A Suite for Yemayá - Leana Song - Orisha Love Songs Vol.1 - 2008 скачать в хорошем качестве

A Suite for Yemayá - Leana Song - Orisha Love Songs Vol.1 - 2008

"Yemayá Asesu" -- is the first movement in a three part suite saluting the orisha of the ocean, Yemayá. Sonically, we feel the calm, flowing ocean, periodically crashing on the shores. Orlando Fiol's piano acts as the Akpon (lead singer). "Zapateo de Yemayá" - is an ocean storm, a ride from serenity to surrender. Orlando Fiol translates a prayer for Yemayá to the piano. "Yemayá Ogun" -- The calm after the storm, the third movement is a salute to her power and beauty, and thanks and praise for our survival. "Orisha Love Songs" is a contemporary salute to six Orishas, (spiritual beings representing forces of nature) from the Yoruba tradition/religion termed Santeria, also known as Regla de Ocha or Regla Lucumí. Orisha worship was first brought to Cuba by Yoruba slaves in the nineteenth century. It was then combined with Catholic religious practices, and spread to other Latin-American countries and the United States via immigration. Our hometown, Philadelphia, has a vibrant Nigerian Yoruba community as well as a strong Lucumí community. As the African Diaspora continues, more and more people all over the world are learning about the Orishas. My life has been blessed continually by the Orishas, and the arrangements on this record exhibit my immense gratitude. I was first attracted to Lucumí songs at various Afro-Cuban dance classes in Boston in 2000. Having been a songwriter for many years, I became interested in the song structure, the melodic movement, and the deceptive cadence of Orisha song. As time passed and I became more familiar with the Batá drumming, I began to see how the songs "dressed" the drumming. I began to hear music differently and, in fact, I began to hear this music everywhere. The melodies on this record have been sung by millions of people over generations, across oceans, under brutal conditions. They have survived in the hearts and minds of the international Yoruba community, but most importantly they lasted because they were sounded. These songs were born of mankind, and as they developed they slowly connected and changed, just like any living thing. They are on a path, a path that has led you, and we are connected. Leana Song is: Shawn Hennessey (Iyá /Akpon /Guitars /Gyil /Percussion) Eric Hickey (Itótele /Kidi /Gyil) Abraham "Cito" Caraballo Candell (Okónkolo / Bobá / Surdo /Coro) Brian Nadav (Classical Guitar /Axatse /Coro) Eric "Big Eric" Mosca (Aslatua/ Gankogui/ Coro) Michael "Frosty" Spiker (Sogo /Maracas /Coro) Joshua Winer (Coro /Kaganu) Wesley Rast (Coro /Gankogui) Yuval Miller (Atoke /Coro) Gina Ferrera (Shekere/ Coro) Okomfo Adwoa Tacheampong (Shekere /Akpon on 'Imbe Imbe') Chukie Joseph (Akpon on 'Chen che kururu') Jason Fraticelli (Upright Bass) Brian Marsella (Melodica /Rhodes /Organ) Elliot Levin (Soprano Sax on 'Todjo' /Flute) John Thompson (Baritone Sax on 'Todjo' / Tenor Sax on 'Barasuwayo' /Soprano Sax on 'Chen che kururu') Patrick Hughes (Trumpet on 'Barasuwayo' and 'Ewaze Ago') Past members: Aron Andrew, Alison Wadsworth, Quint Lange, Joshua Gilgoff, Abigail Fammartino, Jeremy Grenhart **with honored guest:** Orlando Enrique Fiol (Piano) For info contact us: leanasong@gmail.com.com www.leanasong.com    / shawnhennessey   www.facebook.com/Leanasongband © 2008 Leana Song All songs traditional All songs arranged by Shawn Hennessey and Leana Song Produced by Brian Nadav and Shawn Hennessey Recorded and Mixed by Tom Spiker and Shawn Hennessey at Undercarriage Studios, Philadelphia PA, USA 2005-2008 Mastered by Hubert Marniau at Studio Voltaire. Paris, France 2008 Album Design: "Frosty" Spiker and Shawn Hennessey Instrument Photographs: Alya Hameedi 2005 and Marco Roldán 2008 Group Photograph: Marco Roldán 2008