Songwriters' Serenade - Medicine Concert Under the Stars

Enjoy a specially-curated unplugged, intimate, and collaborative medicine music concert featuring some of Miami’s favorite local musicians & a special guest: Emilia Garth, Keysel, Sasha Mangarre, and Jessica Sirena!

🌙This Songwriter’s Serenade is meant to down-regulate your system, soften you, and bring you into a state of wonder. Show up as you are and let the music guide you into tapping more deeply into soulfulness & presence. You are encouraged to keep your phone mostly out of sight and to tap into the simplicity of fully receiving the beauty and medicine within the songs offered.

🌠All artists will be sharing their original music as well as collaborating on each others’ songs, with a medicine music ensemble portion as well (imagine some of your favorite medicine songs with gorgeous 3-4 part harmonies live!).

🤎We will open our evening with a cacao ceremony to ground us in before we take flight together, led by our beloved Cacao Queen, Athena Kassimis. Similarly, we will be closing our evening with a tobacco prayer around the fire to offer up our hope and positivity for the times to come.

Space is limited to keep the energy of this evening cozy, so please purchase your ticket in advance if you know you would love to come! Please reach out if finances are a hindrance. Know that we will be starting on-time - please plan accordingly so you can enjoy your cacao! Ticket prices will go up at the Door.

Run of Show

* 6:00 - 6:30: Doors Open, Get Settled, Tea & Oracle Cards

* 6:30-6:45pm Cacao Ceremony with Athena Kassimis

* 6:50 Unplugged Collaborative Music Begins

* 9:30pm: Tobacco Prayer

We hope to serenade you!

ARTIST BIOS

Emilia Garth

Of Native Hawaiian heritage, Emilia's path has led her to study and collaborate with spiritual leaders and diverse musical lineages across the globe. Her deep dedication to cultural preservation and healing practices is reflected in her mastery of songs, chants, and mantras in Spanish, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Yoruba, Gurmukhi, and Sanskrit. Emilia’s concert experiences go beyond music, as she interweaves songs with meditation, esoteric wisdom, and heartfelt storytelling. Beyond her performances, Emilia is a visionary music educator and ceremonialist. She passionately guides others in unlocking their authentic voice through voice and ukulele workshops, song circles, ancestral healing ceremonies, and comprehensive online courses.

Sasha Mangarre

Sasha Mangarre is a Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, curandera, and intuitive vocal coach based in Miami, Florida. Her work contemplates the synthesis of the elemental and the ethereal. Watching her live is a deep dive into folkloric, theatrical, and harmonic storytelling, with the voice sitting right at the center. She is a multi-genre artist who blends folk, Latin, neo-soul, medicine, and jazz music, creating powerful and memorable melodies. Sasha is dedicated to using music as a tool for alchemy, magic, and personal transformation. Through her artistry, she hopes to inspire others to explore the depths of their own humanity and connect to their highest selves.

Jessica Sirena

Jessica Sirena is a cosmic songstress & medicine woman here to enchant you into remembering your magic. Jessica’s music fuses R&B and jazz influences with deep bass, soulful vocals, and tribal rhythms to create a unique sound that will melt your heart open. Coming from Miami, FL, Jessica holds a deep love for sacred & folk music from many different lineages & cultures which comes through in the songs she shares. As a facilitator, Jessica creates innovative, soulful musical experiences in the form of concerts, song circles, vocal workshops, and creativity retreats. She is a masterful vocalist with 30 years of deep voice study and performance experience. As a holistic voice coach, Jessica uses voice as a vehicle for self-discovery, self-confidence, and creative mastery. You can listen to her celebrated medicine music album, 'Cosmic Mystery,' on Spotify and all major streaming platforms - look out for new music in 2025.

Keysel

Keysel -- singer/songwriter, human connection facilitator, medicine & folk musician, visual artist, model, and poet -- these are just a few of the hats he wears as an artist based in South Florida. Originally born in the seaside town of Barahona, Dominican Republic, his love of culture and art has guided him throughout the world; from the alps, to the steppe, to the south seas. You’ll find the landscape of his music just as varied as the folk influences of lands he’s walked, weaving through melody, rhythm, and sound to produce a colorful sonic tapestry that pays ode to beauty, nature, and the human condition. He is guided by the lessons of his teachers, and ultimately hopes to spread compassion and joy through his art, helping individuals discover a life lived in greater authenticity, unity, and purpose.

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