Track Listing

1. Toyi Toyi
2. Free
3. Swing Low
4. Chant of the Islands
5. Strange Fruit
6. Sum'Bulala
7. By the Rivers of Babylon
8. Wahjeeleh-Yihm
9. Be Like Him
10. Motherless
11. Fifa
12. Tumba
13. On Children
14. Watch Me Fly

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266290 in Music
• Released on: 2004-03-01
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Across culture, creed, race, and class, the human experience remains a constant through which all can communicate. The songs we chose to place on Watch Me Fly are Talisman's attempt to communicate the common experiences of love, loss, joy, pain, and hope through the universal medium of music. In accordance with Talisman's past, the music on this album comes from a range of cultures and experiences: protest songs from South Africa; Native American chants; a Maori love song; Negro spirituals; a jazz song about the horror of lynching. Watch Me Fly breathes life into stories old and new. The title of the album, inspired by the final track with the same name, tells us that despite our situations, there is always hope that our dreams will be realized and that we will overcome our individual and collective struggles on a move towards freedom. Heavy at times, weightless at others, Watch Me Fly is a celebration of life.

Sherry Winston | Jazz Flutist, Warlock Records
"Talisman is one of the most significant a cappella groups to come...truly worthy of national and international recognition."

Primarily A Cappella
"Diversity in people, through songs we unite. Talisman marked its genesis in 1990 and realized success in great proportions."

Customer Reviews

The greatest CD I have - Watch Me Fly is inspirational
There is no cd that plays more in my home - I have passed along the music of Talisman throughout my entire family and friends. The range of melodies throughout the cd keeps me completely engrossed and devoted to their music. It's one of few cds where I listen to every song and then repeat the entire cd.

The music is rich, the voices are serene, and the message is sincere and powerful. The only thing better is hearing Talisman in person - I am truly addicted.

God bless each member of their group and their music.

Talisman's #1 fan :)

Contemporary A Cappella Award and RARB review
Contemporary A Cappella Awards:
2004 Winner Best Mixed Collegiate Album

Recorded A Cappella Review Board(RARB):
The Stanford Talisman's website contains praises from Bill Clinton and the director of the St. Olaf Choir, and it's no wonder. Maybe this is my classical training showing through, but to be perfectly honest, Watch Me Fly is quite possibly the best collegiate a cappella album I have ever heard. - Tom Czerwinski

Talisman's new album celebrates the glory of folk music, taking its strengths and weaknesses on a marvelous journey. - Rebecca Christie

Any fan of world music would do well to get a copy of this CD. It's simply an absolute treat. Talisman has earned yet another distinction: they are the only a cappella group that's earned two albums in my iPod. Keep doing what you do; I'm looking forward to what you create next. - Bernard Levin