Women of Spirit

Women of Spirit

Women of Spirit

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Yet another jewel in the Putumayo crown, Women of Spirit brings us an hour of soulfully respondent music from round the globe, made by women whose sound is full like lips, round like hips, and solid like bare feet on fertile earth. Women of Spirit is musky, sensuous, and womanly, at once wise and gloriously ripe. From the opening "Inexile," performed by Capercaille with Siberia, in which Karen Matheson's throaty alto wail soars round reeling Celtic fiddle, to the closing "A Song," featuring the mother-daughter African-American gospel blues harmony of Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, Women of Spirit celebrates the stages not only of womanhood, but of the entire life cycle. Ani DiFranco's distinctively styled ringing guitar picking twined with her bust-loose vocals on the chorus of "Done Wrong" is deeply affecting. Cassandra Wilson shines on "Death Letter," and the exotic chant and slide of the French-Sudanese Groupe Oiywan makes staying still near impossible. This collection beckons one to embrace life, move to the rhythm, and find comfort in knowing that we are most powerful as a tribe. --Paige La Grone

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Women of Spirit
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • insert smile here
  • Run...don't walk...get this CD!!!
  • Insanely Beautiful
  • Exploring new worlds
  • Great background or driving music!
 Women of Spirit
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Compilations | International | Styles | Music
GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
InternationalInternational | Putumayo World Music Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B0000064WT
Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

  1. Inexile - Capercaillie
  2. Dame Tu Fuerza - Fortuna
  3. Assode - Groupe Oyiwan
  4. Muengue Mwa Ndolo - Coco Mbassi
  5. Negra Presentuosa - Susana Baca
  6. Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson
  7. Avelo - Tarika
  8. Untold Story - Sibongile Khumalo
  9. Aguis Mahasnik Biman - Rasha
  10. La Zarza - Ima Galguen
  11. Done Wrong - Ani DiFranco
  12. El Sueno De La Hija Del Rey - Savina Yannatou
  13. A Song - Toshi Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon

Amazon.com

Yet another jewel in the Putumayo crown, Women of Spirit brings us an hour of soulfully respondent music from round the globe, made by women whose sound is full like lips, round like hips, and solid like bare feet on fertile earth. Women of Spirit is musky, sensuous, and womanly, at once wise and gloriously ripe. From the opening "Inexile," performed by Capercaille with Siberia, in which Karen Matheson's throaty alto wail soars round reeling Celtic fiddle, to the closing "A Song," featuring the mother-daughter African-American gospel blues harmony of Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, Women of Spirit celebrates the stages not only of womanhood, but of the entire life cycle. Ani DiFranco's distinctively styled ringing guitar picking twined with her bust-loose vocals on the chorus of "Done Wrong" is deeply affecting. Cassandra Wilson shines on "Death Letter," and the exotic chant and slide of the French-Sudanese Groupe Oiywan makes staying still near impossible. This collection beckons one to embrace life, move to the rhythm, and find comfort in knowing that we are most powerful as a tribe. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars insert smile here.......2007-03-13

I love this CD except for ONE song. How often does THAT happen? Not very. Beautiful compilation.

5 out of 5 stars Run...don't walk...get this CD!!!.......2007-01-31

One of the very, very best. You'll find yourself reaching for this one again and again. Beautiful, complex, fulfilling... you'll hear new things every time you play this CD. Highly recommended and worth every penny.

5 out of 5 stars Insanely Beautiful.......2005-10-03

Women of Spirit is, without reservation, the best Putumayo album ever to be released. Filled to the brim with radiance, passion, and the irrepressible light all wonderful female vocalists can bring to their work, this is like an international Lilith Fair.

With soulful works originating from anywhere from Greece to South Africa, Women of Spirit compiles some of the best female vocalists to ever grace the planet. Including Ani DiFranco's "Done Wrong," Capercaillie's "Inexile," Ima Galguen's "La Zarza," and Savina Yannatuo's "El Sueno de la Hija del Rey" as some of the shining stars, as well as songs from Susana Baca and Tarika, both previously covered by Putumayo.

Ranging from a crystalline, delicate Celtic/Mediterranean sound to harsh, tender, and sprawling melodies from the USA, this record truly has spirit guaranteed to outshine nearly everything else.

As Maya Angelou, whose quote introduces the album, says, "Being a woman is hard work. Not without joy and even ecstasy, but still relentless, unending work." Here is a record to remove our minds from these burdens, a collection of music that is peaceful, sexy, uplifting, or just insanely beautiful by turns.

5 out of 5 stars Exploring new worlds.......2004-01-04

Deciding my favorite tracks on this CD was harder than for many others. In most compilations one or two tracks stand out. In this, different tracks grew on me at different rates. The collection as a whole settled slowly; how well it went together was only appreciated after several listenings.

5 out of 5 stars Great background or driving music!.......2002-12-16

This CD was given to me as a gift, and I must admit, I was a little skeptical. Much to my surpirse and delight, it's a fabulous CD with a mix of world influences. I'm in the process of tracking down entire albums from some of the artists on Women of Spirit.
Angel Songs of Mimi Dye
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    		Angel Songs of Mimi Dye

    Manufacturer: Mimi Dye
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00003ZAN5
    Release Date: 1999-12-11

    Tracks:

    1. New Day Angels
    2. Joy of the People
    3. Angels Aound Us
    4. Tears of the Angels
    5. Lament of the Women
    6. Prayer for the Earth
    7. Song of Life
    8. Oh the Passage of Time Adeline
    9. Mahalo Love Angels
    10. Aloha Spirit Angels
    11. Vern's Heavenly Dance
    12. My Angel Scott

    Album Description

    Angel Songs of Mimi Dye is original contemporary instrumental music composed and performed by renowned Viola soloist Mimi Dye. The theme of Angel songs is to bring people closer to the angels. The music selections are uplifting, melodic, joyful and refreshingly rich in sound and variety. It's music to lift your mood and spirit.
    Anima Mea! New Music for Women's Voices
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      		Anima Mea! New Music for Women's Voices
      Ron Jeffers , Gyorgy Orban , Stephen Harrison Paulus , Imant Raminsh , Randall Stroope , Jewish Traditional , Gwyneth Walker , Saint Mary's College Women's Choir , Nancy Menk , and Beverly Tucker
      Manufacturer: Pro Organo
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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      1. Ave, Ave!: 20th Century Music for Women's Voices
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      4. Oratio: 20th Century Sacred Music

      ASIN: B000777IYC
      Release Date: 2005-01-25

      Tracks:

      1. Magnificat (Z. Randall Stroope)
      2. O Sacrum Convivium (Don Michael Dicie)
      3. In the Beginning (Imant Raminsh)
      4. Artsa Alinu (Nina Gilbert, arr.)
      5. Sursum Corda (Alan Bullard)
      6. Mass No. 6 for Treble Voices, Kyrie (Gyorgy Orban)
      7. Gloria (Orban)
      8. Sanctus-Benedictus (Orban)
      9. Agnus Dei (Orban)
      10. Salve Regina (William Hawley)
      11. Sanctus (Ron Jeffers)
      12. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen, arr. Robinson)
      13. The Road Home (Stephen Paulus)
      14. When I Bring to You Colour'd Toys (Paul Carey)
      15. Walk that Valley (Gwyneth Walker)
      16. So Many Angels! (Gwyneth Walker)
      17. The Bells of Saint Mary's (arr. Raymond Sprague)

      Product Description

      The third in a series of new music for Women's Choirs on the ProOrgano label.
      The Way of Song
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Great companion CD!
      		 The Way of Song
      Shawna Carol
      Manufacturer: Spirit Song Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Jazz FusionJazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
      MeditationMeditation | New Age | Styles | Music
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      1. The Way of Song: A Guide to Freeing the Voice and Sounding the Spirit

      ASIN: B00009Y3RL
      Release Date: 2003-04-15

      Tracks:

      1. Part I: Spiritsong Straining
      2. Part II: Spiritsong Session

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Great companion CD!.......2004-02-14

      I'm glad I decided to buy this CD. I bought the book, but was feeling a little bit shy about the process of spiritsinging, and wasn't completely sure about it. This CD leads you step-by-step through the process. You can use this CD on its own, but I highly recommend buying the book too. The book has some exercises that are not included on the album.
      Music by Women: A Celebration
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        		Music by Women: A Celebration

        Manufacturer: Capstone
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by Clara Wieck SchumannAll Works by Clara Wieck Schumann | Schumann, Clara Wieck | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B0000A4G5R
        Release Date: 2003-07-29
        Eshet Hayil: A Tribute to Jewish Women
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          		Eshet Hayil: A Tribute to Jewish Women
          High Spirit Orchestra & Friends David
          Manufacturer: World Wide Success
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Jewish & Yiddish MusicJewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music
          KlezmerKlezmer | Folk | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00004SQZB
          Release Date: 2000-03-08

          Tracks:

          1. Mother Sarah - Rabbi J. Levy
          2. A Yiddish A Mama - Cantor Herschel Fox
          3. High Priest Blessing (Yevarahech) - Rabbi & Cantor Baruch Cohon
          4. Women Of Valor - Yiddish - Rabbi & Cantor Baruch Cohon
          5. Eshet Hayil - Hassidic - Rabbi & Cantor Baruch Cohon
          6. Eshet Hayil - Sepharadic - Rabbi & Cantor Baruch Cohon
          7. Song Of Songs - Rabbi David Baron
          8. Eli Eli - A Tribute To Hannah Senesh - Rabbi Ed Feinstein
          9. Goldah - Rabbi Gershon Johnson/Elaine Wynstock
          10. Abre Tu - Ladino Love Song - Abre Tu
          11. My Bobbeniu - A Dedication Song To Grandmother - Rabbi & Cantor Baruch Cohon
          12. Natalie - A Dedication Song To A Daughter - Eshet Yahil: A Tribute To Jewish Women
          13. Ima Yekara Li - My Precious Mother (In Hebrew) - Eshet Yahil: A Tribute To Jewish Women
          14. Boyie Ima 'Come Mother' (In Hebrew) - Eshet Yahil: A Tribute To Jewish Women
          15. Esther - Eshet Yahil: A Tribute To Jewish Women
          16. All The Things We Are 'Theme Song' - Eshet Yahil: A Tribute To Jewish Women
          A Women's Celebration of Chant & Harmony
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            		A Women's Celebration of Chant & Harmony

            Manufacturer: Schoolkids
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Sacred & ReligiousSacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
            Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
            GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            ChantsChants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B0000058N0
            Release Date: 1995-01-13

            Tracks:

            1. Ave Maris Stella
            2. Salve Regina
            3. Queen of Heaven
            4. Sparrow
            5. In Paradisum
            6. Ad Te Levavi
            7. "O" Antiphon
            8. Behold the Lord Comes
            9. Dicite Pusilanimes
            10. Rorate Coeli
            11. Alleluia
            12. Dominus Dixit Ad Me
            13. In Splendoribus
            14. Solis Ortus
            15. Exsurge
            16. Meditabor
            17. Pater
            18. Nos Auten
            19. Dominus Jesus
            20. Lord Jesus
            21. Gradual and Alleluia Easter Sunday Mass: Hace Dies, Alleluia, Pascha
            22. Giver of Life
            23. Spiritus Domini
            24. Memento Verbi
            25. Panis Quen Ego
            26. Song of the New Covenant
            27. Veni Sancte Spiritus
            28. Spirit of the Lord
            In Spirit At the Wall
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              		In Spirit At the Wall
              Linda & Jeanie
              Manufacturer: Oasis
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
              ASIN: B00008OD8U
              Release Date: 2001-08-17

              Tracks:

              1. Liberty's Bell
              2. Walnut and Pepper
              3. Suzi
              4. Only the Name
              5. Pizza Parlor Singer Blues
              6. In Spirit At the Wall
              7. Long Way Home
              8. So We'll Fly
              9. Sunshine Key and Seafood (Conch Frettin')
              10. So Hard To Go On Alone

              Album Description

              LIBERTY'S BELL - The girls sang this upbeat song in every USO show they did during the Vietnam War. You can just visualize American flags in abundance and spirits ever so high -- 'let their lives not be wasted nor their cause be forgot -- for the sound of freedom is the cause we have fought --.'.

              WALNUT AND PEPPER - An emotional portrayal of an event shared by best friends. When love is true, it will transcend beyond.

              SUZI - Written about Jeanie's motorcycle adventures from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast. All stories are true.

              ONLY THE NAME - This song was written just prior to a millennium performance for the Vietnam Helicoptor Pilots Association in Washington DC. Featuring Jeanie's rich alto voice, the sweet harmony of Linda completes the sound that brings tears to the listener's eyes. The message is of an American soldier who had dreams of love, children, holidays and service to his country that all came to an end as his name is written on the wall and only the name remains of his life.

              PIZZA PARLOR SINGER BLUES - A protest song (in jest, of course) from the times when we sang at the Village Inn Pizza Parlor in Roanoke, VA.

              IN SPIRIT AT THE WALL - After our visit to the wall, Jeanie felt compelled to write more.

              LONG WAY HOME - Just a look down a long path - searching for the comforting feelings of home.

              SO WE'LL FLY - Was written just before going to Vietnam to surprise our friends and say goodbye to them. First song at the theater in Wellsburg, West Virginia, where we announced our upcoming tour.

              SUNSHINE KEY AND SEAFOOD (CONCH FRETTIN') - My first Florida Keys song. Was written for Lower Keys seafood festival where the Conch Fretters and The Key Lime Pie Band were the entertainment. The bandstand was right beside the Old Milwaukee beer stand. All ya had to do was fall off the stage to get another beer.

              SO HARD TO GO ON ALONE - Was written about Linda. Actually, it came about when Jeanie was singing in Steubensville, Ohio, and it was noticed that she did not sing in some places, then started as if nothing had happened. When asked, she said it was Linda's part. Of course, Linda wasn't there to sing it.
              He Is Love
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                		He Is Love

                Manufacturer: Be Natural Entertainment
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

                GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
                ASIN: B000CADOU6
                Release Date: 2004-10-05
                Women of Spirit
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                  		Women of Spirit
                  Beth Eichel & Friends
                  Manufacturer: Eichel Productions
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

                  GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
                  GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
                  ASIN: B000BGQX7C
                  Release Date: 2005-02-15

                  Tracks:

                  1. Spirit, Speak
                  2. Labyrinth
                  3. My Heavenly Star
                  4. Another Time
                  5. Thy Will be Done
                  6. Calm Me Down, Jesus
                  7. Come to Me
                  8. Someday is Now
                  9. Angel
                  10. Waiting for the Sun
                  11. I am God's Creation
                  12. Women of Today

                  Product Description

                  Written by a woman, sung by women, to inspire, bring calm, hope, and faith to chaotic lives. "Women of Spirit brings together six women of different cultures, backgrounds, and experience reflecting my hopes for the world today." -Palos Verdes Peninsula News, May 19, 2005

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