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Orixás - Jorge Amorim and Hank Schroy
The Orixás are intermediaries between the Creator and all beings.
Sixteen Orixás are represented, the invocations are in line with their
traditional ritual contexts. But the production brings together artists from
all over, from Nigeria to Panama, Reunion Island to Brazil. The result is
a contemporary fusion of approaches that sounds great in the dance studio,
for pure listening enjoyment, or personal contemplation.
"Music to cry, laugh, pray and dance to, all at once, if you're able" - Caipirinha Appreciation Society
"Stunning, enchanting, an aural explosion of splendor" - Mary Catherine Smith, host of Brazilian Sol on WEMU
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| 1. Exú is the divine trickster, the prince of the crossroads. Exú opens the
way for the others to follow. Val-Inc
(intro); Jorge Amorim (percussion, composition); Jorjão Silva (voice); Magali (voice);
Erol Josue (Elegba invocation); Carlinhos Almeida (cavaquinho); Gustavo Dantas
(violão-sete-cordas); Jay Rodriguez (flute); Pedro Ramos (flute arrangement) |
2. Ibejis are twins, seen as children. They are often invoked right after Exú.
Ibejis bring good fortune and prosperity. Jorge Amorim
(percussion, composition); Magali (voice); dj Wiz (turntables) |
3. Ossain is the master of herbs, of sacred plants and sacred medicine. He is the son
of Yemanja and Oxalá. Reine
Sophie Acadine (vocals); Hank (cavaquinho, violão, baixolão);
Micah Gaugh (saxophone); Leon Gruenbaum (cz-101); Jorge (percussion) |
4. Yemanja is the queen of the ocean, the good, nurturing mother of all. She
is fertility and abundance. Often seen as a mermaid or a woman dressed in
pearls and blue. Reine
Sophie Acadine (vocals); Hank (cavaquinho, violão, baixolão);
Micah Gaugh (saxophone); Leon Gruenbaum (cz-101); Jorge Amorim (percussion, composition) |
| 5. Iansã is
the spirit of the wind, of change. She was married to Ogun and later became
Xango's wife. From Xango she learned the secret of lightning. She's always
in love or falling in love. Mazz Swift (violin); Reine Sophie Acadine (vocals);
Hank (bass, violão); Jorge (percussion, wurlitzer); Micah Gaugh (saxophone,
vocals); Leon (cz-101) |
6. Ogun is the divinity of the fight, of war, of armies, of weaponry. The oldest warrior
Orixá. He is associated with iron, with metallurgy, with the path of
technology. Luis Bonilla (trombone); Reine Sophie Acadine (vocals); DK Dyson
(vocals); Jorge (percussion); Hank (bass); Jay Rodriguez (sax); Micah Gaugh
(horns, sax solo) |
7. Omolu,
a.k.a. "Obaluaé", or "King of the Earth" in
Yoruba.
He is perceived as being an old man, and is an extremely important Orixá,
because he is connected with health, with the absence of disease. Chief
Dayo (vocals); Jorge (percussion) |
8. Xango is a warrior. He is justice, severe or benevolent, depending on the situation.
Depicted wielding an axe in each hand, he is responsible for thunder and lightning.
Hank (cavaquinho, bass, voice); Jorge (percussion, voice); Gustavo Dantas
(guitar); Micah Gaugh (sax); Jay Rodriguez (flutes, wurlitzer); Leon (cz-101);
Reine Sophie Acadine (voice); DK Dyson (voice) |
| 9. Oxossi is the Hunter. Often seen with a bow and arrow, he presides over
Art, over freedom of expression. He is the one that hunts for Axé (sacred
energy). Reine
Sophie (vocals); Vernon Reid (guitar); Gustavo Dantas (violão); Leon
(CZ-101); Micah (sax); Hank (bass); Jorge (percussion) |
10. Ewa is a divinity of song, of happy and alive things. Possessing a rare enchantment
and beauty, she is the queen of metamorphasis, of organic and inorganic mutation
and transformation. Magali
(vocals); Hank (cavaquinho, violão, bass); Jorge (percussion) |
11. Oba is very strong and energetic. Her children seek success with great
determination and care, in order not to lose anything. She rules over rivers,
over floods, over stones at the water's edge. Nego
Gato (voice); Balla Kouyaté (balafon); Hank, Jorge, Sophie, Edith,
Katty, Jorjão (choir); Hank (bass, cavaquinho), Jorge (percussion);
Gustavo Dantas (guitar); Leon (cz-101)
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12. Oxalá is the Supreme Father. He is the Orixá of peace, of balance,
of fraternity, of union. Symbolized by white, by purity. The positive equilibrium
of the Universe. Magali (voice) |
| 13. Nana is the oldest Orixá. She was the first wife of Oxalá.
Those who are led by Nana are calm and benevolent, always acting with dignity
and gentility. Ileana Santamaria (vocals); Hank (vocals); Jorge (vocals,
percussion); Suphala (tablas) |
14. Oxum is a divinity of sweet water, of the famous river with the same name
in Nigeria. The goddess of beauty, of gold, of love, of candidness, of the
fresh breeze, of abundance and wealth. Nego
Gato (voice); DK Dyson, Reine Sophie Acadine (voice); Vernon Reid (guitar);
Gustavo Dantas (guitar); Micah (sax); Hank (bass); Jorge (percussion) |
15. Maria
Conga. Umbanda assimilates many archetypes
from Brazil's diverse history. One of these is the "pretos-velhos",
which means "old blacks". They are the spirits of the old slaves,
brought from Africa. They represent sage wisdom, strength, love, and charity. Magali
(voice); Jorge (percussion) |
16. Oxum-Maré in Yoruba, means "rainbow". He is the pot of gold at the
end of the rainbow, represented by the sacred Serpent and the Rainbow. Dambala
Wedo is Oxum-maré's
counterpart among the Fon based Lwa of the Vodoun religion of Haiti. Erol
Josue (voice); Hank (bass); Jorge (percussion) |
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