Sudama Mark Kennedy & Joss Jaffe Release “Wave Navigation,” the ASMR-Driven Second Single from Upcoming Album Whale Dreaming, Today
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 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 Dreamingalbum, 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.
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
