Torch Songs- for our turning times, is a compilation of love songs for life to help light the way in these challenging times. They are songs to hear, to sing, to dance with. Songs of celebration of the fire, the waters, the moon, the trees. Songs of could retrieval and of letting go. They are made in honour of life, in honour of the torch of life passed to us by those who came before, in support of us who live now, and in prayer for those who follow. Its dedicated to my mother, Elizabeth Darlington, who passed a little over 2 years ago. In the tradition of all the Earth is Sacred, there is a drum song, empty of words... And the song for the Amazon rainforest, Force of the Forest; which Ya'Acov and I wrote together. 10% of the proceeds from this album will go to the Pachamama Alliance to anchor this prayer in action. Ya'Acov says: “I am so proud to announce the release of Susannah’s latest album – Torch Songs: For these Turning Times. This album is a powerful invocation for us all to take courage and stand up for life on earth. Each song is a jewel. I love the musicality, the message and the magnificent medicine that this new album is offering into the world at a time when we all need to dance like dervishes and raise our voices for what we care for. These songs come from such a deep place, a medicine place, tender and wise and full of love and with this offering, Susannah is taking her place in the circle of Medicine Women, a circle whose voices need to be heard.” Ya’Acov Darling Khan. December 2016 Enjoy!
"All the Earth is Sacred" is an album 12 of Susannah's medicine songs, lit up with with Ya'Acov's shaman prayers, beautifully recorded with great musicians, for listening, singing and dancing, some tender, some upbeat - a beautiful spectrum of love songs for the earth; songs from the heart, for the heart. The songs on this album are:
1) All the Earth is Sacred
2) Sun Song
3) Oceans of Life
4) Winds of Change
5) Forest Whispers
6) Oh Mother
7) Courage my Soul
8) Imbabura
9) Oh Lord God
10) Divine Mother
11) Day by Day
12) Earth under our Feet
It's been a pure joy to make, and we imagine it will be a joy to play, too! "Susannah Darling Khan offers us a gift of exquisite medicine songs, gathering us in a circle of loving, prayerful creation with the earth and all her peoples." Sarah Patterson
Espiritu, is the first song our land taught me.... It's a song that is made in honour of the particular place we live. I hope it will resonate with you and where you live! We live on the edge of Dartmoor, which was once a great oak forest, which was cut down to build the ships which invaded and conquered much of the world.... So this song is in honour of the trees; those that stand and those that stood, the rain and the streams, the mountain (Tor) on whose slopes we live: Ugborough Beacon, and the sun and the winds.. . 10% of the proceeds from this album go to the Pachamama Alliance to anchor this prayer in action. Ya'Acov says: “I am so proud to announce the release of Susannah’s latest album – Torch Songs: For these Turning Times. This album is a powerful invocation for us all to take courage and stand up for life on earth. Each song is a jewel. I love the musicality, the message and the magnificent medicine that this new album is offering into the world at a time when we all need to dance like dervishes and raise our voices for what we care for."”
This is the first song which Ya'Acov and I ever wrote together. Its a love song for the Amazon Rainforest. When we have sung it there, with the Achuar, their response has helped me know that this song connects. As above, so below: ALL of the proceeds from this song will go to the Pachamama Alliance to anchor this prayer in action. Thank you so much to all this singers who gave their voices to support this manifestation of our love in voice and action: Lua Maria, Reuben Darling Khan, Jasmin Clark, Joseph Rose, Ayla Schafer, Helen Knight, Benjamin Clark, Eliza Kenyon.
Here is a video with a re-mix of Track 11: La Fuerza and Track 2: Force of the Forest: Enjoy!
Enjoy!