Track Listing

1. Kahawi'tha [She Carries It Along]
2. Kanekotsy^: Tha? [She Dips Water]
3. Yakolihuny^Hi [She Teaches]
4. Katsitsy^Tha? [She Knocks Petals from the Flowers]
5. Tekanatsyaslitha [She Breaks the Kettle]
6. Tsyakow^Niyo [Her Words Are Good Again]
7. Kaluhyanu: Wes
8. Katsitsi?: Yos [Pretty Flowers]
9. Tekalihwa Kwha [She Sings]
10. Kalunyaha: Wi [She Carries the Sky]
11. Taw^: Tene? [She Leads the Dawn]
12. Kahlu'nyuhe? [She Puts Them Up]
13. K^Nikast?Sla [Little Feather]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13159 in Music
• Released on: 1996-10-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Amazon.com
If there's a female equivalent to Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai in vision and talent, it's Joanne Shenandoah. In this collection celebrating the nurturing spirit of not only the women in Shenandoah's life but of all mothers, sisters, aunts, and friends, Shenandoah sings traditional Iroquois chants with a unique grace and poise. Her voice shimmers like silk in motherly lullabies and soft incantations. Some songs feature light accompaniment from a cedar flute and occasional drums, but most of the CD is Shenandoah's naturally beautiful voice echoing over a landscape of inspiring silence. Healing and exquisite. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews

An excellent gift for Mother's Day
This is the first CD by Joanne Shenanadoah that I have listened to. It contains such beautiful music. Here are some of the reasons why I urge everyone, especially women, to buy it: Each time I listen to it I feel so moved and so proud to be a woman. The beauty of these songs truly honors all women. The arrangements of these traditional Haudenosaunee-Iroquois chants and melodies by Ms. Shenandoah and Tom Wasinger evoke peace and wellbeing. And the liner notes are wonderful to read: each song is dedicated to one of Ms. Shenandoah's family members with a description of the qualities that person has which happens to fit the particular song. Such a wonderful and loving tribute to her family. As a Kiowa/Chickasaw woman I am pleased to be able to include this in my collection of native and powwow music.

Not Traditonal Iroquois Songs
Although the cd sounds beautiful, the liner notes forgets to mention the songs are not sung as the are meant to be. Her songs take our "New Women's Shuffle Dance" songs and add new age twist to them. While the result is acoustically beautiful, most people are unknowing of the difference between Ms. Shenandoahs renditions and traditional Iroquoian music.

With the struggle to maintain our culture and langauges, Joanne Shanandoah does more harm than good. Young people who do not have access to people that can teach them properly, think the songs are to be sung like Ms. Shenandoah. There are songs on the "Matriach" that are the "Six Nations Women Singers" cd entitled "We Will All Sing, altough you could never tell because of Ms. Shenandoah's mutilation of the original songs. She also lists songs as traditonal arrangement because she is so disconnected from the Iroquoian commuities that she doens't actually know who have written the songs or have the common courtesy to ask their permission to record them.

Beautiful, Haunting Sounds
I bought this cd recently, and can't stop playing it. The Music is some of the most soothing, warm, conforting--this is the best CD. I have shared this CD with my friends and they agree the sound is beautiful. I would like to know the translation of the words, this I think would make it more meaningful. Sometimes you don't want to sing words that you don't know the meaning of (and I find myself trying to sing along). I wish Ms. Shenandoah would provide an interpretation of what they mean. I would recommend this to anyone who wants music to touch their heart and soul.