Songs for the Beloved

I'll never forget that night I first heard and experienced the presence of Grace Nono. It was in April 2010, after the first day of epic workshops during the Center for Babaylan Studies Conference. I can hear the sounds of the native instruments and this haunting voice that chanted words and sounds that took me to a special place. It is as if the vibrations and frequencies transported me to the past and the future.

The music was so inviting, it made my body move fluidly, as if dancing from the inside out. Next thing you know, I was joining the rest of the audience by the stage, inner dancing, flowing with the rhythm in kapwa. We started moving around the hall, swaying our hands, inviting others to join. I recall not wanting it to end and when it did, I looked around me and I was surrounded by beautiful smiles and souls that felt what I felt. Now those same smiles I see regularly and I consider my family.

Fast forward 2 years later and I'm asked to join Grace's chorus and learn some songs with some of my favorite people! It is an honor I cannot refuse and an experience I'll never forget...I'm just growing with the flow...

Come see Grace Nono, Charles Wandag and Bo Razon live this Thursday October 15, 2012 at the Cooperage @ Sonoma State University 7-8:30pm. Free admission but donations will go towards the Center for Babaylan Studies
♥ Dream with eyes open ♥

My all time fave Grace Nono song and video! I remember when I first came across this song many moons ago, I thought she was the Filipina "Enya."