Anaya Kunst

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Anaya Kunst
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Background information
Birth nameTania Mara Botelho
Also known asAnaya Music
Origin São Paulo, Brazil
GenresNew Age
Occupations
  • Composer
  • filmmaker
  • music producer
Instruments
  • Piano
  • guitar
  • flute
  • saxophone
Website anayamusic.com

Anaya Kunst is a Brazilian composer, filmmaker and music producer. [1] Her instrumental music has been described as new-age and electronic, and she has won numerous awards including Global Music Awards, Clouzine International Music Awards, and was nominated for an Independent Music Award and Hollywood Music in Media Award, among others. [2] [3] As a music video and short film producer and director, she won Best Original Music, Best Director, and Best Women Filmmaker for Dragons Gate at the Critics Choice International Film Festival [4] as well as receiving awards by Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (Paris, France), [5] the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival, [6] the Swedish International Film Festival, [7] and others.

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Early life and education

Kunst was born Tania Mara Botelho in São Paulo, Brazil. She learned to play the piano at 9 years old and guitar at 15 years old as well as studying ballet and gymnastics. [8] [9] She is a trained opera singer and studied at Conservatorio with Carlos Gomez. [10] She holds a master's degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a doctorate degree from Loughborough University of Technology in England, and a post doctorate degree from Syracuse University School of Information Studies. [11]

Career

Kunst composes, performs, produces, and directs under the names Anaya Kunst and also Anaya Music. [9] She plays the piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone and has won numerous music awards as well as international film awards for film shorts and music videos. [12] [13]

Kunst has won numerous awards for her work in music and film including the Critics Choice International Film Festival Awards where she won Best Original Music, Best Director, and Best Women Filmmaker for Dragons Gate [4] and won Best Female New Age Artist at the Indie Music Channel Awards. [14] In 2020, she was nominated for a Peace Song Award for her spoken word song, Let Peace Be (co-written with Cindy Paulos). [15]

Kunst has released 11 full-length studio albums which have received favorable reviews. [16] [17] Her music combines elements of instruments, technology, and electronic music [18] and is recorded with A4 tuned down to 432 Hz, a controversial frequency that some believe has healing powers. [19] [10] Kunst is featured on the Sounds From The Circle VI compilation album by Suzanne Doucet. [20]

In 2018, Kunst's album, AONKI - Gateway of Love, was recorded and performed virtually in Prague with musicians from the Czech Philharmonic. [21] She has worked with Gonzaguinha and Ivan Lins, whom she has performed with at several events. [9]

Discography

Source: [22]

Awards

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult
2025OracleBest International Voice of the Year [28] Cinematic Tony AwardsWon
2025SanctuaryBest Music Video [29] International Gold AwardWon
2025SanctuaryBest Original Song [30] Hollywood Gold AwardWon
2024Cosmic LightBest Original Music [31] Swedish International Film Festival AwardWon
2024BreathBest Production Design in a Music Video [32] New York International Women's Festival AwardWon
2024AneyshiaBest Original Music Video [33] [34] Winners Japan Film Critics AwardsWon
2020BreathBest New Age/Ambient [35] Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominated
2019Best Female New Age Artist [14] Indie Music Channel AwardWon
20194D EternityBest Album [36] Clouzine International Electronic Music AwardWon
2019Aligned in the UniverseBest New Age Album [37] Clouzine International Electronic Music AwardWon
2018Aonki: A Gateway of LoverBest New Age Album [38] Clouzine International Electronic Music AwardWon
2018EternityBest Album [39] Independent Music AwardNominated
2017DharmaBest Composer [40] Global Music AwardWon
2017Love's RiverOutstanding Achievement New Age [41] Global Music AwardWon

Film shorts and music video awards

References

  1. ↑ "Anaya Music - Anaya Kunst". Film Freeway. June 8, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Independent Music Award Nominees - Anaya Music - New Age". Independent Music Awards. 13 February 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hollywood Media in Music Nominees 2020 - Anaya Music - New Age". Hollywood Music in Media. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "2022 Critics Choice Film Winners". Critics Choice Films. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Best Original Music". Beyond the Curve International Film Festival. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "LOS ANGELES MOTION PICTURE FESTIVAL 2021 first quarter". Malibu International. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "SIFF Winners". The SIFF. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Anaya Kunst talks about her music @ .40". Cindy Paulos Show. June 20, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "The Interview with Anaya Music". Red Movie Award. March 3, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Self Music". Mainly Piano. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lideranca Uma Nova Visão June 1995 - Tanya Botelho - page 249" (PDF). Brasilia. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Award-winning Anaya Music Drops "Rising Sun", A New Album Full Of Light And Hop". Top-40 Charts. July 4, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ "MULTI-AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ANAYA MUSIC OFFERS HOPE FOR A NEW HUMANITY OVER THE RISING SUN, AN ALBUM OF HEALING INSTRUMENTS". SA Music Awards. June 8, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Indie Music Channel Award Winners". Indie Music Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Peace Song Awards Announces Finalists in its 4th Annual Search for Music, Spoken Word, and Videos Promoting Peace". News Deli. August 9, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Anaya's desire to learn the universal language of music emerged when she was 4 years old reared by a rich culture driven by music and the arts by Jacqueline Jax". American Pride Magazine. 20 February 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Shimmering brilliance Anaya Music – Cosmic Light". Contemporary Fusion Reviews. October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Technology Meets Classical-New Age". Zone Music Reporter. January 9, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Healing Benefits of Music tuned to 432 Hz". Meditative Mind. 8 August 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Sounds From The Circle VI by BT Fasmer". New Age Music Guide. May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  21. ↑ "New Age Instrumental Review: Anaya Music-AONKI – Gateway of Love (Cosmic New Age Music)". SA Music Awards. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Anaya Music discography". Apple Music. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Skywalker in the Universe - Anaya Music". Reverb Nation. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Devotion - Anaya Music". Amazon. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Fifth Essence Anaya Music". Music and Media Focus. December 20, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  26. 1 2 "iHeart - Anaya Music". iHeart. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Album Review: Ascension Anaya Music by Kathy Parsons". Mainly Piano. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  28. ↑ "2025 Winners". Wild Filmmaker. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  29. ↑ "2025 Winners". IGA. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  30. ↑ "2025 Winners". HGA. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  31. ↑ "2024 Winners". SIFF. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  32. ↑ "2024 Winners". NIFF. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Winners Japan Film Critics Awards 2024" . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Winners Japan Film Critics Awards 2024" . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Hollywood Music in Media 2020 nominees". Indie Music Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  36. ↑ "Clouzine International Electronic Music Winner". Clouzine Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  37. ↑ "Clouzine International Music Award Winners". Clouzine International Music Award. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Clouzine International Music Award Winners". Clouzine International Music Award. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Indedpendent Music Awards". IMA. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Global Music Award Winners". Global Music Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  41. ↑ "Global Music Award Winner 2017". Global Music Awards. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  42. ↑ "New Wave Film Festival Winners". New Wave Film Festival. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  43. ↑ "Royal Wolf Film Award Winners 2020". Royal Wolf Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  44. ↑ "Best Song 2021". New Wave Film Festival. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  45. ↑ "Awards of Merit". Accolade Global Film Competition. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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