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Primero VueloIn the spring of 2006 we had a nest with three baby cardinals in a tree in front of our house. The day Oscar spontaneously started playing this melody on the pallas (pan flute), it reminded us of the birds. When we went to look at them, we saw they’d flown away – and so the title, “First Flight” – a celebration of life. Dia Del SolWritten by Taita Iachak Alverto Taxo, (www.ushai.com) What has happened to your heart? Children of the SunThis song surprised Laz as he wrote it. Since then, we’ve realized that it speaks to the 500 year old prophecy of the return of the Children of the Sun – the original inhabitants of the Andes, whose culture the Spanish conquistadores tried to eradicate. Dos MukusThere is a tradition in the Andes, of short, two-part, interweaving melodies, played on cross-blown bamboo flutes called muku. The melodies repeat again and again, inviting the listener to enter the heart space and fly. Sumak WarmiguWritten by Oscar while he stayed with us in May of 2006. The infectious joyful energy brings us to our feet dancing every time. The heartfelt lyrics are in Kichwa. Wairashnamari cambak juyaica Killa mamashna tutakunapi Magnificent Woman As the mother moon shines within the Before DawnPallas (panpipes), guitar and harp weave gentle sounds to soothe the heart in the hour of deepest darkness just before the inevitable dawn. Land of the Blue FlowerThis song came after an enchanting weekend spent with Taita Iachak Alverto Taxo, during which he spoke very beautifully of the mind as our garden. “Only plant what brings you joy!” The title was inspired by a children’s book of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden. PachamamaA love song to Pachamama — Mother Nature — she whose love surrounds and sustains us, giving us everything we need. Oscar and Laz play mukunas – long bamboo flutes that use overtones. Shakers and drum create a rhythm to quiet the mind and transport the listener to the space where we can feel once again how we are the beloved children of Pachamama. KuillkipikAt a time when money was very scarce, Oscar and his family performed a ceremony to ask that the needed money flow to them. At the end of the ceremony as he was giving thanks, Oscar saw his instruments nearby and felt called to play. Immediately this lively tune flowed out — a melody to attract abundance - on every level - physical, material, emotional, spiritual. Eyes of LightThis "zipper"song of Laz' speaks to the power we have to transform our world by the eyes with which we look. Light within, light all around Joy... We Have Come from So FarWhen Laz first started playing the pallas that Oscar had given him, this melody was the gift he received from the instrument. The lyric followed spontaneously. We also sing it in Spanish and Kichwa, the language of the indigenous people of the Andes. We have come from so far. Desde lejos venimos. Janak manta shamunchik Inti RaimiFor seven days and nights beginning on the 21st of June, Oscar's community and many others gather to give gratitude through dance and celebration, to Inti Yaya, Father Sun, and Pachamama, Mother Nature, for the corn that has produced seed for next year's crops and harvest. The melodies and dancing are for the purpose of transforming a person, through ecstasy, so they can receive the energy of the sun. The stirring and energetic melodies and rhythm can greatly aid in transforming depression, lethargy or despair into joy and gratitude. Dance along!!!
In the Same Sky: Eagle & Condor Flying Together Primero Vuelo ©2006 Oscar Santillán Oscar Santillán — Pallas (Pan Flute), Tambor (Drum), Quena, Zampoña, Mukuna (Long Bamboo Flute), Shallas (Seed Pod Shaker), Rainstick Shaker, Muku (Bamboo Flute), Guitar, Bandolin, Vocals Recorded at Solid Sound Studios, Ann Arbor, MI, and at GCT Audio Corp, Imbabura, Ecuador - 2007 |
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