Peace and Power: The Best of Joanne Shenandoah

Amazon.com
Sung in her native Iroquois tongue, Joanne Shenandoah's music is like a lullaby with a touch of pain and longing lingering beneath the surface. Sometimes called the Native American Enya, Shenandoah actually has a deeper, more powerful voice than the Irish thrush. Her songs are like Native haiku, short fragments that build in their own poetic arc, sharing an innate musicality not unlike Irish Gaelic. Although Shenandoah has several recordings in a more conventional folk-singer vein, Peace & Power draws from her four most evocative, atmospheric albums: Matriarch, Orenda, Peacemaker's Journey and Lifeblood. Both pianist Peter Kater, who produced Lifeblood, and Tom Wasinger, producer of the other three, successfully frame Shenandoah's simple songs in detailed arrangements. Wasinger, in particular, creates an ethereal chamber music ensemble, with guitars, Middle Eastern zithers, Armenian duduks, citterns, and African kalimbas. The CD comes with an extensive autobiographical booklet detailing Shenandoah's life journey and her pride in her Native heritage, though there's not much information about the music itself. And it would be interesting, in this retrospective context, to hear how she has taken her tradition and extended it into new musical terrain. But at least the aural evidence is on the CD. --John Diliberto

Peace and Power: The Best of Joanne Shenandoah,Joanne Shenandoah,Silver Wave,Ethnic Fusion,Int'l & World Music,Native American,New Age,Pop,Spiritual,World Music

Average customer rating: A great blessed voice New to Joanne Shenandoah She takes your breath away! Mesmerizing... Peace and Power

Peace & Power: Best of Joanne Shenandoah Joanne Shenandoah Manufacturer: Silver Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Eagle Cries Orenda: Native American Songs Of Life Peacemaker's Journey Matriarch Skywoman ASIN: B00006LLPZ Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Mother Of Nations
2. Prophecy Song
3. When Eyes Meet
4. Kaluhyanu:Wes
5. I Am Your Friend
6. Kahalu'nyuhe
7. Aiionwatha Forgives
8. Dance Of The North
9. Katsitsi:Yos
10. The Four Legged Ones
11. Deer Dance
12. Path Of Beauty
13. Kahawi'tha
14. Peace And Power

Amazon.com

Sung in her native Iroquois tongue, Joanne Shenandoah's music is like a lullaby with a touch of pain and longing lingering beneath the surface. Sometimes called the Native American Enya, Shenandoah actually has a deeper, more powerful voice than the Irish thrush. Her songs are like Native haiku, short fragments that build in their own poetic arc, sharing an innate musicality not unlike Irish Gaelic. Although Shenandoah has several recordings in a more conventional folk-singer vein, Peace & Power draws from her four most evocative, atmospheric albums: Matriarch, Orenda, Peacemaker's Journey and Lifeblood. Both pianist Peter Kater, who produced Lifeblood, and Tom Wasinger, producer of the other three, successfully frame Shenandoah's simple songs in detailed arrangements. Wasinger, in particular, creates an ethereal chamber music ensemble, with guitars, Middle Eastern zithers, Armenian duduks, citterns, and African kalimbas. The CD comes with an extensive autobiographical booklet detailing Shenandoah's life journey and her pride in her Native heritage, though there's not much information about the music itself. And it would be interesting, in this retrospective context, to hear how she has taken her tradition and extended it into new musical terrain. But at least the aural evidence is on the CD. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

A great blessed voice.......2007-01-26

This is the first CD that I buy of Joanne Shenandoah. It was I great surprise not just for the quality of the production but for the unique sweet voice Joanne has to sing this king of songs. To those who are looking for new experience into this kind of music it is high recommended.

New to Joanne Shenandoah.......2006-03-19

I am new to Joanne Shanandoah. So I wanted to get a good "example" of her music. By reading other reviews on Amazon I decided to buy this specific CD. I loved it. The songs are very powerful and her voice is divine. I wanted to start my collection of Joanne with music on her native tongue. And that is one of the reasons I purchased this CD. Now I want to buy a CD where she sings in English.

She takes your breath away!.......2005-05-03

I was lucky enough to see Joanne Shenandoah at the Indian Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI last year. She took my breath away. My friend bought this CD and we just took a trip up to the North Woods this weekend and listened to it. WOW! It is so beautiful! Each and every song is a beautiful melody to your ears and soul. I loved listening to it so much I'm buying my own copy (along with a couple of other CD's by Joanne) from Amazon today.

If you ever get a chance to see this beautiful woman sing in person-GO AND SEE HER! She shares her tradition and family on stage along with her lovely music.

Mesmerizing..........2005-01-29

Buy it -- you need it! This is music flows through the mind in powerfully smooth waves, evocative of the same quiet power I found in Timecode's 'Indigo.' In America, where achieving perverted levels of noise is a sacred goal, artists like Shenandoah take us away and set us in the chasmal spaces of peace.

Peace and Power.......2003-01-04

After listening to this newest CD I now realize why I love Joanne's music. From the first time I heard her music and how it compelled me to talk the storeowner into selling me the demonstration CD, the only one he had, convincing him that I had to have it now. Then I went to search out and find all of her existing music to add to my collection. It is not hard to understand why she has won so many accolades and awards. This newest album is a weaving of her past magic into a new medicine bundle of music. Listening to the healing that comes forth only makes me yearn for what comes next.

Average customer rating:

{IMPORT} Invocation Of The Great Spirit, Welcome Song (The Grand Entry), Flag Song, Jingle Dance (Ladies Dance), Sun Dance, Grass Dance Of The Northern Tribes, Butterfly Song, Intertribal Chant, Warrior's Chant, Red Chant, Desert Song, Closing Rites {{{PRODUCED BY JOHN MATARAZZO FOR INTERRA RECORDS, INC.}}} Drummers and Dancers Navajo and Sioux Nation Singers , and INC. PRODUCED BY JOHN MATARAZZO FOR INTERRA RECORDS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000JI6IFO

Rock Music:

1. Platinum Collection [Enhanced] [Import]
2. Pod (Bonus DVD) [Enhanced]
3. Putumayo Presents: Women of Africa
4. Raise Your Spirit Higher: Wenyukela
5. Reveries
6. Romantic Energy [Enhanced]
7. Sahra
8. Salsa Around the World
9. Samurai Collection
10. Sanctuary

Rock Music

rock music

Recommended Music:

First the Groove [CD-single] [Import]

Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Opp. 12 & 80

Milstein Encores

Waylon Jennings [Karaoke]

Onimusha 2 [Soundtrack]

Message

Monster [Import]

Om Kara [CD-single]

Millennium Edition [Import]

Piano Concerto / Davidsbundlertanze / Carnaval

Minority [CD-single] [Import]

Memorabilia Navideña

Jurassic 5

Händel: Oreste

Pop Music pop-music-27