MEDICINE MUSIC
For us, medicine music is any music inspired by or created specifically for ceremonial use. As all of our events are ceremonial in nature, we focus on
music as medicine.
Birds in Paradise
BIRDS IN PARADISE
is a contemporary medicine music album cross-culturally inspired by indigenous traditional & shamanic ceremony music, featuring original music and collaborations from a stellar constellation of artists including:
Tony Moss
Sunny Solwind
Miranda Rondeau
Shireen Jarrahian
David Daniel Brown
Diana Carr
Tëté Bero
w / featured guests:
Emily Elbert
Úyanga Bold
LuvAmp Project
Produced by Tony Moss
Co-producer, engineered, mixed by Brian Taylor
[Haux Studios]
Co-produced, arranged, mixed by Jonathan Hakakian [hearcolormusic]
Mastered: J.Bossie at Bernie Grundman Mastering
1. All My Love: T. Moss
Vocals: T. Moss
Percussion: T. Moss, Tëté Bero
Bass: Danny Pritchett
Jaw Harp: Tete Bero
2. The River: Moss/Jarrahian
Vocals: T.Moss
Percussion: T. Moss
Handpan: Shireen Jarrahian
Bass: Danny Pritchett
Strings: Virginia Luke: Session Musician (Violin)
Rachel Grotenhuis Session Musician (Violin)
Lacy Rostyak Session Musician (Violin)
Stephanie Moorehouse Session Musician (Violin)
Laurann Estevez Session Musician (Viola)
Madeline Falcone Session Musician (Viola)
Irina Chirkova Session Musician (Cello)
Adrienne Woods Session Musician (Cello)
3. Ye Yemanja: T. Moss
Vocals: T. Moss
Hang: T. Moss
Percussion: Sunny Solwind, T. Moss, Tëté Bero
Flute: David Daniel Brown, S. Solwind
Birds: S. Solwind
Guitar: Emily Elbert
Bass: Danny Pritchett
Jungle Animals: S. Jarrahian
4. Amazonia 8: S. Solwind
Percussion: S. Solwind
Flutes: S. Solwind, D. Brown, Shireen Jarrahian
Vocals: T. Moss, S. Solwind, D. Brown
5. Pink Dolphins: Moss/Solwind/Jarrahian/Brown
Flutes: S. Solwind, D. Brown
Tongue Drum: T. Moss
Balafon / Jaw Harp: S. Jarrahian
Vocals: T. Moss
Add vocals: S. Solwind, Shireen Jarrahian
6. Sundance Song: Justin Dorian
Vocals: Tsuyoshi Nakajima, Alex Landau
7. Water Song: T. Moss/T. Bero
Vocals: T.Moss
Add. Vocals: Miranda Rondeau
Spoken Word: Tëté Bero
Handpan: Tëté Bero
Percussion: T.Moss, Tëté Bero
Bass: Danny Pritchett
8. Colibrí Libre: Moss/Solwind/Jarrahian/Brown
Flutes: S. Jarrahian, D. Brown
Add. flute: S. Solwind
Percussion: S. Solwind, Tëté Bero, T.Moss
Rik & Vocals: M. Rondeau
Bass: Danny Pritchett
9. Oso Blanco: Boveda Celeste
Vocals: Diana Carr
Acoustic Guitar: Brian Taylor
Elec. Guitar: Emily Elbert
Percussion: Tëté Bero
Bass: Danny Pritchett
10. Nova Luz: S. Solwind
Seperewa: S. Solwind
Main Vocal: Úyanga Bold / Sunny Solwind
Add. Vocals: T.Moss, Larisa Gosla, Emily Elbert,
Seema Seraj
Percussion: S. Solwind
11. Kalyana (Acoustic): T. Moss
Vocals: T.Moss, Emily Elbert
Guitar: Emily Elbert
Percussion: Tëté Bero
Bass: Danny Pritchett
Piano: Ben Taylor
12. Love Surrounds You: M. Rondeau
Main Vocal: M. Rondeau
Add. Vocals: T. Moss, D. Carr, Larisa Gosla,
Ksenia Luki
Guitar: Emily Elbert
String Arrangement: Ben Taylor
All My Love: inspired by / for the book, “Return of the Bird Tribes” by Ken Carey.
Amazonia 8 Shipibo translation:
Neteori: through the day, the light
Panakin: we are protected
May ori: through the earth
Jene ori: through the sea
Jakon akin: to improve, to clean
Ramakaya: so it is
Amazonia 8: a tribute / thank you to the Amazonian indigenous tribes we’ve been blessed to befriend & work with, specifically the Shipibo, whose friendship, knowledge, and healing modalities have blessed the lives of so many.
Pink Dolphins:
Otorongo: jaguar
Medicina: medicine
Mai Divina: most divine
Buo Quena: owl
Da floresta: of the forest
The Sun Dance is the most important ceremony practiced by the Lakota (Sioux) and nearly all Plains Indians. It is a time of renewal for the tribe, people, and earth. The songs are considered sacred and are rarely sung outside the ceremony. This is a contemporary Sundance song shared with his permission.
Water Song: the lyrics are “spirit language” roughly translating to “I’m here, I am. Thank you for the medicine water, thank you Mama.”
Colibrí Libre (humming bird dance): the fluttering wings of the hummingbird move in the pattern of an infinity symbol symbolising eternity, continuity, and infinity.
Nova Luz (New Light): The Seperewa is one of two types of harp-lutes played in Ghana. The name translates roughly to “small prayer” and is often used to support prayers.
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