Artist: Balanza
Record Title: Camino del Sol: South American Music to the Mayan Calendar
Record Label: TOSCH Musik Produktions
Website: www.balanza.de

Being privileged to have studied with Mayan elders and calendar time and day keepers from both central and north America, it’s been a blessing to have come across “Camino del Sol: South American Music to the Mayan Calendar” crafted by Balanza, a group of musicians consisting of Martina Schroder, Wolfgang Krois, Diony Varias Astudillo, Santos Salinas Castillo and Werner Sinner. This well thought-out project has synchronized 20 track titles with the 20-day signs within the sacred Tzolk’in Mayan Calendar. These 20-day signs in combination with the numbers 1 to 13, creates a 260-day cycle.

So back to the music at hand, the main focus track is titled “Fuego Adentro” that represents the day sign ‘Kaan/Chicchan’, known as the feathered snake, the inner fire that fuels our creativity and lights up the way to truth and peace.

Additional focus tracks include “La Fuente” (day sign ‘Imox/Imix’) that represents the ancient source, the water of life, with strength that sustains and nourishes. Thirdly, track title “Compadre Viento” (day sign ‘Iq/Ik’) represents the wind, the divine breath, the breath of life, bringing clarity, consciousness and renewal.

Though this may seem like a new age theme to some, it’s a wonder to think how popular the Mayan 2012 information has infiltrated global government, media as well as the World Wide Web. Camino del Sol is magically composed with two guitars, flutes, an accordion and percussion. During the creation process of this masterpiece, Balanza infused themselves with intensive studies of Mayan literature and knowledge in and to the sacred calendar, so each song has been powerfully connected to the energies of its day sign. The combination of poetics and overall lyrical structure for each day sign gives great support in times of transformation on our way into the near future.

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