The Healer by Daniel Berkman
The Healer is the soundtrack to a dance work in collaboration with Katie Wong of RAWDance in San Francisco, California.
In Wong’s words, "The Healer" which premiered earlier this year started as a way to honor the memory of my late aunt, a holistic healer and educator and evolved into a moment to process our experiences during the pandemic and reimagine a way to connect with our ancestors and our community.
Creating the soundtrack was also a process for me to share my 35 year experience with Tai Chi Chuan and passion for Asian music and culture in general.
The music incorporates different healing modalities and references in addition to Katie’s Aunt’s wise words for living. The instruments themselves are healers just as we all are in our own ways.
The Healer soundtrack is a kind of cathartic healing sound bath on its own but the choreography, expressive dance and accompanying film of the performance are intrinsic elements of The Healer and should be together with the music for the full immersive experience.
Daniel Berkman (2021)
Tracklist
| 1. | The Healer | 32:04 |
Credits
Music composed and performed by Daniel Berkman
Photography and art by Daniel Berkman.
Mastered by Daniel Berkman
Instruments:
Ondomo, Roland Handsonic, Roland RD-700nx, vocals, field recordings
Sampled Instrunents:
Sheng, Guzheng, Pipa, Erhu
License
All rights reserved.
Daniel Berkman is a Bay Area electronic musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, looper and innovator of the Kora (a 21-stringed harp-lute from West Africa) and it's modern counterpart, the Gravikord.
Daniel composes for dance, film, instrumental, vocal and also has recordings under his electronic music moniker Colfax.