Joanne Shenandoah - Orenda: Native American Songs Of Life
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Artist: Joanne ShenandoahEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 1998-08-25
Music Label: Silver Wave
Soundtracks:
- Passage (Prelude) [Across the Sky Prelude]
- Across the Sky
- I Am Your Friend [Mohawk Standing Quiver Song]
- Our Mind Is One [Mohawk Standing Quiver Song]
- Creator's Song
- The Great Feathered Horse
- In Love [Mowawk Rabbit Song]
- All My Relations [Four Cousin Songs]
- The Four Legged Ones [Garter Dance Intro]
- Garter Dance
- Deer Dance [Garter Dance 2]
- Life Giver [Mohawk Women's Dance]
- You Are My Friend [Mohawkk Friendship Song-omega]
- Hunting [Mohawk Stomp Dance]
- Unity [Haudenosaunee Round Dance]
- Prophecy Song
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Free Music Review: Stunning harmonies, haunting themes.
Hit: 5 Stars
I picked this disc up by chance on a vacation in Yellowstone with my family. It quickly became the signature music for a magical journey.
Joanne Shenandoah is a quietly powerful advocate for her musical and cultural heritage, which she presents on this disc with deep compassion. The album title means the oneness of all things, and the songs explore that theme in a few of its many components.
The album begins with the speaking voice of Lawrence Laughing describing the meaning behind the disc. We are here not just to live physically, but to be present and available spiritually. The final track brings this home in a most compelling way with lyrics (spoken in English by Shenandoah before they are sung in the native language) that emphasize our responsibility to stand up and be counted "in the spirit world." Like most good albums of its kind, this one represents life as a journey: "And when you are ready, O maker of life, I'll come home to you."
The female harmonies are simply stunning. Whether singing of love or friendship or reverence for life, they speak quietly but unmistakably to the central theme of the album --- oneness in different voices. A simple courtship dance, thoroughly accessible to children no less than to adults, is poignant in its simplicity and harmony.
Much recent "Native American" music has tended toward the New Age, and like artists in any genre, many Native American artists have sacrificed authenticity to make a buck. Not Shenandoah, at least not on this disc. The musical techniques are modernized, but the performers avoid catering to "pop" tastes and excessive sentimentality. Each tune is fresh, unique and purposeful, and Shenandoah uses rhythm as a complement to the music, not a substitute for it.
I recommend this as a first disc for anyone looking to begin exploring Native American themes through modern artists.
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Multitalented, award-winning composer and musician Joanne Shenandoah gets better with every album. On Orenda, the singer and instrumentalist, herself of Iroquois descent, is joined by Mohawk Lawrence Laughing; and their duets, including "Deer Dance" and "Unity," are among the album's strongest tracks. Shenandoah's voice is a rare gift; on Orenda, it's rich and clear, and never falters. The mix of backing instruments works well, including several percussion and wind instruments as well as guitars, while the spare arrangements allow Shenandoah's and Laughing's voices to stand out. The blend of the traditional and the contemporary in her music works very well indeed, bringing out the best of both. --Genevieve WilliamsInternational Music CDs
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