A meditation on motherhood, childbirth, and growth in the context of community building.

The mix features music from the film Taare Zameen Par and audio from Shea Howell & Adrienne Maree Brown in conversation on polyphonic feminisms and listening to our bodies. 

Released 2011

Tracklist:
You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol
Audio: Natural Woman Revolution
I Want You - Eryka Badu
Que Sera - Wax Tailor
To Zion - Lauryn Hill
Fetus - Nas
Move On Up (Keep On Pushin) - The Dynamics
Takk - Sigur Ros
Audio: Before Sunrise
Mera Jahan - Taare Zameen Par film
Meri Maa - Taare Zameen Par film
I'm Ready - Tracy Chapman
Small Weigh, Path of a Body - Veda Hille
For Those Who Keep Dreaming - Indian Lullaby
Journey in Satchidananda - Alice Coltrane
Arriba del Cielo - Claudia Martinez
La Llorona - Tonana
Baby on Board - B Sharps
Home - Magnetic Zeros (Alexa &amp; Jorge cover)
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Kruder Dorfmeister - Sofa Rockers
Audio: Polyphonic Feminisms (Shea Howell & Adrienne Maree Brown) - Matthew Cross
Flip Ya Lid - Nightmares on Wax
Angela - Soulphiction

Cover art: Emory Douglass
Polyphonic Feminisms full video: http://www.barnard.edu/sfonline/polyphonic/nieves_01.htm

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Based in Honolulu, David Nala is CumbiaSazo’s resident DJ and faithful organizer. Having also worked with FEX, Sonic Diaspora and Peoples DJs Collective, his DJ projects focus on global roots & bass music and liberation-minded dance floors. Show highlights include sharing stages with acts ranging from Ozomatli, Rich Medina and A Tribe Called Red to Pete Rock, Javier Estrada and Haitus Kaiyote.

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