About
               Chaka
                             Schipper

Nicolas Schipper Pérez, also known as Chaka, is an artivist and space holder, celebrated for his work as a drummer and Life Sharer. He is deeply committed to exploring and preserving ancient traditions, he focus on sharing the importance of appreciation over appropriation thru Vidaya Community & Journeys  and supporting peoples journey  in reconnecting with themselves, regaining their energy and root(s) thru a  method built through his own experience and continuous evolution ,  ARPI.

Currently the drummer for the ancestral Scandinavian musical group Heilung , he has collaborated with various artists, including Kati Ran and Songleikir. Born in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, on the ancestral lands of the Kitu Kara and Kichwa people, Chaka's roots extend to Chile in the Wallmapu territory and across Europe, notably the Euskaldunak (Basque) region and the UK. Since 2018, he has been based in Denmark.

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Chaka has spent over a decade learning from diverse leaders and teachers around the world, absorbing wisdom from various ancient traditions. His path has led him to study closely with shamans in Ecuador, where he learned powerful healing tools.  His approach combines a deep reverence for ancestral wisdom with contemporary methods to support personal transformation and healing. 

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Arriving in Europe allowed him to dive in much greater depth into a process of transformation, growth, and awareness that has brought him to the present moment. Delving into the path of personal growth, the search and respect for his  roots, his past, ancestral territories, spirituality, meditation the healing power of the drums, reviving pre-hispanic ceramic instruments and connecting with medicinal plants. That was the moment that ARPI was born. 

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His mission has been taking shape and with this he seal a commitment to continue learning, sharing and be an apprentice of life.