Libana: A Circle Is Cast
Rounds, Chants and Songs for Celebration and Ritual.
By the acclaimed women's ensemble Libana, who will be featured in the 2007 Cambridge Christmas Revels, A Circle Is Cast exudes the joy of singing in community and celebrates the nuances of seasons, the beauty of Mother Earth, the solitude of meditation and the rootedness of ritual. A Circle Is Cast draws on Native American, African, Anglo, Israeli, European, Renaissance and contemporary folk sources to create a unique collection of spirited rounds, chants and songs. Accompanying songbook of words and notation available.
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Songlist
1. Ah, Comme C'est Chose Belle (14th C. France)
2. Sure As the Wind (Terry Dash)
3. A River of Birds (Oregon Women's Land Community)
4. Autumn Time (Source Unknown )
5. Fly, Fly, Fly (Music: Lajos Bardos; Words: Peter Erdely )
6. In May, That Lusty Season (Renaissance England)
7. Lachen Trad. (German)
8. Full Moonlight Dance (Karen Beth)
9. Kore Chant (Anna Dembska)
10. Ma Belle Sinkwanee (Source Unknown)
11. Young Rider (Source Unknown)
12. As I Mee Walked (Renaissance England)
13. The Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water (Source Unknown)
14. A Circle Is Cast (Anna Dembska)
15. Mowtay (Trad. Native American)
16. The Earth Is Our Mother (Trad. Native American)
17. Ancient Mother (Trad. Native American)
18. Russian Lullaby (Trad. Russian) (also of Jewish Origin)
19. Eyli (Hebrew Text: Hannah Senesh) Music: David Zehavi
20. Higher (Linda Ugelow)
21. Round and Round (Source Unknown)
22. Sisters, Now Our Meeting is Over (Source Unknown)
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