Search - Freeana :: A Woman's Chant

With training in Western, Middle-Eastern and Indian music, this most unusual vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/composer has truly presented a one-of-a-kind musical journey through a unique soundscape. Her voice is an extraordinary instrument: singing in her own evocative language, we hear her voice in a multi-layered polyphony, creating rich canonical structures ranging over 3 octaves, which give the feeling of tribal unity, her melismas beautifully complementing the melodic line, incorporating pulsing dumbek and percussion grooves, warm synthesizer textures, and delicately ornamented melodies from her alto recorder. The sounds on tracks such as "Tribal Woman" and "Promise of Joy" move from a serene, timeless drone to a hypnotic, trance-like, dancing peak. This 1998 release is a powerful and expressive conception of ritual sound-as eloquent and surprising as a haiku.