Poranguí


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, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. He currently resides in Sedona, Arizona.
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Education and teaching

After high school, Poranguí spent a year studying in China and then teaching English through the use of music in Vietnam. Then, while on a scholarship to Duke University as a Coca-Cola Scholar, he created an interdisciplinary undergraduate major combining music, movement, and medicine, where he also earned the John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award.
He has taught on the faculty of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music and was a panel member for the Arizona Commission on the Arts in 2015.

Musical career

After graduating from Duke University, Poranguí directed the ten-piece Afro-Brazilian ensemble Grupo Liberdade, from 2004 to 2017. He has also collaborated with artists such as Liquid Bloom, Shaman's Dream, and Eric Zang. In 2011, Poranguí released an EP, Terra Sagrada, on his own label, Sol Creation, with Eric Zang, under the name Poranguí & Zang.
He has performed and recorded with the BBC in London at the Jazz Cafe with Osunlade, for the PBS Singer-Songwriter Series with his ensemble Grupo Liberdade, and as a featured artist for TEDxSedona and for the SXSW Yoga Soundscape Series. He has performed at Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Beloved Festival, Sonic Bloom Festival, Sedona Yoga Festival, Boom Festival, and Ozora Festival, among others.
In 2016, Poranguí collaborated with filmmakers Mitch Schultz and Aubrey Marcus on the documentary Ayahuasca, which spawned his second studio album, also titled Ayahuasca. Desert Trax released a remix version of the album in 2017. The musician released his first live album, self-titled Poranguí, on 1 March 2019, along with a guided meditation version featuring Ashley Klein. 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 PoranguíStudio
2017Ayahuasca RemixedPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2019PoranguíPoranguíLive
2019Poranguí – Guided JourneyPoranguí, Ashley KleinLive + meditation
2019Suburban Gypsy: The BecomingJill Colucci & PoranguíStudio
2019Poranguí Remixes Vol. IPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2019Poranguí Remixes Vol. IIPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2020Poranguí Resueño RemixesPoranguí & various artistsRemix
2020Peyote CanyonPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2021Poranguí – Mose RemixesPoranguí, MoseRemix
2021Kuya Sessions: CuraPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2022RemembranceVylana, Aubrey Marcus, For the Good of AllStudio
2022Kuya Sessions: SamadhiPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2022Remembrance: SoundscapesVylana, For the Good of AllStudio
2022Kuya Sessions: AkashaPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2023Kura Sessions: Cura RemixesPoranguíRemix
2023Beauty WayPoranguíStudio
2023Kuya Sessions: SolPoranguí, Liquid BloomStudio
2023Kuya Sessions: Samadhi RemixesPoranguíRemix
2023ANTIGUA PoranguíLive
2024Kuya Sessions: Akasha RemixesPoranguíRemix
2024Live at EnvisionPoranguíLive
2024Kuya Sessions: Sol RemixesPoranguí, Liquid BloomRemix

Collaborations / remixes / singles
YearTitleArtistAlbum
2017"Sacred"J Brave "Sacred"
2017"Sacred Blessing "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
2017"Fire Gathering "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
2017"Resonant Migration "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíRe.Generations
2017"Fire Gathering "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: AtYyA Remixes
2017"Resonant Migration feat. Deya Dova "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: AtYyA Remixes
2017"Sacred Blessing "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
2017"Fire Gathering "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
2017"Resonant Migration feat. Deya Dova "Liquid Bloom feat. PoranguíReGen: Lucid Remixes
2018"Resonant Migrant feat. Deya Dova "Liquid Bloom ReGen: Drumspyder Remixes
2018"Fire Gathering feat. Poranguí "Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixReGen: Mose Remixes
2018"Sacred Blessing feat. Poranguí "Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixReGen: Mose Remixes
2018"Ayahuasca"Liquid Bloom & Poranguí RemixFrom Sand to Stone
2018"Arcoiris "PoranguíFrom Sand to Stone
2018"AtYya – Illumiate"Liquid Bloom Remix ft. PoranguíFrom Sand to Stone
2019"Ayé Yewo"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersAyé Yewo
2019"The Invocation"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
2019"Corazón Abierto"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
2019"Closing Prayer"PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
2019"The Miracle of Life"Jill Colucci, PoranguíSuburban Gypsy
2020"Peyote Canyon"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersPeyote Canyon
2020"Corazón de Gaia"Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice TradersCorazón de Gaia
2020"Ocean of Remembrance "Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRegen: Ambient Meditations
2020"Regreso al Agua"Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRegreso al Agua
2021"Nefes "Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangNon-album single
2021"Iluminar "PoranguíNon-album single
2021"Iluminar "PoranguíNon-album single
2021"Stardust "PoranguíNon-album single
2021"Olorum"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
2021"Nefes"Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
2021"Cedar Moon "Shaman's Dream, Poranguí, Eric ZangEarth Keepers
2021"Abakwa "Shaman's Dream, Liquid Bloom, PoranguíRise Up Remixed