Matriarch: Iroquois Women's Songs

Joanne Shenandoah | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 15, 1996)
• Label: Silver Wave
• ASIN: B000000PPW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,176 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kahawi'tha [She Carries It Along]

2. Kanekotsy^: Tha? [She Dips Water]

3. Yakolihuny^Hi [She Teaches]

4. Katsitsy^Tha? [She Knocks Petals from the Flowers]

5. Tekanatsyaslitha [She Breaks the Kettle]

6. Tsyakow^Niyo [Her Words Are Good Again]

7. Kaluhyanu: Wes

8. Katsitsi?: Yos [Pretty Flowers]

9. Tekalihwa Kwha [She Sings]

10. Kalunyaha: Wi [She Carries the Sky]

11. Taw^: Tene? [She Leads the Dawn]

12. Kahlu'nyuhe? [She Puts Them Up]

13. K^Nikast?Sla [Little Feather]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent gift for Mother's Day, April 22, 1999

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Kiowa/Chickasaw ([e-mail]) (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch (Audio CD)

This is the first CD by Joanne Shenanadoah that I have listened to. It contains such beautiful music. Here are some of the reasons why I urge everyone, especially women, to buy it: Each time I listen to it I feel so moved and so proud to be a woman. The beauty of these songs truly honors all women. The arrangements of these traditional Haudenosaunee-Iroquois chants and melodies by Ms. Shenandoah and Tom Wasinger evoke peace and wellbeing. And the liner notes are wonderful to read: each song is dedicated to one of Ms. Shenandoah's family members with a description of the qualities that person has which happens to fit the particular song. Such a wonderful and loving tribute to her family. As a Kiowa/Chickasaw woman I am pleased to be able to include this in my collection of native and powwow music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Haunting Sounds, December 3, 2000

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Minniemousse (Pleasant Valley, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch (Audio CD)

I bought this cd recently, and can't stop playing it. The Music is some of the most soothing, warm, conforting--this is the best CD. I have shared this CD with my friends and they agree the sound is beautiful. I would like to know the translation of the words, this I think would make it more meaningful. Sometimes you don't want to sing words that you don't know the meaning of (and I find myself trying to sing along). I wish Ms. Shenandoah would provide an interpretation of what they mean. I would recommend this to anyone who wants music to touch their heart and soul.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite CD ever, October 31, 1999

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mountaingirl (Redwood City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch (Audio CD)

This is a very uplifting and healing CD - I listen to it once or twice a day. I am just getting over an 8 month illness and it has helped me everyday to heal. It has such JOY - you will even wake up during the night with the beautiful sounds running through your head. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!