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All sung in her native Iroquois language, these songs tell the story of the Peacemaker who helped bring peace to all the Iroquois Nations. "One of the most beautiful voices recording today" (NAPRA Review) is accompanied by violin, viola, cello, guitar, bass, and a lush array of other instruments to bestow a profoundly moving message of peace.
"The world in which we live has caused us all to think of our children and of those yet unborn. In light of all the violence, war and pressure placed on the children of the 20th century, I was compelled to compose songs which tell the story of our beloved Peacemaker who helped bring peace to the Haudenosaunee, the People of the Longhouse, known also as the Iroquois. The prophecy of the Haudenosaunee says that one day everyone will hear about this great message of peace." Joanne Shenandoah
About Joanne Shenandoah:
Joanne Shenandoah is the daughter of revered elder and Wolf Clanmother Maisie Shenandoah of the Oneida Nation – Iroquois Confederacy and the late Clifford Shenandoah, an Onondaga chief and jazz guitarist. Her parents had a deep love for music, encouraging Joanne to study voice, flute, piano, clarinet, guitar and cello. Joanne's talent combined with her beautiful, clear voice enable her to embellish the ancients' songs of the Iroquois using a blend of traditional and contemporary instrumentation. After spending 14 years as a computer programmer and consultant in Washington, DC, Shenandoah became close with the tribal elders and her extended family who reaquainted her with the stories and songs of her people, which prompted a personal artistic reawakening in 1989. Since then Joanne Shenandoah has won several musical achievement awards, most recently she received "Best Female Artist" at both the 1999 AND 1998 Native American Music Awards and in 1997 she was recognized as a "Native American Woman of Hope." She has performed and recorded with many accomplished musicians in Europe and America, most recently Neil Young. From traditional chants to contemporary ballads of Native ways, her music has been described as an emotional experience, a "Native American trance."
"Shenandoah has become the most critically acclaimed Native American singer of her time" - Associated Press.
"The Native American scene is brimming with skilled, adventurous artists...arguably the best of all is the remarkable Joanne Shenandoah." -USA Today
"...She weaves you into a trance with her beautiful Iroquois chants and wraps her voice around you like a warm blanket on a cool winter's night."- Robbie Robertson
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Joanne Shenandoah
Prophecy Song
Covenant
Circle
Daughter Of Water
Thunder Beings
Orenda
Creator's Song
Deer Dance
I Am Your Friend
Peace and Power
Kaluhyanu Wes
Prophecy Song
When Eyes Meet
Peacemaker's Journey
Aiionwatha Forgives
Mother Of Nations
Peace And Power
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