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 Mahk Jchi

Ulali

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Track Listing

Mother

Rattle Songs; Shanoojhee, Viri Kuta, Haweheemo, Gramma Easter's

Necklace of Broken Hearts

Friend in Need

Museum Cases

Mahk Jchi

Maybe

Power of the Hardin-Bratt

Going Home with (Stomp)

All My Relations

Editorial Reviews

Album Description

Traditional and Contemporary First Nations(Native American) music.

Band Members: Pura Fe, Jennifer Kreisberg, Soni Moreno

Mahk Jchi CD by Ulali

Excellent second hand CD I love it. I do feel however that the prices charged by Amazon for a new copy are extreme and I believe this may be unfair to the artists and be limiting the sales for them.

Three voices beyond belief

I had an opportunity to meet the group on tour 1999 when they came to Morris Minnesota. They made a few cracks about the town that I have to say set me off a tad (even if they WERE accurate). But then I heard them sing the songs from this recording. It blew me away. I have long loved First Nation's Music (The group doesn't like the term 'Native Americans' as they contend their people pre-date this land as America and I feel their wishes should be respected), however they have their own creation here, unlike anything else I have heard. I have to say they have a magnificent vocal range and beautifully blend their voices together. The closest I can come to explaining their quality is to imagine Bulgarian singers with only a drum to accumpany them. Beautiful.

Please say there will be more!

Whether or not you're acquainted with Native American music and traditions, if you love music, and if you appreciate the power of the human voice, you should have this album in your collection.

As the liner notes will tell you, "Ulali" means "songbird," and the name could not be more appropriate for this trio of singers. The vocals are wonderfully clear and liquid, with crisp enunciation and tight, flawless harmonies. Of all the tracks on the CD (and there really isn't a bad one), I particularly enjoy the rattle songs (rolled together into Track 2) and "Going Home." If you enjoy singing (especially in the safe privacy of your car, as I do), you'll love the rattle songs. There's something about the vocabs, and about not worrying about English lyrics, that seems to open up both voice and breathing in much the same way as playing a flute - it's downright euphoric. I've driven through many a scenic mile in North and South Dakota with these songs blasting, and me singing my head off, and I've known few finer moments.

This is one of the few modern Native American albums on which I enjoy the English songs as much as the native-language songs. I usually enjoy the latter better, but "Going Home," "Maybe," and "Necklace of Broken Hearts" have such poignant lyrics, delivered with such power and feeling (especially on "Going Home") that they are just as transcendent. Ulali definitely has a chip on their shoulder (evident in "Museum Shelves" and in "All My Relations") but not so much that white listeners like yours truly feel unwelcome. I would love to know the meaning of the lyrics of "Mahk Jchi" - it's such an incredibly powerful and moving song, with harmonies that cascade like waterfalls.

My only complaint is that there aren't any more Ulali albums out yet! The world needs more music like this, so come on, gals, get busy!

IF YOU LOVE PURE, TRUE MUSIC, BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!!

WOW!!!!!!!!! and more WOWS!!!!!!! This group Ulali is the best I ever heard and also seen in concert. You can't believe human beings can evoke so much from singing. I saw them once and found out they had a second show a little after the first and went to that also. Right of the bat, with "Mother," you're hooked. No doubt about that. What makes them so special is how real they are and their music. No textured New Age keyboards to get in the way, just vocals and accompanying rattles and Native drums. This is an education too and I highly recommend teachers and parents to have their children listen to this. This music needs to live forever and the great tradition of the Indigenous spirit. They are working on a new album that will be much anticipated and that no doubt will be a gem too. But if you want just one album to capture the Indigenous spirit and so much more, buy Mahk Jchi now.

Aren't there more stars I can give?

I fell in love with Ulali (pronounced you-lah-LEE) watching Smoke Signals and listening to Indigo Girls' "Burn All the Letters" -- these three women are amazing. I have given this CD to so many friends and shared it with my students and fellow teachers. I had the great good fortune to see them live this past summer at the American Indian Cultural House in Manhattan ... and it was a stunning, moving, completely beautiful experience. I'm sure my neighbors are learning this music, too, since I cannot help but play these songs LOUD! I love every track on this CD, but I definitely have favorites. "Museum Cases" is powerful and painful; "Mahk Jchi" resonates in my chest and head, filling me with the amazing voices of these women; and the feeling I get, as an African American, listening to "Going Home" is hard to describe. It's a beautiful piece that connects traditional First Nations music with spirituals and the blues and has lyrics that strike deep ("Nigerian chains they say are buried real deep ... tobacco fields ... trail of tears ... stolen people on stolen land").

This is an extraordinary CD. Enough said.

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