A beautiful Nigerian song in Yoruba taught by my guest, friend and phenomenal musician Jayson Fann. This is day 16 of the 2014 Song-a-Day challenge with Lisa Goettel. For more information visit: thebirdsings.com/song-a-day.html

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This song is in the public domain. Sing and share away.  Note: this song is sometimes spelled Ese Oluwa or Eshe Oluwa.

May our singing heal, inspire and connect us all.

January 16, 2014 - Ise Oluwa with Jayson Fann

This Hungarian folk song (popular in the version of Marta Sebestyen) is sung by a woman who is waiting for her boyfriend/partner to return. We don't know where he is – maybe on a long travel or fighting in a war, lost in his personal journey or maybe run away from his angry girlfriend...well... who knows. But the young lady puts her hope into a small violet flower in her garden, who returns each spring. She also talks to the singing bird and asks him to sing its beautiful song for the broken heart(s). In verse three, she, or the bird? suddenly sings: "Those who have been hurt will be comforted by the one who has hurt them." Who has hurt who? The story also doesn´t tell us. 

I like this thought (planted in my head by a friend who heard me sing this song): We live in a time where we can heal both the male and female part inside ourselves. And this song encourages us to start comforting the part in us which we unconsciuously transformed into a black sheep. Actually we can only find peace when both (all) parts of us can unfold and become strong, helping each other on the way. And by doing this we might even come a step closer to peace around us.

Elis Abeth: voice and accordion
recorded 2022/23 live and in studio
audio production: Omri Ben David - https://www.facebook.com/omribd

Vetettem Violát Live+ version

My take on a great Bulgarian Daichovo horo (9/8 dance) Composed by Ivan Milev

Daichovo Horo (composed by Ivan Milev)

a bulgarian traditional christmas song. played really slow.

Pajdushko Horo

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Elof & Wamberg "Byen Sover" (2015) udgivet på GO Danish Folk.

Måneskin

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCDeaPAcbZM

Lyrics & production by PETA¥AN | © 2017

Solamente el ojo no ve la mente
La mente sola no ve

Capitalyzmo

So La La

Hør En Stemme

Mixed and mastered by Jacob Schjødt Worm

I Tåge

my performances arise from a classical-folk-original melting pot.
I love music as a way of expressing the moment's fragility and power of change.
"music travels through time and space; we can travel along"

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Elis Abeth

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