Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Jana Title: American Indian Christmas Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Soar Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 10/11/2005 Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, R&B Styles: North America, Native American, Holiday & Wedding, Dance Pop, Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 722871122628 |
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 | Jana American Indian Christmas Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, R&B
"Holiday standards sung in various American Indian languages with American Indian musical flourishes ? subtle and quite pretty." -DENVER POST "Holiday standards in Native American tongue by this sweet-voiced singer." - NY... more » |
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Album Description "Holiday standards sung in various American Indian languages with American Indian musical flourishes ? subtle and quite pretty." -DENVER POST "Holiday standards in Native American tongue by this sweet-voiced singer." - NY DAILY NEWS "Jana has pop credentials ? but this CD pays homage to her roots. It?s the first time anyone has sung traditional Christmas songs ? in ten American Indian languages, including Navajo, Arapaho, Oneida, Apache, Cherokee, and Lumbee. A beautiful record." - CHICAGO TRIBUNE "An interesting collection ? Jana has a powerful, clear voice and she?s a confident singer." ? MERCURY NEWS Features ten Christmas songs performed in ten different Native American languages by one performer! Drawing from diverse musical influences to create a fresh perspective on pop music today, Jana reveals her personal style through her extraordinary musical talents. She is not representative of any one world. Instead, Jana embodies a synthesis of the modern world and her own ethnic background. You won?t be disappointed! Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMost Heavenly K. Terry | NYC | 12/25/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "My first time hearing of Jana and this Christmas CD was on Friday, Dec 23. I was driving as she was being interviewed on the radio. When they started playing samples from this CD, I almost had to pull over. Her voice is TRULY AMAZING and the arrangements are very traditionally and beautifully done. This a must have for anyone who loves Christmas music." Amazing John Kaminsky | 11/30/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Just amazing. Her voice is incredible. The songs are so familiar to everyone that not knowing the language doesn't matter. Stand out sonsg for me... "What Child is this" and "Oh Holy Night"" Well worth owning, Jana has a beautiful voice A. Burchfield | Conway, Missouri USA | 11/24/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "I first learned of ths CD from another, more expensive source, and decided that I wanted to get it. I don't know why Amazon doesn't have sound samples but if you get the CD you'll find that Jana has a beautiful voice.
10 different American Indian languages for the 10 songs, the instrumental part is modern non-Indian and the songs themselves have been adapted very well. I suspect that the rhythm isn't traditional for each language but the effect works so well few will mind, played in the background a casual listener might not even notice they aren't in English. Everything is good but I think I liked #4 "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (Lakota) and #10 "Amazing Grace" (Lumbee) perhaps the best. I'd like to have English/Indian lyrics for the songs, you don't get that, but find no fault with this CD otherwise. Buy it for Christmas and get someone else a copy, you won't regret it." |
