2016 World Tour

2016 World Tour

Yes friends, we're off on our 2016 World Tour - Open Heart Surgery!

After a couple of weeks in California where we made a trip to LA to play with the LA Flexibles in an incredible setting and with Adam Ferrick at a sweet gathering, we were also able to reconnect with our good friends and family in the area as we'll be on the road again for the next nine months or so.

Mertasari Beach Festival

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We fly to Thailand March 4th to kick off our 2016 world tour. Stopping in Thailand for a week or two, we'll be in Bali to headline the MERTASARI Beach Festival on March 26th, then remain in Bali for the Spirit Festival and whatever other magic we can pull out of the musical box. In May we head to Europe and there will be a kaleidascope of action, new venues, great connections and opportunities to play with friends old and new.

While we were in California we also managed to squeeze in a couple of days in the recording studio to work more on our music from CUBA. Last year as part of our documentary project, we also created new music for the upcoming album "Fantuzzi In Cuba". It was intoxicating to be immersed in the sounds of Havanna. Now with the help of the amazing JonJon Alevesakis, Fantuzzi's go-to man for sound engineer and amazing production, we are fine-tuning that work and will bring you track-by-track, some of the spice and flavour that filled our ears and souls last summer. We hope you like it as much as we do, there's some interesting and different things on the horizon with this one - stay tuned!

Santa Fe Sunshine

By Rolf Gibbs

Santa Fe Sunshine

Always such a great time in Santa Fe. This visit I had a great radio interview you can listen to here.

Here's what the lovely Rhea, our radio host, had to say after the show on Saturday night:

Fantuzzi's energy was outstanding.  He is super-deliciously lusciously juicy and a marvelous connector of people, bringing us to our feet, singing and dancing.  What a gift to humanity he is!  What a shining star!

I just wanted to wrap him up and take him home with me.  He clearly loves life and people and love and music, and brings us all together in one unified joyful love-in.  MWAH!

I am still on  a high from last night.

Tales from Paradise

View from Vikasa May 2015

Koh Samui moments...

we have been in Thailand for the past several weeks... first in Chiang Mai, staying with interesting new friends, Joe from the UK who first met us a couple of years back at a great concert in Brixton... turns up in Thailand just as we need a place to land. Thanks to Joe for gifting us such a gentle and welcoming landing spot in the north! We reconnected with some good friends in the Reggae world of CM & had a great time rocking out in RootsRockReggae with everyone there.

From Chiang Mai we flew down to the islands of Koh Phangan and Koh Samui... playing benefit concerts for Nepal. As we write, Nepal is shaking under the force of the second round of earthquakes after the April 25 shocks. Everywhere we go there are fund-raising efforts to support the people of Nepal.

Meanwhile... as with everything in this cycle of life and death, life goes on, as does the transition to the next incarnation however it may be colored.

On Koh Samui we came to the place of a good friend, John Stewart - it was John and wife Karina's vision to create Kamalaya 14 years ago. This is a place of stillness, tranquility, good health and fine care... a place to open and explore inwardly if such is your inclination. Or... to get into a super gym and go a few rounds with your mirror image!

Boxing at Kamalaya

We were at Kamalalya to play of course... a beautiful evening sharing magical music with some deeply focused people.

This is a place worth returning to!

Kat Fantuzzi at Kamalaya May 2015

Prior to Thailand, we had a magical three months in Bali where the Bali Live! Festival invited Fantuzzi Music to be part of their grand climax, the Bali Spirit Festival invited Fantuzzi & Kat to MC & Manage the daytime stage where we had a great time hanging out with everyone taking breaks from the multitude of fascinating and fun workshops and classes. Fantuzzi and his "Bali Quartet" - currently the tightest and hottest version of the "Flexible Band" - headlined the Mertasari Beach Festival to close out our visit to Bali.

Rocking out with the other Deepak at Bali Live

We had a great time sharing through workshops at the Green School and with everyone at Paradiso in Ubud, at concerts with the Jazz Cafe, Ryoshi's House of Jazz, Alchemy and The Island Cafe and many more.

The months ahead are starting to look really busy too - if you have a desire for some Fantuzzi Music in your 'hood, please drop us a line and we'll see what we can weave into this magic carpet!

Falling In Love Again

  This time of year... amazing changes, devotion, exploration, unity, birthday celebrations, adventures one after the other. Music from our new CD Ease & Grace is being played on Canada's CKUA radio - Canada's first public broadcaster and one of the best, most eclectic radio stations on the planet! Yeah!!!

We had another sweet spiritual connection at Bhakti Fest this September, followed by a juicy gathering at Be The Change Yoga down in Irvine, CA and some cool birthday celebrations in Malibu, Santa Barbara, and the Bay area. Now in the Bay area for a couple more weeks with concerts and a workshop to share exploratory magic with anyone who'd like to participate in music, movement and magical experiences... then we're off to New York City and to Africa, Australia and beyond!

The stories keep coming and coming. Your love, support and enthusiasm keeps us rolling and the more people we can connect with the better. If you haven't already got a taste of Ease & Grace, please check in on our website. Pardon the technical hitches, but we are redoing our makeup!

BlesSings eternally yours,

Fantuzzi

Magical Maui

Mystic Island Festival on Maui was a delight and divine gathering of Family. Rain could not dampen our spirits - singing around the fire with good friends including Chris Berry, Tubby Love and more. Some of us slithered in the mud, but our souls shone bright through the love and light. On Sunday February 16th, this connection with family continues at the Sacred Earth Temple in Haiku.

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We will be hosting a PRAYERFORMANCE community ceremony from 3-5pm, inviting any and all interested to come and participate with your good energy, loving thoughts, song, poetry, dance and creative artistry. We will wind a Rainbow Serpent path through the lush organic gardens and fish-filled ponds of the Ahimsa Sanctuary Farm, coming to the medicine wheel and the temple to celebrate the diverse aspects of our traditions and spirits.

Following the Prayerformance, if you would like to stay for supper and music, we'd love to share more with you. Financial donations accepted to cover the costs for the amazing organic love-spiced food and music that follows, ALL are welcome!

Ease & Grace

I'm pregnant with six! This was my cry last year in Bali when one of my dear friends opened the doors of his recording studio to give me the space to begin the long and often blissfully painful birthing process for my songs.

It's a long road from conception to birth, to seeing one's offspring finally walk out the door with their own unique personalities and talents in full bloom. We are still working on encouraging them to step forth into the world and share all their beauty with our friends and family all over the globe.

Our hope is that we will be in the studio again in October, and with luck, perseverance, and a lot of support from our loving family, a new album will be on the streets. Keep connecting to find out how things go with (our working title) Ease & Grace.

Latest News from Fantuzzi

Welcome to my new website!

Please take a swim around in the waters of the Fantuzzi world... everything is changing, constantly! There are more pictures, tour dates, plans, news, ideas. This is a communal place for the Fantuzzi Family, so please don't be shy - post your comments or email me here

Famously present at the original Woodstock and immortalized through Newsweek's cover. I am committed to the power of music to uplift, elevate and bring people together joyfully. In addition to my concerts, I also teach workshops, often combing these teachings with the practice of other great teachers. Check here for more information on all the things I do.

In our travels we meet many fans and friends and enjoy listening to their stories. Last year we visited some of the Occupy locations; spending a month in New York City, and stopping at other "Occupies" in the States and in Israel - a highlight of 2011! Some of those stories and images can be found in this website... be sure to visit often to see what's new.

My life mission is one of elevating a higher consciousness in people everywhere, helping people to connect more fully as a community through music. I am happy to have this new site to further my mission and look forward to hearing your comments. Thank you for taking time to connect, blessings and much love!

Blessings

Fantuzzi