Third Collaboration on Artizen Records Weaves Global Acoustic Instruments and Sound Healing Into a Meditative Tribute to the Ocean and the Dolphin
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 30, 2026 – Grammy-winning Hawaiian slack-key legend and Weird Al Yankovic’s 40+ year guitarist Jim “Kimo” West, and Billboard Top-10 New Age artist Joss Jaffe today release Delphinus on all streaming platforms via Artizen Records. The duo’s third studio collaboration is their most immersive and focused statement yet — an ocean-inspired world/ambient journey that evokes the sensation of moving through water: weightless, luminous, and calm.

Drawing its name from Delphinus, the dolphin constellation, the album charts an underwater narrative through track titles like “Party Wave,” “Thermocline,” “Echolocation,” “Underwater Sunrise,” and “Wake Riding.” Lifelong surfers, swimmers, and ocean lovers, Jaffe and West channel decades spent in and on the water into a meditative tribute to the ocean and to the playful dolphin — master of the waves. Mastered by JJ Golden of Golden Mastering, Delphinus invites deep listening while working beautifully as a transportive background for yoga, spa, massage, bodywork, and contemplative practices.

The album’s release day focus track, “Underwater Sunrise,” is a showcase for the duo’s masterful blending of global acoustic instruments. Opening with a mysterious, shimmering guitar lick, the song unfolds into a lilting 6/8 rhythm driven by Indian Tabla drums and world percussion. Layers of unique melodic passages — including West’s signature Hawaiian slack-key guitar and Jaffe’s Ngoni African harp — build an evocative soundscape that captures the feeling of shafts of light traveling through the ocean depths, as if seen from the perspective of a dolphin watching the sunrise.

“Deepest Blue” is a standout secondary focus track and a deeply ambient relaxation piece crafted specifically for yoga, spa, massage, and wellness settings. The Ngoni African harp — similar in character to the West African Kora — opens with a hypnotic ostinato, soon joined by harmonic guitar passages, cello, and layered harmonies that build into something rich, meditative, and profoundly relaxing. The track is equally well-suited for study and concentration playlists. Jaffe and West have previously earned placement on spa and wellness playlists on Sirius XM Radio, Pandora, Spotify, and Apple Music Editorial Yoga & Wellness playlists.

West’s fluid, melodic guitar lines and deep Hawaiian reverence weave throughout the album alongside Jaffe’s arsenal of global textures: Ngoni African harp, Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira, Ipu Heke Hawaiian percussion, shakers, and more. Their previous collaborations, Aum Akua (2022) and Santhi (2024), have earned hundreds of thousands of streams and strong support across yoga, wellness, and ambient communities.

LOS ANGELES, CA — March 23, 2026 — Acclaimed world music duo Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo” West announce today’s release of “Thermocline,” the latest single from their immersive, ocean-inspired album Delphinus, arriving March 30 on Artizen Records. Building on their recent singles “Party Wave” and “Wake Riding,” the track drops on all major streaming platforms, inviting listeners into a meditative yet emotional underwater soundscape.

“Thermocline” showcases a rich palette of global acoustic instruments, including Ngoni African harp, Indian tabla drums, ‘Ili‘ili Hawaiian river stones, and West’s signature Hawaiian slack-key guitar. The piece opens with a flowing 12/8 arpeggio that gradually builds into powerful crescendos as the instruments trade motifs, at times echoing jazz-like interplay between guitar, Ngoni, tabla, and a shimmering tapestry of sound. The result is both elated and wistful, evoking layered emotional currents that mirror the ocean’s thermocline, where warm surface waters give way to deeper, cooler depths.

Drawn from the dolphin constellation that inspired Delphinus, “Thermocline” continues the album’s narrative journey that includes tracks like singles “Party Wave,” “Wake Riding,” plus “Echolocation,” and “Underwater Sunrise,” each mapping a different facet of life beneath the waves. Lifelong surfers, swimmers, and ocean-lovers, Jaffe and West channel decades in and around the sea into a work that feels equally at home on spa, yoga, meditation, and relaxation playlists.

“On ‘Thermocline’ we wanted to capture that feeling of moving through different emotional layers in the water—joy on the surface, mystery and longing as you go deeper,” says Joss Jaffe. “The global instruments converse with each other like currents shifting around you.”

“This track dives further into our oceanic universe,” adds Jim ‘Kimo’ West. “The 12/8 pulse, the slack-key textures, and the subtle jazz inflections are all about creating a space where listeners can drift, reflect, and feel uplifted at the same time.”

A Grammy-winning Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and 40+ year lead guitarist for “Weird Al” Yankovic, Jim “Kimo” West brings deep Hawaiian roots, lyrical phrasing, and a meditative sensibility to the project. Joss Jaffe, a Billboard Top-10 New Age artist, is known for his work as a vocalist, tabla player, producer, and multi-instrumentalist at leading yoga and wellness festivals around the world. Together, their previous collaborations Aum Akua (2022) and Santhi (2024) have earned hundreds of thousands of streams and strong support across yoga, wellness, and ambient communities, setting the stage for Delphinus, their most focused underwater odyssey yet, mastered by JJ Golden of Golden Mastering.

Call to Action
“Thermocline” is available on all major streaming platforms starting today, with the full Delphinus album arriving March 30 on Artizen Records. For interview requests with Joss Jaffe and Jim “Kimo” West, or details on upcoming live events—including the March 28 Los Angeles release show at Zula Den—please see the media contact below.

About Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo” West
Joss Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, tabla player, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose albums, including Meditation Music and Dub Mantra, blend ambient, world, and contemporary influences and have reached the Billboard Top-10 New Age chart. Jim “Kimo” West is a Grammy-winning ki ho‘alu (Hawaiian slack-key) guitarist, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee, and the longtime lead guitarist for “Weird Al” Yankovic, with tens of millions of streams across his catalog. Together, they create immersive soundscapes that bridge global acoustic instruments, sound-healing sensibilities, and modern production for yoga, wellness, and world music audiences.

Los Angeles, CA — Get ready for an unforgettable night of music as top 10 artist on Billboard’s New Age chart Joss Jaffe and Jim “Kimo” West, well known for his thirteen-album catalog of slack key guitar that has won him a Grammy and two nominations, as well as his decades of work as “Weird Al” Yankovic’s guitar player, perform tracks from their third album together Delphinus. The concert starts at 7pm on March 28, 2026, at Zula Den at 4011 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016. Tickets are available here.

Joss Jaffe and Jim “Kimo” West will perform selections from their new album Delphinus, set for release on March 30. They will also play music from their earlier projects, the much-streamed 2022 debut album Aum Akua and their critically acclaimed sophomore effort, 2024’s Santhi. Delphinus draws inspiration from both West & Jaffe’s lifelong love of the ocean as both are surfers, swimmers, watermen, and divers. The music evokes the playfulness of the Dolphin at home in the underwater world and master of the waves. Recorded by West and mastered by John Golden, Delphinus’ global fusion promises an immersive experience.

This album release show will reveal the artistry that has garnered Jaffe and West critical and fan acclaim. This special celebration will launch Jaffe and West’s latest transcendent collaboration. We encourage yoga, meditative and world music fans to experience the magic of these diverse musical talents live on stage. Tickets are available here.

Jaffe and West’s first single from the album, “Party Wave” will be released on all platforms Friday March 6. “Party Wave” features instruments from around the world, including Ngoni African harp (a relative of Kora), Indian Tabla drums, and Kimo’s signature Hawaiian Slack-Key guitar. The song immediately starts with an infectious 4 on the 4 afro-highlife beat punctuated by Ngoni African Harp and Kimo’s uplifting, tropical guitar sounds. This song is reminiscent of their track Blossom which was editorially playlisted on Spotify’s “Cafe Africa” and remains on that editorial playlist today.

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 16, 2026 – Grammy-winning guitarist Jim “Kimo” West and Billboard Top-10 New Age artist Joss Jaffe unveil their second single “Wake Riding” from the upcoming album Delphinus, out March 30 on Artizen Records. Dropping today on all streaming platforms, the track captures the playful energy of dolphins surfing ocean waves through a fusion of global acoustic instruments.

“Wake Riding” opens with a dreamy riff from Kimo West‘s signature Hawaiian slack-key guitar, swelling into a euphoric cascade of sounds featuring Ngoni African harp (a kora relative), Indian tabla drums, and Bansuri bamboo flute. This immersive world-ambient piece evokes weightless joy beneath the waves, building on the duo’s prior hit “Blossom,” which earned an editorial spot on Spotify’s “Café Africa” playlist and continues to its popularity with over 700,000 plays and counting.

Drawing from the Delphinus constellation theme, the “Wake Riding” mirrors the ocean-inspired narrative of the album’s first single “Party Wave” (released March 6), celebrating dolphins as “masters of the waves.” Lifelong ocean enthusiasts, Jaffe and West infuse decades of surfing and swimming into this sound-healing journey, perfect for yoga, spa, meditation, and chill playlists.

“The instruments from around the world create a sense of universal playfulness, like dolphins riding a boat’s wake,” says Joss Jaffe. “It’s a moment of pure, shared euphoria in the water.”

“This builds on our oceanic vibe but dives deeper into dreamy, expansive textures,” adds Jim “Kimo” West. “We hope it transports listeners to that magical, carefree space.”

Jim “Kimo” West, a Grammy winner for Hawaiian slack-key album More Guitar Stories, and “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 40-year+ guitarist, pairs seamlessly with Joss Jaffe, a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist known for wellness festival performances and Billboard New Age Top-10 albums like Meditation Music. Their prior releases Aum Akua (2022) and Santhi (2024) have amassed hundreds of thousands of streams; Delphinus, mastered by JJ Golden, promises their most cohesive underwater odyssey yet.

About Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo” West
Joss Jaffe fuses ambient, world, and modern sounds as a vocalist, tabla master, and producer for yoga/wellness audiences. Jim “Kimo” West delivers meditative slack-key with Hawaiian roots and global appeal. Together, they craft transportive soundscapes for healing and relaxation.

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 6, 2026 – Acclaimed world music duo Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo” West announce the release of “Party Wave,” today on Artizen Records. The track is the leading single from their forthcoming third collaborative album, Delphinus, blending global acoustic instruments with Hawaiian slack-key guitar and ambient textures, the track channels the joy, flow, and freedom of dolphins at play in the ocean.

“Party Wave” rides in on an infectious four-on-the-floor afro-highlife beat, punctuated by Ngoni African harp (a relative of the kora), Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira frame drum, Ipu Heke Hawaiian gourd drum, and West’s signature Hawaiian slack-key guitar. Bright, tropical guitar lines dance with shimmering global percussion, creating a buoyant, euphoric soundscape that feels equally at home on world, spa, yoga, and feel-good chill playlists. The track echoes the duo’s earlier song “Blossom,” which was selected for Spotify’s “Café Africa” editorial playlist, resulting in over 700,000 plays, while expanding their palette into even more playful, oceanic territory.

Inspired by the dolphin constellation that gives Delphinus its name, “Party Wave” explores the idea of dolphins as masters of the waves, riding swells together with a sense of communal joy. The title nods both to surf culture—a “party wave” being a wave surfed by multiple people—and to the song’s party-like, celebratory energy. Lifelong surfers, swimmers, and ocean-lovers, West and Jaffe pour decades spent in and on the water into this track as a tribute to Mother Ocean and her most playful inhabitants.

“On ‘Party Wave,’ we wanted listeners to feel like they’re gliding just under the surface—weightless, uplifted, and totally at home in the water,” says Joss Jaffe. “It’s our love letter to the sea and the dolphins that have inspired us for so many years.”

“With all the turmoil in the world, creating something joyful and hopeful felt essential,” adds Jim ‘Kimo’ West. “The groove, the global instruments, the dolphin imagery—it’s all about reconnecting with simple, natural happiness.”
A Grammy-winning Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and longtime lead guitarist for “Weird Al” Yankovic, Jim “Kimo” West brings deep Hawaiian roots, lyrical phrasing, and a meditative sensibility to the project. Joss Jaffe, a Billboard Top-10 New Age artist, is known for his work as a vocalist, tabla player, and multi-instrumentalist at leading yoga and wellness festivals worldwide. Together, they have crafted an immersive, ocean-inspired journey on Delphinus, following their well-received collaborations Aum Akua (2022) and Santhi (2024).

Call to Action
“Party Wave” is available on all major streaming platforms now, with the full Delphinus album arriving March 30. For early listening links, interview requests with Joss Jaffe and Jim “Kimo” West, or details on upcoming live events, please see the media contact below.

About Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo” West
Joss Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, tabla player, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose albums, including Meditation Music and Dub Mantra, fuse ambient, world, and modern influences and have reached the Billboard Top-10 New Age chart. Jim “Kimo” West is a Grammy-winning ki ho’alu (Hawaiian slack-key) guitarist, a multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee, and the longtime lead guitarist for “Weird Al” Yankovic, with tens of millions of streams across his catalog. Together, they create immersive soundscapes that bridge global acoustic instruments, sound-healing sensibilities, and contemporary production for yoga, wellness, and world music audiences.

Orlando, FL – February 23, 2026 – Pachamama Sanctuary, a noted Maine based spiritual retreat community dedicated to safe, authentic ayahuasca ceremonies and deep personal transformation, is announcing the opening of a new Orlando sanctuary and its debut retreat offering, the Orlando Sacred Ayahuasca Retreat with Arkawa, bringing its highly regarded healing work to Central Florida.

Since 2019, Pachamama Sanctuary has hosted immersive ayahuasca retreats guided by experienced indigenous-trained facilitators, creating a safe, supportive environment for those seeking spiritual healing, emotional release, and a renewed sense of purpose. Rooted in deep respect for the traditions of South American plant medicine, the Sanctuary focuses on helping participants reconnect with their true selves in a carefully held ceremonial setting.

The organization’s retreats are designed around small-group, sacramental ceremonies led by facilitators with at least a decade of experience working with ayahuasca in the jungles of South America, ensuring authenticity, safety, and integrity for every participant. A strong emphasis on preparation, ceremony support, and integration provides a container for profound emotional and spiritual insights, often including deep emotional release, vivid visionary experience, and a greater sense of connection to life.

The new Orlando retreat with Arkawa, one of Pachamama Sanctuary’s trusted medicine carriers, extends this mission beyond its Maine base, giving Southeast-based seekers easier access to a high-integrity ayahuasca experience without long-distance travel. The program will mirror the Sanctuary’s hallmark structure: multiple night-time ceremonies, supportive daytime practices, nourishing meals, and community integration, all held in a safe, confidential, and compassion-centered environment.

Orlando Sacred Ayahuasca Retreat With Arkawa – Event Details
While the event is sold out, registered participants will join Pachamama Sanctuary and facilitator JC Arkawa for a 3-day, 2-night sacred ayahuasca retreat in the greater Orlando, Florida area, designed for those seeking deep healing, spiritual awakening, and clarity on life’s path. The retreat includes:

• Multiple evening ayahuasca ceremonies guided by Arkawa
• A small, intimate group setting for individualized attention and safety
• Guided support throughout the experience, from opening circle to closing integration
• Daytime activities that may include breathwork, sharing circles, and reflective time
• Healthy, nourishing meals and comfortable shared accommodations

The Orlando retreat is structured to give participants enough time to arrive, settle, journey deeply with the medicine, and begin integrating insights before returning home. All participants are guided through a thorough screening and intake process to help ensure medical and psychological suitability for the work.

What to Expect from a Pachamama Sanctuary Ayahuasca Retreat
At Pachamama Sanctuary, ayahuasca is approached as a sacred plant sacrament, honored for its centuries-long use by indigenous cultures of South America for spiritual healing, self-discovery, and personal growth. The brew combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and Psychotria viridis leaves, creating a powerful medicine that can open the door to deep emotional healing and spiritual insight.

Under the guidance of experienced facilitators, participants may experience:

• Emotional release and healing of past traumas
• Heightened self-awareness and clarity of purpose
• A profound sense of connection to nature, spirit, and others
• Renewed motivation to make positive changes in their lives

While experiences vary for each individual, all ceremonies are held within a framework that prioritizes physical, emotional, and spiritual safety, with trained staff present throughout.

About JC Arkawa
Juan Carlos Arkawa has worked with Ayahuasca for 22 years. He trained in Colombia and serves the sacrament with the highest respect and honor. JC is a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer, composer and arranger of indigenous Colombian descent from the town of Los Pastos. With more than 30 years of musical experience, he bases his work on the fusion of instruments and ethnic music from different parts of the world, as well as cultural knowledge from diverse ancestral communities and contemporary technology. He is a self-taught performer on more than 100 wind instruments from around the world. In 2014 he was recognized by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia for the contribution of his artistic career. JC has given concerts in major Colombian cities as well as internationally in Rome, Prague, United States, Greece, Spain, Germany, Austria and more. He has appeared on television and radio internationally including Telemundo, Univision, and CCTV.

About Pachamama Sanctuary
Pachamama Sanctuary is a spiritual retreat community dedicated to providing safe, authentic ayahuasca ceremonies for individuals seeking transformation, healing, and spiritual connection. Located primarily in the serene forests of Maine and now expanding offerings to Orlando, Florida, Pachamama Sanctuary works with indigenous-trained shamans and medicine carriers with at least 10 years of experience in the South American tradition of ayahuasca. The Sanctuary’s mission is to offer a supportive, well-respected environment where participants can reconnect with their true essence, release emotional burdens, and foster deep spiritual growth and emotional clarity.

Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2026 – Following the streaming success of their ASMR cat-purr project Purrfection 44, which was editorially playlisted on Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, Sudama Mark Kennedy and Joss Jaffe return with “Wave Navigation,” the second single from their forthcoming album Whale Dreaming, out February 16. The song’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z-hCi-FhWY is especially captivating and was directed by Martin Ball.

Built around the playful calls of whales, along with many classic ear tickling ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) sounds like waves, shakers, bubbles and more, “Wave Navigation” blends authentic marine mammal vocalizations with an intimate global ensemble to create a buoyant soundscape for relaxation, yoga, meditation, and gentle focus. Instruments on the track include ngoni, tablas, bass, sitar, tigerwood shakuhachi (a type of bamboo flute), and nylon string guitar, flowing together with spacious ambient textures and ASMR tinglers that engender feelings of calmness and well-being.

“With the popularity of the ASMR purrs of my cat Nunu on Purrfection 44, it felt natural to sonically dive into the ocean adjacent to my home of Santa Barbara,” says Sudama Mark Kennedy, a musician, poet, and healer whose work centers on sound as a vehicle for joy and peace. “On “Wave Navigation,” and truly on the whole Whale Dreaming album, the whales really guide us; the human instruments and sounds are there to follow, support, and celebrate their exuberant songs.”

Billboard Top 10 New Age artist Joss Jaffe, who brings tabla, ngoni, and ASMR sensations to the track, adds, “We wanted “Wave Navigation” to bring a pleasant form of paresthesia, a sensory response to stimuli, yet still soothing enough for a massage room, a slow-flow yoga class, or a long exhale after a busy day.”

Slated as an early taste of the full Whale Dreaming project, “Wave Navigation” continues the album’s core concept: a deep-listening, oceanic journey where whales are treated as ancient teachers and primary voices. Across the album, real recordings of belugas, humpbacks, blue whales, and orcas, are interwoven with sitar, shakuhachi, didgeridoo, ngoni, guitar, bass, tablas, zither, and subtle sound design, creating a meditative world that supports spa environments, energy work, breathwork, and contemplative listening.

“Superpod” Single & Whale Dreaming Key Details

• Artist: Sudama Mark Kennedy & Joss Jaffe
• Single Title: “Wave Navigation” (featuring whale vocalizations and ASMR sounds)
• Single Release Date: Out now as second single from Whale Dreaming (campaign dates: this Single – February 9; full album – February 16)
• Album Title: Whale Dreaming – Sudama’s twelfth album
• Core Sounds: Whales on “Wave Navigation,” elsewhere whales and dolphins (belugas, humpbacks, blue whales, orcas, fins, blended pods)
• Primary Instruments on “Wave Navigation” ngoni, tablas, bass, sitar, tigerwood shakuhachi (a type of bamboo flute), and nylon string guitar
• Vibe / Keywords: ASMR, happy, relaxation, peace, world, yoga
• For Fans of: ASMR, new age, ambient, sound healing, world devotional music, yoga and spa playlists

Whale Dreaming as a whole was recorded as a kind of underwater raga with Sudama’s sitar, shakuhachi, and didgeridoo and Jaffe’s ngoni and tabla carefully arranged around the marine mammal recordings rather than playing over them. The result is a gentle, flowing sound world designed to entrain listeners toward stillness, emotional release, and subtle transformation.

Call to Action
“Wave Navigation” is available on major digital platforms including Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp, arriving today February 9, with the full Whale Dreaming album releasing February 16. Listeners are encouraged to add “Wave Navigation” to their relaxation, study, yoga, sleep, and sound-healing playlists, and editors, curators, and wellness professionals are invited to feature the track in ASMR, nature, world, and meditation collections.

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About Sudama Mark Kennedy
Sudama Mark Kennedy is a musician, poet, and healer whose twelve albums span kirtan, folk jazz, spoken-word, world jazz funk, and meditative soundscapes, all unified by a focus on healing-intentioned music that brings joy and peace to the listener. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Princeton and an MA in Shamanism and South Asian Religion from UC Santa Barbara, and has spent three decades pioneering energy medicine and sound healing as professional modalities. His viral cat-purr raga Purrfection 44 (The Meow Mix) has garnered hundreds of thousands of streams and editorial playlisting on major platforms.

About Joss Jaffe
Joss Jaffe is a Billboard Top 10 New Age artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in meditation, world, and devotional music. On Whale Dreaming he contributes tabla, ngoni African harp, and spacious ambient production, helping bridge authentic nature recordings with contemporary wellness and world-music aesthetics.

To listen to Whale Dreaming please go to https://soundcloud.com/artizen-records/sets/whale-dreaming/s-jP5TXA6oBUp (press only, no public sharing).