Name: Ella's Song Live At Ashkenaz by Lydia Violet
Duration: 4 min 52 s
Description: My loop pedal version of a Bernice Reagan Johnson (Sweet Honey and the Rock) protest song that she wrote for Ella Baker.

This poem combines excerpts of Climbing PoeTree's feature-length 2 woman show "Hurricane Season," composed exclusively for the first ever women's gathering with the International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers at Montezuma Well, Arizona.

Poetry written and performed by Alixa and Naima, Climbing PoeTree
The music behind the lyrics created by E. Oneal Latimore

I Have Witnessed the Water

Chloe Smith, Leah Song and David Brown from Rising Appalachia have created a beautiful track with Vir McCoy and Evan Fraser of The Dogon Lights

"Water She Dances" with Rising Appalachia

My loop pedal version of a Bernice Reagan Johnson (Sweet Honey and the Rock) protest song that she wrote for Ella Baker.

Ella's Song Live At Ashkenaz

Lydia Violet's debut album, "Already Free," inspired by traditions of roots, folk, and protest music. 

Black As Night

Celebrating the life of Binah Zing, this E.P. was written in the wake of the passing of a brilliant soul, who's life and purpose wove spells of deep magic into the core of my being... 

'Binah's Dream' was created and recorded in the first hours after I learned of my sweet sister/collaborator/muse/ancient friends' death. 'Life As Art', was then written just a few weeks after and produced with Entheo at OneDoorLand, Binah's artist sanctuary. The Remix for 'Unstoppable Joy' was made in her honor, again by very dear friends Entheo (Theo and Amma Grace), who share my love of the exquisite genius elf that is our beloved Binah. 

Words fall short to describe her impact and legacy on my life and on the lives of thousands of others. I offer this music as a gift to our community, to all the ones who loved her deep. May these songs honor her memory and be a reminder of the preciousness of love, the sacredness of soul kin, the power of creativity, and the blessing of living our life as art.
credits
released September 30, 2016 

Marya Stark- Composer, Writer, Producer, Performer 
Entheo- Producer and Vox on Life as Art, Remix of Unstoppable Joy 
Barry Phillips- Cello on 'Binah's Dream'

Marya Stark ~ Life As Art (ft. Entheo)

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Solo Improv Acoustic

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World on Fiya

Cosmic Mystery is Jessica Sirena's first release, teaming up with Momentology to fuse deep medicine vibes with R&B, acoustic & world instruments, all carefully poured in a collective stew of electronica, rich bass, and neo-tribal beats.

Cosmic Mystery

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Jessica Sirena & Momentology - Walk So Humble

Written while on the "Salish Sea Revival Tour" in 2017.

written by: Lydia Violet
vocals & violin: Lydia Violet
guitar & vocals: Julie Indelicato
stand up bass & vocals: Melissa Leigh
Cajon & percussion: Kele Nitoto

Recorded and engineered by George S. Rosenthal @ The ComplexSF in San Francisco 
Mastered by Piper Payne

Revival

Recorded with Mose in his home studio in the spring of 2017. Mario was so stoked to be collaborating and recorded into a few projects that I was working on at the time and hope to polish up in the coming months to release and spread his beautiful love vibration to the world.

There’s something about you
That makes me feel true
A unique sense of beauty
It’s because you seek true freedom
You make me home, to my own song
My own song.
Cause it's your vibration
That puts me in pure admiration.
See I admire you 
Cause you inspire me
To be me
Because you’re beaming yourself so well
I feel like I can just be myself as well
I feel like you are unlike everyone else
Cause it’s your vibration
That puts me in pure admiration
This future that we're facing
You see it so clearly
Feel you’re teaching truth and lessons
Every time that you’re near me
It’s your Vibe…It's your Vibration
So many Thanks, when you are around.
So satisfied to sit back and observe
The way that you embody your light 
and the way that you serve
I feel the passion that you have 
For this nourishing earth
And all of the stars light combined
Couldn’t amount to your worth
So stay humble, stay tuned 
To the light that you are
Cause you and I 
Have traveled light years 
To get right where we are
You have your own song
Your own truth 
Right in your heart
So let it open, let it flow and we’ll co-create Art
Because you’re so unique with the truth you speak
Such a significant sound.
It’s your vi-bra-tion
Your vibration
That puts me in pure admiration...

Your Vibration - Studio Recording

La Voz

wrote this at the hawaii 2012 gathering. Thanks Orind for the recording!!

Rainbow Road

Lydia is deeply inspired by inspired by folk, blues, and protest traditions. She also plays with singer/songwriter Ayla Nereo, west coast electronic music group Wildlight (a collaboration between The Polish Ambassador & Ayla Nereo), and gospel blues group Reverend Sekou and the Holy Ghost. She uses her stunning violin sounds and soulful voice to bring her listeners into deep communion with the beauty of our world. Lydia’s musical inspiration arises from her experience in ecological and social justice activism, participating in the great work of restoring peace and dignity to our world. In the past year she has performed alongside Ayla Nereo, the Polish Ambassador, Wildlight, Rising Appalachia, MaMuse, Elephant Revival, Joanna Macy, HAANA, and several others. From electronic funk and Tennessee bluegrass, to old-fashioned blues and classical, Lydia delights in sharing the medicinal power of music.


Ella's Song Live At Ashkenaz

Lydia Violet

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