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Sound as medicine

Music

Songs carried across songlines and timelines

Dreaming Arts Music

Music is a universal language that is understood and communicated by heart, mind, body and soul. Music connects us and opens us to a field of experience more vast than thoughts or the mind can reach.

Music is at the very heart of all Dreaming Arts programs.

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

Plato

Across all cultures, ancient and modern, music is far more than mere performance or self-expression—it is a living consciousness and an ancient bridge of connection. Sound connects people across all boundaries, weaving us into a vibrant, moving current of collective prayer, celebration, and joy.

We all carry a deep longing for connection, and we all carry music in our body, mind, and soul. In its purest essence, the entire universe is a living symphony of sound, rhythm, and movement. As we learn to sing, play instruments, collaborate in circle, or simply practice dadirri—the art of deep, receptive listening—we open ourselves to profound healing, self-confidence, and spiritual growth. The harmonies we create together vibrate through every cell, entraining our whole being to return from dissonance back into balance and peace.

Dreaming Arts is built upon a sacred foundation in Brazilian spiritual and cultural traditions—including Santo Daime, Umbanda, and the songs of the Amazonian forest—blended with songlines and rhythms from around the globe to create an expanding palette of musical colours. We warmly welcome everyone, from absolute beginners taking their first steps to advanced musicians, to join our circle of friends and embark on this musical adventure together.

“The harmony we create through sound and music vibrates throughout our bodies, harmonising every atom, molecule and cell, entraining all matter to return from dissonance back to harmony.”

“Over and over again throughout my process of study, spiritual growth and self-realisation, and despite all the challenges and mental clamour, the place where I found my peace was with music. In so many ways, my faith is in my music.”

Lore Solaris

Way of the Hummingbird

Album

Irradia (2022)

by Lore Solaris

Irradia (i-ha-gee-ya) is an atmospheric studio recording reflecting two decades of ceremony, prayer, and deep communion with nature. Featuring soaring vocal harmonies, acoustic strings, native rhythms and wind instrumentation inspired by nature and spirit.

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“You come to Ciranda and you come to the doctrine of the music. There isn’t another doctrine here, no shaman, no guru. The music is the only doctrine… Music is music, and with what I am teaching, you will be free.”

“Nature is the real symphony; we just imitate or reproduce it… Whatever you do inside that ocean is flowing; it’s there for navigating, that note navigates inside of you.”

Carioca Freitas

Master musician and ceremonial leader

Album

We Are – Estrela da Ciranda: Live in Ceremony (2025)

by Lore Solaris and Estrela da Ciranda

Recorded live during communal spiritual works, capturing the raw, transcendent current of collective prayer. Led by Lore Solaris, this album brings together Brazilian syncretic hymns (hinos), sacred chants, and rhythmic movement, demonstrating the power of group harmony.

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“Our tradition teaches us that sound is God — Nada Brahma. This musical sound and the musical experience are steps to the realisation of the self. We view music as a kind of spiritual discipline that raises one’s inner being to divine peacefulness and bliss.”

Ravi Shankar

“Since God created the world from sound, all music is directed back to God and the gods. That is why all music, first and foremost, is praise of God.”

Joachim-Ernst Berendt

The World is Sound — Nada Brahma

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Songlines (live)

Lore Solaris with Estrela da Ciranda

Last Sunset (live)

Lore Solaris and Estrela da Ciranda