5th Annual Midwinter Magic: World Folk Jam on the Winter Solstice
5TH ANNUAL
MIDWINTER MAGIC
A WORLD FOLK JAM
ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE
SUN. DEC. 21ST, 7PM-3AM
Frontier Tower SF
995 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
All Ages. Kids Free.
"Only in silence the word,
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky."
~ Ursula Le Guin
The Creation of Éa
The Winter Solstice, shortest day and longest night, has been celebrated since ancient times in many ways around the world.
At this gathering we honor diverse traditions of ritual, reverence, reverie and revelry.
“I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the Astonishing Light
of your own Being!”
~ Hafez
FOUR FLOORS OF
MUSIC, DANCE, POETRY & CEREMONY
THE SPACESHIP (2nd Floor)
7:30 PM | Inti Mystica (Opening Ceremony - Latin Fusion)
9:15 PM | Sherbet Collective (Persian Solstice)
with Dervish Aziz and Anna Whirling (Sufi Whirling)
10:40 PM | Pastor Dave Hodges (Church of Ambrosia)
10:50 PM | Saturnalia Coronation (Roman Solstice)
11:00 PM | KR3TURE & Friends (EDM & Live Instruments)
12:30 AM | Ruby Chase (Sacred Beats)
Tea Lounge
MIDDLE EARTH (6th Floor)
8:00 PM | Sass N Harmony (Soul Folk)
10:00 PM | Killah Priest (Wu Tang)
11:00 PM | Soriah (Throat Singing)
12:15 AM | oshan anand (Solstice Poetry)
12:30 AM | JAMeeSHKA (Eclectic Play)
Tea Lounge
HUMAN FLOURISHING (14th Floor)
8:00 PM | Paul Wang (Dongzhi - Chinese Solstice)
9:00 PM | Raya Radhu (Harp)
10:00 PM | Xochitl Moreno & Mazatzin (Aztec/Mexica Solstice)
11:00 PM | Aaron Mayer (Jewish Solstice)
Tea Lounge
SOUTHERN AIR TEMPLE (16th Floor)
9:00 PM | Boogiemeister (Soulful Beats)
10:30 PM | Tahüm (Sacred Bass)
12:00 AM | Soul Seed (Sacred Beats)
1:30 AM | Briana Di Mara (Violin & Bass)
Moroccan Tea Lounge
Nature Dreamweaver (Solstice Nature Altars)
Six Free Tea Lounges by Tea Tribe
Open Acoustic Jams
Massage & Readings
WHAT TO BRING
Your open mind, kind heart, and playful spirit.
Beautiful gifts to share! Gift-giving is common to many solstice traditions.
Offerings to place on the Solstice altars.
Musical Instruments for the Acoustic Folk Jams.
$ for Healthy Food, Non-Alc. Drinks, Coat Check, Vendors
DRESS UP IDEAS
Sun deity, the Sun, the moon, stars, the night sky.
Natural materials, evergreen branches, laurel, ivy, & mistletoe.
Gnomes, sprites, fairies, nymphs, and elves.
Pileus hat - a conical felt cap traditionally worn during Saturnalia.
Some areas are shoe-free!
SIDE ROOMS, STAIRWELLS & HALLWAYS
Open Acoustic Jams (World Folk)
Low-income musicians can apply for free tickets to come jam using this Guest Musician Application.
PARKING & TRANSIT
Powell St BART is 1 block away. Last EB train is 12:29am.
Free street parking
Multiple paid garages
25 Mason St Lot - 24hrs, 1/2 block away
5th & Mission Garage - 24hrs, 1 1/2 blocks away
469 Stevenson St - Lot behind the Tower
PARTICIPATE
Volunteer: If you'd like to volunteer, apply here.
Photo/Video: Tics for Pics? Contact us here.
Solstice Offering: Got a relevant performance, ritual, art, or experience? Contact us here.
Vendors: contact us here.
SPONSORED BY:
Church of Ambrosia, a nondenominational, interfaith religious organization supporting the use and safe access of all Entheogenic Plants, with a focus on Cannabis and Mushrooms.
More Info: ambrosia.church
PERFORMER BIOS
KR3TURE
Eclectic, eccentric, and fun are some words that describe KR3TURE (“Creature”), a multi-instrumentalist & producer from the mountains of Santa Cruz, CA. By blending live instruments with deep bass, KR3TURE makes powerful & emotive music that is positive, gritty, and heartfelt. He creates his own signature sound of soulful and sublime bass music, making bodies move & spirits lift. His live performances are full of energy and excitement as he improvises on guitar and sax, often getting down to dance with the audience.
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Ruby Chase
Singer, songwriter, DJ, producer, Ruby Chase is a musical alchemist. With a focus on taking her listeners on a journey, Ruby serves up a unique ritualistic approach to live performance, weaving a broad span of musical flavors ranging from bass to latin, downtempo to house. Blending this range of global dance tracks with her original music, ethereal live vocals and interactive invitations, Ruby’s sets turn the dance floor into a ceremony.
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Killah Priest (Wu Tang's Mystic Priest)
Killah Priest made his first appearances on such Wu-Tang side and solo projects as Gravediggaz’ 6 Feet Deep, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers, and Genius/GZA’s seminal Liquid Swords. His contributions to those releases — especially Liquid Swords’ “B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth),” essentially a Priest solo track — paved the way for the release of the MC’s acclaimed debut album, 1998’s Heavy Mental, and a lengthy and respected career in the hip-hop underground. In addition to his prolific solo work, he was an integral member of the groups Sunz of Man, the HRSMEN (aka the Four Horsemen), and Black Market Militia. Killah Priest recently released his new album, Abraxas 2.
Dervish Aziz and Anna Whirling (Sufi Whirling)
Aziz Abbatiello was raised in an American Mevlevi family, as he started to walk the path of the mystics following in the tradition of the Sufi. He was initiated as Semazen in 1996, and has made Sema with several Sufi groups in America and abroad. Anna Whirling is from Ukraine. In the beginning of the war she moved to Turkey and then came to USA. Anna has been practicing whirling all her life since childhood. She has performed on stage with different groups for 20 years.
Soriah (Avant-Shamanic Throat Singing)
“The Tuvan throat singing phenomenon that is SORIAH will take you to that holy place whenever you lend an ear to his music.” – David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Night Crickets)
Soriah is the stage persona of Enrique Ugalde, an internationally-acclaimed throat singer and ritual artist who generates experimental soundscapes where ancient traditions are revealed through the lens of modern experience. Birthed in one of the most historically isolated locations on the planet, Tuvan throat singing is a musical sound like no other. Mysterious, primordial and awash in a deeply visceral drone, it invokes the full range of the natural world – from deep mountain roots to the whistle of birds in flight. Soriah weaves Tuvan throat singing, pre-Columbian sounds, classical Indian raga, and modern Western styles, looping and processing his voice and traditional instruments into lush sonic tapestries. His lyrics are often written in Nahuatl (Mexica/Aztec) or Tuvan, preserving and expressing cultural mysteries with reverence and wonder.
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Tahüm (Sacred Bass)
Tahüm crafts soundscapes where deep bass and delicate melodies meet, like tectonic earth under starlit skies. Not made for escape, but for return - to yourself.
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Sass N Harmony (Soul Folk)
The music of Sass N Harmony is imbued with mischief, minimalism & magic. With lyrics immersed in archetypes & folk-tales their vocals fly together at times angelic & feathery and other times cackling & edgy, full of tension & resolve, rhythm & playfulness. Featuring Heather Normandale (Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Bass), Maisha Lani (Guitar, Bass) and Carolyn Herlehy (Vocals, Percussion).
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Inti Mystica (Latin Fusion)
Inti Mystica is a captivating Latin experimental fusion band that pushes the boundaries of musical genres, creating a unique and mesmerizing sonic experience. Their innovative compositions and lyrics blend elements of traditional Latin rhythms with modern electronic sounds, Hip Hop, and rock influences.
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Mazatzin - Indigenous Mexican Timekeeping for the Solstice
Kikapoo, Chichimekatl, a TONALPOUKI, Keeper of the signs of the days of the Sun Renowned Authority of the ancient original indigenous Culture and its precise measurements of time and space. He is Co-Founder of the House of the Aztek Heart, AZTEKAYOLOKALLI, a floating school to teach and practice the Science and art of time keeping. Advisor, CCSF Aztek Calendar Project, in San Francisco. Ca. Member of the Frente Mexicano Pro Derechos Humanos, and a UN Messenger of Peace. Mazatzin offers a Re-introduction to one’s Cosmic Identity and Responsibility.
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Xochitl Moreno (Indigenous Mexican Solstice)
Ceremonialist Xochitl Moreno will lead a cacao ceremony and ofrenda honoring the 7 sacred directions and the sun in the south, Huitzilopochtli. Limpias and flower blessings offered.
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Sherbet Collective (Persian Solstice)
Sherbet is a musical collective that draws on the rich sound and mystical messages of Sufi Music traditions.
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Paul C. Wang (Dongzhi Chinese Solstice)
冬至 Dongzhi means “Winter Utmost” and is the ancient Midwinter Solstice Festival celebrated in East and Southeast Asia. Midnight this day is both maximum Yin dark and when Yang light returns. By receiving its divine spark, we can ignite our sacred intentions for 2025. Join a special once-a-year Dao Alchemy transmission to powerfully shift on this holy day. Come practice embodied cosmology, philosophy, community with magic music, mystic movement, mythic meditation.
Dao Arts Alchemist, Dr. Paul C. Wang (DACM, LAc), is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Sifu of WingChun, Guqin Player, and Chinese Astrologist, Calligrapher, Woodcarver. For nearly three decades, Dr. Wang has passionately transmitted self-cultivation teachings to thousands in over 20 countries.
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JAMeeSHKA (Eclectic Play)
JAMeeSHKA is a San Francisco Bay Area based live music anomaly, weaving an eclectic blend of heart-stirring harmonies, outlandish vocal play, and creative instrumentation into multi-layered compositions and extensive theatrical improvisation. Every JAMeeSHKA show pulses with raw vocal power, positivity, and poetry on a number of subjects ranging from love, desire, and loss to invocations of personal power, devotion, and magic—but more than anything, they're a call to unity. Co-creators, James Caran and Ishka Lha, delight in producing site-specific art and music journeys for private and public events, frequently causing audiences to erupt with fervid laughter, cry with introspective reverence, and dance in ecstatic wonderment.
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Amré Leon Dana (Oklahoma Solstice)
Nationally acclaimed folk musician, educator, and multi-instrumentalist Amre Leon Dana will share wisdom and music for the summer solstice, with a backdrop of the literal sounds of the Appalachian mountains.
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Briana Di Mara (Folktronica)
Briana is a genre-blending violinist and multi-instrumentalist known for her dynamic sound and improvisational flair. With roots in global music and collaborations with acts like Dirtwire, Yaima, Beats Antique, and Stellamara, she brings a unique energy to every performance. A staple of the Bay Area scene with her band La Zuli, she’s now exploring new territory with a live folktronica DJ project.
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Aaron Mayer (Jewish Solstice / Hannukah)
Aaron Mayer is a Klezmer vocalist, pianist, storyteller, composer, humorist, and dance leader. Join him for an evening of collective movement, traditional Hebrew folktales, and songs that celebrate the light in the dark of winter. All who use their voices to connect with the divine are welcome.
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Soul Seed (Sacred Beats)
Soul Seed’s musical journey reflects her belief that music is medicine—an experience that connects people to themselves, each other, and something deeper. With every beat and melody intentionally selected, she guides audiences through emotion, movement, and uplifted collective energy. Rooted in a background in dance and a lifetime of music festivals, she found her passion for producing and DJing, curating dance floors where celebration and flow come naturally. Based in Grass Valley, her sound blends drippy bass, downtempo, R&B, conscious hip hop, electronic, world fusion, house, afrobeats, jungle, breaks, and folk—infused with juicy basslines, goddess whomps, and global rhythms. Her productions weave acoustic and electronic textures with soulful vocals, offering a vibrant, heartfelt journey meant to inspire joy and presence.
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Boogiemeister
Boogiemeister produces & spins House, Global Bass, Future Funk, Moombahton, Electro-Swing & then some, with the focus always on FUN & making people BOOGIE with the magic of music! His new live set is stirring up crowds featuring live drum kit, synth & more cowbells!
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King Kairos
King Kairos has shown an impressive ability to relate to the collective, amassing over half a million streams on Spotify in just one year of releasing refreshingly experimental fusions of musical styles. From Public Works (San Francisco) to Unison Fest (New Mexico) to the Main Stage of Northern Nights and beyond, she's woven the remains of a classical music background into a futuristic, innovative approach to expression. King's entrancing vocal style and sonic journeys blend the psychedelic with the surreal, balance the sophisticated with the playful, and merge softness with drama… all in one curious adventure.
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Raya Radhu (Harp)
Raya is a mystic muse magician tending to the sacred and eternal through her art. Her music is shaped by the mythopoetic landscape of ancient folk culture merging with the moment; creating soundscapes to open up doorways into the worlds beneath the surface.
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Dave Hodges (Church of Ambrosia)
Dave Hodges is the founder of the Church of Ambrosia, a non-denominational religious organization based in the Bay Area dedicated to the spiritual use of entheogenic plants, particularly psilocybin mushrooms. Through his leadership of the church and its Zide Door dispensary, he advocates for the legal and safe access to psychedelics as a pathway for individuals to connect with their "truest self" and the divine. A pioneering activist in the entheogenic movement, Hodges is currently at the forefront of legal efforts to protect religious freedom and the sacramental use of nature.
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Nature Altars by Nature Dreamweaver
Nature Dreamweaver has been creating and building sacred spaces in the form of altars, mandalas, and human-sized nests for 15 years at parties, festivals, weddings 💒 and more. The intention is to create a space of love ❤️ that carries feeling of connection to the self, the earth, each other, and the great beyond.
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Ishka La (Live Painting)
Ishka Lha's art reveals a world of the eternal Beauty that is all things. A river of elementals, cosmic beings, and magical beasts swirl together in one great flood of light and shadow, emanating the shapes and colors illuminated within the Beloved’s kaleidoscope. With every turning of the wheel, an ever-changing cycle of Life appears. Dawn spills into the night sky, a blossom falls as a cherry grows; and the movement in our mind trickles down into a land where thoughts kneel before a pool of peaceful waters, watching silently, as Spirit emerges from the depths.
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Patience Anaya (Bodywork)
Patience began her bodywork journey in 2022, driven by a deep curiosity about the connection between the body, mind, and soul. She has since explored modalities ranging from Swedish massage and Reiki to her current training in hands-on osteopathic work, viewing the body as a responsive ecosystem. Her practice is inspired by the rhythms of dance and the wisdom of nature. Patience believes that tending to one part of the self touches the whole, with a special focus on the psycho-somatic layers—how the body holds emotion and memory. Through touch, presence, and deep listening, she supports each client’s unique unfolding, offering space for restoration, regulation, and reconnection.
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Shera Renee (Readings)
Shera Renee, Psychic Reader, Intuitive, Wise Medicine Priestess, will be offering deep readings on the longest night of the year. Wildly accurate, uplifting, and entertaining. 30+ years experience. By donation.
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