Music : Weaving My Ancestors' Voices

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0077778672227
Label: Real World
Manufacturer: Real World
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Real World
Release Date: May 11, 1992
Studio: Real World
Sales Rank: 12711

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Disc 1:

1. Speaking In Tongues
2. Dhyana And Donalogue
3. Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean
4. Enchantment
5. Call
6. Bhajan
7. Speaking In Tongues (2)
8. Sacred Stones
9. Om Namaha Shiva

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Approaching the voice as an instrument, British-born Indian Sheila Chandra brings an expansive, timeless quality to this collection of improvised songs based on ragas and modern folk music. Most of the tracks, outside of the drone, are unadorned--as is Chandra's pretty voice, simple in its low tone and unaffected in vocal style. Still, Chandra travels to expansive places, reliving her days as Monsoon's lead singer on "Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean". Though Chandra revisits British and Celtic music, her voice is at its strongest when borrowing from traditional Indian vocal technique and ragas. "Bhajan" is a soothing hymn with drone as are "Sacred Stones" and "Om Namaha Shiva", proving Chandra has indeed succeeded in connecting to ancestral voices for a lovely, meaningful album. --Karen K. Hugg




Rating: - Stunning!
My first review having spent years buying from Amazon.. so as you might guess I'm pretty enthusiastic about this album! I brought the 'Long Way down' CD set and listened to 'Enchantment' by Sheila Chandra. She has a simply stunning voice.. my music collection is fairly large and pretty diverse but this shoots straight into the top five.. such a relaxing sound .. if I'm playing it in the background at home friends never fail to ask me who it is.. My advice if you're thinking of buying this.. don't ... Read More

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Rating: - One of the great albums of all time
This has so much I love. Sweep of melody, great singing, a mix of non-west and west. This is a work by one of the greatest musicians of all time and it is her finest work.

I have listened to it a hundred times and there is so much more to learn of it.

The song Enchantment about magic and love is one of the most compelling stories I have ever heard, or indeed read. And I have read quite a few.

If you like the edge of music, if you like imagination and produced sound, ... Read More

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