí, the Arizona-Based One-Man Orchestra. Benard. Henri. 11 May 2017. Phoenix New Times. 12 January 2018.
  3. Web site: About. porangui.com. en. 2 March 2018.
  4. Web site: The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation – Empowering Visionary Leaders. Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. 2 March 2018.
  5. News: Meet Poranguí, the Arizona-Based One-Man Orchestra. Benard. Henri. 11 May 2017. Phoenix New Times. 11 January 2018.
  6. News: April 5, 2005. Issuu. 11 January 2018.
  7. News: Porangui _'s schedule for Raw Living Expo 2013. 11 January 2018.
  8. News: $119,000 Invested Statewide in Entrepreneurial Arts-Based Ventures through Arizona Art Tank Arizona Commission on the Arts. 26 January 2015. Arizona Commission on the Arts. 11 January 2018.
  9. Web site: About. Grupo Liberdade. 12 January 2018.
  10. News: Poranguí, Amani & Liquid Bloom presented by AGAPE Meow Wolf. Meow Wolf. 12 January 2018.
  11. News: Q & A with Poranguí and Sahuna Love. 7 November 2017. YogiTunes.com. 12 January 2018.
  12. News: Poranguí in Concert – presented by MIM with special guests Eric. 23 March 2017. Sonoran News. 12 January 2018.
  13. Web site: Brazilian world-soul artist Porangui comes to OTCA Kudos AZ. www.verdenews.com. en. 12 January 2018.
  14. Web site: Showcase XII City of Tempe, AZ. www.tempe.gov. 12 January 2018.
  15. Web site: Speakers 2017. tedxsedona.com. en-US. 7 February 2018.
  16. Web site: SXSW – Black Swan Yoga. blackswanyoga.com. en-US. 12 January 2018.
  17. News: Lightning in a Bottle Music Festival Announces New 'Compass' Lineups. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. 12 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Beloved Festival 2016 Review and Photos. Grateful Web. 12 January 2018.
  19. News: Meet Poranguí, the Arizona-Based One-Man Orchestra. Benard. Henri. 11 May 2017. Phoenix New Times. 12 January 2018.
  20. News: Sedona Yoga Festival 2018 Musicians Line-up • Sedona Yoga Festival. Flint. Erik. 3 January 2018. Sedona Yoga Festival. 12 January 2018.
  21. Web site: Ayahuasca and DMT with Mitch Schultz : TFR LIVE : Truth Frequency Radio. tfrlive.com. 12 January 2018.
  22. News: The Music from. Aubrey Marcus. 12 January 2018.
  23. Web site:
    1. 67 The Music from
    . podbay. 12 January 2018.
  24. Web site: Ayahuasca Remixed, by Poranguí. Poranguí. 12 January 2018.
  25. Web site: Poranguí, by Poranguí. Poranguí. 23 January 2019.