A Thousand Candles

About the Artist
But like a lovely wind, the breath of Love Lifts up the wings of pure desire..."         --Serah            "Yes"

How often does music make you stop in mid-motion, catch your breath and become perfectly still so that you don’t miss a note, not a word, an inflection? It’s about to happen right now...

Serah is an award-winning vocalist and lyricist with several hit songs and a cache of critically acclaimed albums. But her inner glow emanates from a much deeper place than sheer talent and recognition, and lights the songs of A Thousand Candles. The album, which follows up the conceptual Late Harvest of 2003, is Serah’s love letter to the world. The imagery is worthy of Thoreau and Emerson, all nature, romance and peace in "Scene from a Dreamer’s Gaze," "Wind in Their Manes," "Oysters and Stars" and "Mountains of Luberon," while the music, sometimes angels’ wings and sometimes rhythmic hooves, transports us to those places where she beckons us with her voice.

Renowned as a world music artist, Serah remains loyal to the Africa that has been her muse since dedicating a year-and-a-half of her life to working a drought area there. The continent that inspired the wild beauty of Flight of the Stork and the magical Senegal Moon ignites A Thousand Candles with the exceptional musicianship of Serah’s longtime friend and Senegal native, Wasis Diop (vocals, guitar), Richard Bona (a.k.a. Bonayuma) (backing vox, ad-libs) of Cameroon, and famed Ethiopian singer Gigi, who contributed backing vocals and wonderful ad-libs.

Serah co-produced the album with Dan Marnien, with additional co-production expertise from Diop and David Sancious (Sting, Eric Clapton, Seal). A Thousand Candles sparked the return of Serah stalwart and session player extraordinaire Michael Landau (James Taylor, Joni Mitchell), who not only plays guitar on every track, but who studies the graceful-voiced goddess’ lyrics as if they were poems from an anthology, drawing from the language that his six-string will speak. New arrivals to this considerable circle of musicians, bassist Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell) throws some heat, while Steve Tavaglione brings his wistful saxophone along with the exoticism of the ewi, deduk and Turkish clarinets. A rising star in her own right, Serah’s daughter Grace brings beautifully textured backing vocals to several of the songs.

"Artists need artists," Serah theorizes, not specifically in reference to the gathering of this tribe of vibe, but speaking directly of the big picture. "We’re wanting connection; we’re wanting the Great Spirit to make us feel meaning and value, and there’s no one who doesn’t feel it."

A Thousand Candles is just such a connection, and through its songs, such as "Epiphany, "Red on Green," and the generous outpour of the rest, we feel the meaning and discover the value that too often elude us.

"Through art, I look for light and to love the world, to heal, to inspire, to comfort. And humor," she laughs.

Two years in the making, Serah says, "I wanted every song on the album to kill me. Me. And I didn’t want to listen to the record three years from now and wish that certain songs weren’t on it – which is what I do sometimes," she admits. "I tried to bring the record to a level where every time I thought that a song was the best one, I would keep working on the other ones until they all reached that level."

This is as much a commentary on the superlative quality of the music as it is on the quiet but unwavering perfectionism of the perfectionist. If A Thousand Candles is good enough for Serah, then it will exceed all expectations of fans and neophytes.

A Thousand Candles is a thousand different things, defying tidy genre categorization with a willful and imaginative eclecticism. Yes, its proud foundation is world music (itself a category as broad as the globe), but it’s painted in rich hues of folk, pop, spirituality and inspiration, each and all a telling facet of the div

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How often does music make you stop in mid-motion, catch your breath and become perfectly still so that you don't miss a note, not a word, an inflection? It's about to happen right now... Serah is an award-winning vocalist and lyricist with several hit songs and a cache of critically acclaimed albums. But her inner glow emanates from a much deeper place than sheer talent and recognition, and lights the songs of A Thousand Candles. The album, which follows up the conceptual Late Harvest of 2003, is Serah's love letter to the world. The imagery is worthy of Thoreau and Emerson, all nature, romance and peace in "Scene from a Dreamer's Gaze," "Wind in Their Manes," "Oysters and Stars" and "Mountains of Luberon," while the music, sometimes angels' wings and sometimes rhythmic hooves, transports us to those places where she beckons us with her voice.

A Thousand Candles,Serah,Great Northern Arts,International,New Age

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Dagen Är Kommen Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cornelius, Peter | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Nielsen | Nielsen, Carl | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music $7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Duets: An American Classic ASIN: B0000014FV Release Date: 2000-10-06

Tracks:

1. Dagen Ar Kimmen
2. Nar Juldagsmorgon Glimmar
3. Det Ar En Ros Utsprungen
4. Betlehems Stjarna (Glans Over Sjo Och Strand) - Niklas Westlund
5. Ding, Dong, Merrily On High
6. Nu Tandas Tusen Jeleljus - Richard Rindevret
7. Stilla Natt - Olle Persson
8. Gladelig Vi Sjunge Dig
9. Forunderligt och Markligt
10. Vid Betlehem
11. Tre Kungar - Olle Persson
12. Harlig Ar Jorden
13. O Helga Natt (Adams Julsang) - Olle Persson
14. I Saw Three Ships
15. Jungfru Maria
16. Och Det Hande Vid Den Tiden - Niklas Westlund
17. Jul, Jul, Stralande Jul
18. Ave Maria - Olle Persson
19. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
20. Lyss Till Anglassangens Ord

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A Thousand Candles Serah Manufacturer: Great Northern Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wing of Mercy Out of the Wind Late Harvest Senegal Moon Flight of the Stork ASIN: B0002VJVD4 Release Date: 2005-04-01

Tracks:

1. Yes
2. White Birds
3. Download
4. Something
5. After the War
6. Scenes From A Dreamer's Gaze
7. Epiphany
8. Wind in their Manes
9. Oysters and Stars
10. Angel
11. Mountains of Luberon
12. Red on Green

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Executive Director - Bob Rock, Produced and Mixed by AOE and Brian Dobbs

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At Christmas God Came on Earth Manufacturer: Ondine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Casals, Pablo | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00000HXJ6 Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Maria, Herran piikanen
2. Joulukranssi kuudella kielella
3. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
4. Oh Holy Night - Oi, jouluyo
5. The Joy Of Giving
6. Kulkuset fantasai - Fantasy On Jingle Bells
7. Tonttujen joulukussi
8. Nigra sum
9. Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons
10. Kuului laulu enkelten
11. Go, Tell It On The Mountain
12. Joudu, satakiel
13. Katso, ihme taivainen
14. En etsi valtaa, loistoa
15. Maa on niin kaunis
16. Jouluna Jumala syntyi

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Night of a Thousand Candles The Men They Couldn't Hang Manufacturer: Demon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KL5OYG

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