Irasema Terrazas - Earth Voices - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Håkan Nyqvist - Horncraft [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/29/2002

From the rugged shores of Ireland, to Brittany's pine-covered hills, the Celtic world has a long tradition of lullabies. Enjoy calm fiddle and harp songs from the likes of Liz Carroll and Alan Stivell alongside gently reworked classics by Flook and Altan.

Vocalist, composer, and SiriusXM's Real Jazz host Andromeda Turre's new album From The Earth is an immersive four-part jazz suite, rooted in environmental justice. Presented as four concertos, each segment of the From The Earth suite is connected to a North American community affected by climate change, and is sonically reflective of their respective biosopheres. Enriched by recorded interviews with leaders of these communities that are also affected by the remnants of systems such as redlining and colonization, this poignant and creative contemporary jazz suite is an arresting call to action, and continues the long-standing tradition of using jazz as a tool for activism.