Native America alive and well soars in the voice of this fusion of pop, jazz, funk, country-blues & traditional rhythms with lyrics that reach into your soul...

9 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Native American, POP: Power Pop



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âLike a rising new mountain coming up from the seaâ¦"
contemporary pop meets traditional native rhythms with a driving spirit and the wings of song!

Jumping right in with the title cut, Joan Henry and Gus Mancini rev up a band of musicians as adept as themselves at bringing listeners over mountains and canyons, to New York City at midnight & back again-- right into the studio with them to laugh, to dance and to remember to dream...
The natural interweaving between the Tsalagi & Ndeâ languages and English in Henry's lyrics reflects an understanding of what it is to stand alive and well in two worldsâfacing future with the firm support of culture and roots.

From the easy flow of Buffalo Trail, the inspirational Never Give Up Your Dream and Kiisii, a lullaby written for her son, to the funky bass beat of Back to the Land with brother Robertâs scat & chant and the fancy-dance-fast Run for the Sun, Henry wends her way through Manciniâs rich synth textures and generous sax solos as band & singers âkick itâ right alongside themâ¦An upbeat album to enjoy again and againâ¦

âTreat yourself!â Doug Grunther, WDST radio, Woodstock NY