Photos

Fire Circle Vibe

It was pretty easy to get into the mindset of sacred space with lighting like this. Bear told us that when folks went into the isolation booth to record on New Way, the glass of the isolation booth reflected the fire light over their heart chakra.

imani in her joy

the task of bridging the music to the grid has begun.

imani drawing

taking a moment to center and affirm the significance of this recording by drawing my symbol:

ancestors art

a simple offering of my connection to my ancestors. the photo below my symbol is of my dad and i in Hawaii.

Isolation Booth

This Isolation Booth was a gift from the Universe (and Bear's previous good deeds for his landlord). Currently, we would not be able to afford a booth like this. Given that the recording was done in a rock n' roll rehersal space, there were times when it was essential to the success of the project.

Fire in the Heart

Imagine one of your friends in the booth, offering their energy to the project. As our voices were recorded, the light of the fire shined thru our hearts.

Owen & imani

Love is in the House!!

Randi and Bear

Randi and Bear.

Tuning Drums

Randi is giving me a hand to tune my kenkeni.

Owen & imani

Owen is prepped to record the dounoun line for Time is Precious.

Bear is driving 2

 

Lord Rat Wing

What a surprise to find that Lord Rat Wing had accepted the invitation to join the Fire Choir on Sam Hain!

Perimeter Watcher

...true to his nature, as guardian of the peeps, Lord Rat Wing always is aware of what is going on around our gatherings.

imani, self portrait

...i see you...

SarahLuna and Jeanette

Sisters taking a moment to catch up on each other's dream time...

Bear and The Women

On Friday, October 22nd, the Mojo Mama's had a meeting. Several sisters of our circle came together to invest energy in the recording project. Here we are getting the download from SkyBear on how to be most effective in the studio, then Randi called....

Bear and The Women

...yeah, we know how to work it!!!

Hathor's Daughters

The Goddess rings and sings thru the hands and the hearts of these women. Here we are working with the Thunder Beings.

Julie Woods, WITH HAIR!!!

With a sense of fashion, humor and joy, we present, Mzzzzzz. JulieWoods!

imani in the booth

This photo was taken on the afternoon of the Full Moon, Thursday October 21st, by Jon Holland. Jon and Lisa met up with us to go to the Full Moon Prayer Gathering (www.cosm.org) at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, in NYC. I am working on a scratch vocal track for You Are Love.

Morwen

Meeting in the depth of the rhythm....Thunder Beings

Su

...in the midst of the moment....Thunder Beings.

Magnifying Glass

Now that we are getting older, the eyes need a little help seeing those teeny numbers that make everything so sweet!

Buzzard and Bear

Late night in the studio with Buzzard and Bear. this night we worked on Looking Glass, You Are Love and I Believe.

Hugging

Warm welcomes abound in the studio, just like the fire circle.

I Believe

Lyrics

Warren, imani and BrightHawk

What a surprise! My old friend Warren showed up at the Fire Choir recording session on Sam Hain (Oct. 31st). It always amazes me how the music can bring us together in surprising and mysterious ways.

Testing Mics

One, One, One, One.... Two, Two, Two, Two, Two.... Three, Three, Three.... Four, Four, Four, Four, Four.....

Rewriting Future

We recorded the drum tracks for Future while Bright Hawk and Jeanette were in the studio. It was the last song that we worked on before Bright Hawk left for the airport. In our excitement, we made some mistakes in the amount of choruses and verses we recorded. So rather than scratching all the work of the previous recording sessions, the lyrics were completely rewritten. Randi and Bear helped out with this and we are all very pleased with the maturation that this song has gone thru. This song was originally written as a tribute to the inspiration that Olatunji inspired in us, and i think it would make him proud. God rest his soul, Olatunji was a man who hoped to see peace in his lifetime.

SkyBear Singing

It's proof! The engineer comes out from behind the controls and sings! You Are Love!

The Girls

Jeanette, Lisa and SarahLuna on Fire Choir day.

Feet

Studio work often means that there is a lot of time spent getting the equipment set up properly, sound checking mics, etc, etc. Can you guess how these folks were spending some of their time on this most glorious Indian Summmer Day?