Singing and Spirituality
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Lockdown has been an interesting experience, for a choir director, it has thrown many balls in my court, challenging me on how to manage the remote singing experience. I was really quite surprised to receive requests and commissions during this time, and one of the commissions we received was to host the International Slavery Remembrance
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The songs we sing in the most part are song sequences from the Liturgy of Orisha Songs that are sung in public ceremonies. They are not self contained songs per-se but are song sequences that are strung together determined by various conditions. There are differences between what may happen in ceremony and singing these songs
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Baba Fururu Ofun Ruru Video This is the background story relating to the pre release and free download. It was released to celebrate Obatala. Our release is a collaboration with Candomblé Artist, Ricardo Axé and mixed by London based producer Raf Riley. We chose Raf because of his particular sound and the fact that he
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It is funny how things start simply with an idea that one would like to put into practise, and then somehow things develop organically. The Choir was quite simply my desire to sing for the Orisha on a regular basis with a multitude of people whilst using my skills and joy in vocal arranging.
Everyday thoughts of a Lucumi Choir Director 