Journey
The Legend
of the Burning Eye
In the depths of an ancient forest, where the roots whisper forgotten truths and the wind carries the songs of past souls, a man walked alone.
His heart, both strong and uncertain, beat like a drum in the silence of the night. He had fought battles not with swords, but with love, responsibility, and the unrelenting fear of failing those he cherished most.
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He was a warrior of devotion, torn between two sacred paths—the path of a father, carving a future for his child with steady hands, and the path of a lover, holding the fragile beauty of love in a world that tested its strength.
In both, he found purpose. In both, he feared he was not enough.
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One night, as he rested beneath a sacred tree, the fire came. It did not consume, nor did it destroy—it burned within him. In the heart of the flames, an eye opened, vast and knowing. It saw through his doubts, his love, his fears. It did not judge. It only watched.
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“The path of the father is both burden and blessing,” the eye whispered...
“As is the path of the lover. To love is to stand in fire, to hold another’s heart in your hands without crushing it, to be strong yet soft, present yet free. You will rise and fall. You will doubt and love. But you must never stop walking.”
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From that night forward, the man carried the fire within him. His voice became deeper, filled with the echoes of his ancestors. His hands found rhythm in the pulse of the earth, shaping music from the winds of yidaki and the heartbeat of the drums.
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He sang not to be heard, but to awaken the slumbering hearts of those who had forgotten how to feel. He became the bridge between strength and vulnerability, between fire and forest, between the weight of fatherhood and the boundless freedom of love.
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And though the flames would flicker,
though doubt would creep into his soul,
the eye—his eternal witness—watched over him, guiding him forward...
Bio
Born in Colombia, and raised in Chile, Laverde's music has strong South-American influences and musical flare. His love for music was also greatly influenced by his family, which inspired him to pick up the guitar
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A couple of years after his family moved to Australia, Laverde followed, quickly falling in love with the magical country and its people. It was here that he was introduced to one of his favourite instruments, the Didgeridoo (Yidaki), including it in most of his performances.
Through mix of looping and the powerful electronic beats, Laverde incorporates didgeridoo and a flamenco guitar, making the captivatingly stylish and unique Laverde sound.
With Influences such as Bill Withers, The Beatles and Buenavista Social Club, he creates a blend of Latin/Folk/Electronic music, fusing the qualities of his favorite genres and artists.
A deep yearning for creating music and artistic expression has seen him play up and down the East Coast of Australia, performing heavily through the Central Coast to the Northern Rivers.
With an untamable nomadic heart, and passionate love for music and connection, his story continues to take him wherever the music calls him.
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