Heart of the Shamans CD by Liquid Bloom with Robert Mirabal,
vocalists Ixchel Prrisma, Sarah West and Rara Avis offers shamanic music with
global rhythms, nature sounds and evocative vocals for healing music and yoga
instrumental music.
Heart of the Shamans was conceived as a sonic prayer, a
lovingly-crafted ritual transport into the heart of the universe. Its original
arrangements by producer Amani Friend – aka Liquid Bloom - are skillfully
interwoven with threads of global rhythms, sounds of natural atmospheres and
evocative vocals.
A voyage through the energy centers of the body, this music
is designed to support ceremonial trance states of awakening. Weaving powerful
voices and instrumentation from around the world into a layered,
multi-dimensional sonic tapestry resonant with ancestral depths, the music is
inspired by such diverse sources as indigenous ceremonial dances of New
Mexico 's deserts and pueblos, and sacred traditional
ayahuasca invocations from Amazonian rainforest cultures.
The album's liner notes offer guidance for participatory,
immersive listening. A succession of mudras – traditional hand gestures from
India believed to provide physical points of reference and increase energy flow
throughout the body – are also suggested to enhance the participant's
experience, each specific to one of the album's six major compositions.
Also included are two bonus remixes, of songs from Liquid
Bloom's debut album, Shaman's Eye, which were created specifically for trance
journeying. Their multi-layered currents of sound and chanting have been
freshly remixed to embrace Ixchel Prrisma's sacred medicine songs.
Some of the outstanding artistic contributions to this
project include Native American music legend Robert Mirabal with his Taos
flutes and chant, the sacred medicine songs of vocalist Ixchel Prrisma, the
ethereal voice of Sarah West and overtone singing by Rara Avis, to name a few.
A portion of proceeds from all sales of this album will
benefit The Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous
Culture, a nonprofit organization devoted to the integration of indigenous
wisdom into every day life. Heart of the Shamans is available at Amazon.com.
