Shamanix is born out of a mutual love for hip-hop music and the ancient art of shamanism.
Fusing intelligent and elegant lyricism that embodies the shaman's journey
with musical states of awareness that elevate consciousness.
Inspired through spirit-guided visionary experience
that speaks to anyone on the path,
Shamanix is dedicated to positive change, spiritual development, and
raw creative expression.
Fusing intelligent and elegant lyricism that embodies the shaman's journey
with musical states of awareness that elevate consciousness.
Inspired through spirit-guided visionary experience
that speaks to anyone on the path,
Shamanix is dedicated to positive change, spiritual development, and
raw creative expression.
Learn the Truth (2015)
EP Initiation (2014) |
EP Warriors (coming soon)
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"I move through portals with immortals, importing neverending stories..."
Matt Toussaint aka Shamanix is a shaman and artist originally from upstate New York. First introduced to hip hop during the height of the 90s era, he was immediately captured by the art's ability to share deep and meaningful stories, experiences, social consciousness and knowledge through intelligence and creativity, Inspired by artists like Killah Priest, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Mos Def and Rakim, and with a background in short story writing and poetry, he began composing lyrics and songs as a way to express, understand, and give meaning to his own experiences.
During this same period of time, Matt underwent a spiritual awakening that radically changed his life. His focus turned within, embarking on an intense study and exploration of spirituality and heightened states of consciousness. Through a series of spiritual visions and synchronous events, he was guided to the Peruvian Amazon in 2008 to participate in traditional shamanic ceremonies. After several return trips to Peru, Matt began to formally train as a shaman under the guidance of Maestro Hamilton Souther. He currently lives in Peru and facilitates plant medicine retreats with Blue Morpho.
As his shamanic path deepened, Matt started to see the power and capacity that music has to create positive change. This mirrored his shamanic work and the connection to hip hop as a medium was immediate. While continuing to write lyrics, record, and develop his style, Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a focus on shamanism in the modern world.
Combining years of shamanic experience and training with his passion for hip hop, Matt unites these two paths as Shamanix, offering a unique experience of music, spirit, consciousness, and transformation. He signed with Source Independent Entertainment in 2013, and released his first project entitled Initiation in early 2014, followed by Warriors later that same year.
During this same period of time, Matt underwent a spiritual awakening that radically changed his life. His focus turned within, embarking on an intense study and exploration of spirituality and heightened states of consciousness. Through a series of spiritual visions and synchronous events, he was guided to the Peruvian Amazon in 2008 to participate in traditional shamanic ceremonies. After several return trips to Peru, Matt began to formally train as a shaman under the guidance of Maestro Hamilton Souther. He currently lives in Peru and facilitates plant medicine retreats with Blue Morpho.
As his shamanic path deepened, Matt started to see the power and capacity that music has to create positive change. This mirrored his shamanic work and the connection to hip hop as a medium was immediate. While continuing to write lyrics, record, and develop his style, Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a focus on shamanism in the modern world.
Combining years of shamanic experience and training with his passion for hip hop, Matt unites these two paths as Shamanix, offering a unique experience of music, spirit, consciousness, and transformation. He signed with Source Independent Entertainment in 2013, and released his first project entitled Initiation in early 2014, followed by Warriors later that same year.
Alive Music Video (2014) |
Interviews
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IcarosIcaros are songs taught by the plant spirits
of the Amazon. They are a medium of expression that transmits spiritual energy directly from the plant spirits to and through the shaman. They are the primary means by which the spirit doctors of the jungle perform their craft. Magical, transporting, healing and transformative, these enchanting songs are harnessed to guide ceremonies, induce visionary states,and shift consciousness towards more balance, harmony and alignment. Sung in local dialects and spirit language, they invoke natural energies that include plants, animals, earth, sky, and water. |
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