Biographies of the Artists.
Metsa
In 1996, after a near-death experience that sparked a profound spiritual awakening, Metsa was guided to begin his journey with plant medicine — first at the Takiwasi Center, and then under the mentorship of indigenous elders and guides. Over the next two decades, he trained in their ways, undertaking strict plant diets in the jungle and learning the sacred art of healing through song.
Rooted in this traditional foundation, Metsa continued to immerse himself in the living languages of the sacred, carried by many nations of the Americas. His path has been shaped by the teachings of the Quechua Lamista, Shipibo, Awajuns, and Q’eros from Peru, Tsutijiles, Mazatecas from Guatemala and Mexico. Finally, Lakotas and Dené nations from North America.
Today, he is honored and recognized as a Lakota Chief and Spiritual Leader.
Beyond the healing and spiritual guidance that he offers to the community at large, Metsa’s practice is devoted to the universal languages of inspired spiritual sacred chants, tones and rhythm — creating spaces for people to reconnect, to remember the source of inspiration, the heartbeat of the Universe, and the truth of Oneness.
His work carries the invitation to embody the experience what has always been so: that we are all, in fact, connected.
Kapamo
Kapomo has been immersed in ceremony and ritual practice with indigenous grandmothers and healers from the Mayan, Meshica, Lakota, Shipibo, and Quechua traditions for over a decade. She curates ritual space, hosts womens circles and leads collective healing experiences in different communities around the globe. She’s a Moon Dancer, Qi Gong practitioner, raga singer, and also a physician, acupuncturist and naturopath. With her singing she transmits the energies of the moon and the water. She supports Metsa’s voice by bringing the feminine in, the balance and the beauty. The unconditional vibration of love.