THE ENCHANTMENT "powerfully brings us into the presence of our animal elders, reawakening us to the lessons they have to teach us in the recovery of our own instincts and aliveness. Fiery... passionate...” —Paul Winter, The Paul Winter Consort Produced to further the work of the Earthen Spirituality Project & Sweet Medicine Women’s Center, The Enchantment is a magical collection of songs weaving together original and traditional music from around the world with entrancing female vocals, nature soundscapes, tribal and global chant, and the powerful spoken wizardry of Jesse Wolf Hardin. Contributing to this special mix are the enthralling Loba, the acclaimed Jenny Bird from Taos, Ricardo Mendoza and Carlos Lomas on Middle Eastern oud, Joanne Rand from N. California, and the blessings of a 93 year old Indian medicine man. Interspersed are a Kokopelli drum jam, bamboo flute and Buddhist chant. From a Syrian love song to the rockin’ Spanish-flavored dance piece “DragonFlight,” the overall effect “creates an opening to wholeness” (Ralph Metzner), a musical celebration of personal and planetary connectedness. Wolf is one of a handful of pre-rap poets who set their powerfully spoken words to music, a group that has over the years included such notables as Jack Kerouac, Joy Harjo and John Trudell. But unlike others, his invocations are dedicated to increasing sentient awareness, mindfulness and magical intent, and the honoring of the natural world. Loba’s angelic voice is born of the enchanted river canyon she inhabits, serves and celebrates. The world musicians each contributed their heart and souls to this, a project they could believe in.

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