Search - The Shipibo Shamans presented by Barrett Martin :: Woven Songs of the Amazon: Healing Icaros of the Shipibo Shamans

A LOT MORE THAN SHAMANS' SONGS.

Dreaming.. | 06/10/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It was really difficult to make a decision about this music CD because Amazon's own free samples are way too short to get a clear glimpse from them. Still I decided to give it a go since I've always enjoyed real Native American music and even more when it's free of synthesizers.



Ok so, why the title of this review?, this covers way more than Healing Icaros. Among the 25 tracks you can find sounds of the jungle, everyday songs, community songs, even a lovely track featuring kids laughing and singing (Track 11, Children of the River).



This then, is more than mere shaman songs, it is a testimony to an endangered culture, and the preservation value alone has justified the purchase. We as a society (white/western culture) are aggressively taking away the living space of these peoples who rely on millennial oral traditions to transmit their culture to new generations, and they too (the new generations) are being destroyed by the penetration of our culture.



The back cover claims:

"the proceeds from this album go directly to the Shipibo singers and their families who participated in this recording"



Whether you believe that or not is up to you, nevertheless I didn't find a reason for this to be on that,

just play it and let it transport you to the jungle...



To a simpler life.

To a more happy life.

To a more sacred life.

"