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  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Bambara, Chinese, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Greek (modern), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Latvian, Malay, Nepali, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2005
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I'm on tour here in Europe playing music in many countries. I am here to spread the good vibes and positive energy and am always excited to meet new people and share experiences

ABOUT ME

Bio:
★Eric Mandala: Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Kora, Kamele N’goni (African Harps) & over 100 other instruments…

ERIC MANDALA: Producer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Instrument Maker, Visionary, World traveler, Founder of "Mandala World Music" an international ethnic fusion world music group with people from all around the world. Co-Founder of “Spirit Travelers” An Electro/Tribal group. He has traveled around the world collaborating with 100's of artists under the name Mandala. His focus is to bring sacred styles of art and instrument together for a new fusion in this multi-cultural world. To spread the love through music and raise the collective consciousness of awareness & peace. ERIC MANDALA has played on, produced, and recorded over 30 albums around the world. He has played Festivals around the world in 6 continents: Salvador Brazil Jazz Fest, Burning Man, Oregon Eclipse, Earth Dance, Bhakti, Mystic Island Fest, Mardi Gras, Carnival, Indidjinus Fest, Tribal Vision Fest, Dragonfly Fest, In the Light Fest, NZ: Luminate Fest, Australia: Kuranda Roots Fest, Solstice Fest, Canadian Eclipse Fest, Space Gathering Fest, Kaleidoscope Gathering Fest, Wiccan Fest, Naturopolis Fest, Y2K-X Live Looping Fest, The Fringe Festival, The Mad River Fest, Sonic Fest, Japan Tsumugi Fest, Kyoto International Fest, One Earth Fest, Yamauto Fest, 7 Colour Fest, THe Eden Festival , Peace Village Fest, Mataharythm Fest, Moon Circle Fest, Antaru Fest, Rakuon Rakujitsu Fest, United Cultures Fest, Earth Day Fest, Tanabe Connection Fest, Universal Language Fest, Live Life Fest, Tribal Revival Fest, C.K.S. Taiwan Lantern Fest, Dan Shui River Fest, Spring Scream Fest, Riverside Fest, Malioboro fair, Arma Museum, Parihaka Festival, Prana Festival, Shivaratri Fest, Tribal Gathering Panama & Cosmic Convergence Guatemala, Envision Costa Rica to name a few… He has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Shpongle, Ott, Bassnectar, Micheal Franti ,Ganga Giri, Mamady Keita, EOTO, String Cheese Incident, Beats Antique, Desert Dwellers, Mose, Adham Shaikh, Shimshai, Rising Appalachia, Chris Berry, Krishna Das, Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda, Entheogenic, David Starfire, Random Rab, The Human Experience, Kaminanda, Epizo Bangoura, Fantuzzi, Jah Levi, Dachambo, Delhi2Dublin, Androcell, Wild Marmalade & Richard Perry of Arcade Fire to name a few… When performing he uses live looping & plays over 100 ethnic and modern instruments from around the world with his Electronica Production. He sings in Universal Language mixing ancient tongues and ethnic styles of vocals with modern sound scat poetry. He builds & plays African harps like the Kora & Kamale N’goni.

Eric Mandala Ecstatic Dance Live instrument Electro Chakra balancing set: https://ericmandala.bandcamp.com/album/eric-mandala-elements

Eric Mandala Reggae set:
https://altar.bandcamp.com/album/warriors-of-light-unite

Eric Mandala Downtempo Psy/Step Set: https://altar.bandcamp.com/album/origin

For more info please check these links:

https://www.facebook.com/ericmandalapublic/
https://www.youtube.com/user/ericmandala
https://www.instagram.com/ericmandala/
http://ericmandala.bandcamp.com/music
http://www.reverbnation.com/ericmandala
https://soundcloud.com/eric-mandala
https://twitter.com/ericmandala
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TNVEVISVysp1WBWjc43uw?si=ARpD1oueT7yK-FbFRt9ciQ

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to meet new people

Interests

Everything

  • arts
  • poetry
  • music
  • world music
  • ecstatic dance

Music, Movies, and Books

World Music, Good Cinema, and Philosophy... just to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

wowowow too many to even start

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to play music cook and meet new people and see new places and things

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan

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