On a High Note...

Hi friends! Welcome to my final blog post of the semester! This week I'm going to be sharing some cool music I found from different cultures around the world. I hope you enjoy! The first song I found was from a Native American artist called Snow Raven SUOR. I thought this video was pretty cool because she was making nature sounds with her voice. After looking into her story, I learned that she was born in a small village in Sakha, which is in a region in Russia called the Arctic Siberia. When she was around 3 years old, she began learning how birds and other animals communicated. Just hearing how she was able to mimic the winds and the waves of the ocean just put me in awe of how talented she is. (Modern/Asia) The next music choice I have is pretty personal to me. My mother was born and raised in the Bahamas. Junkanoo is just one giant street festival that takes place on Boxing Dat and New Year’s. A lot of the costumes use cowbells, brass instruments, and goat skin drums. Growing u...

I’ve had many musical experiences with ‘rituals.’ My faith is a huge part of my life and who I am today. I’ve been going to church since I was a little girl, and something about being in the presence of God is so powerful that it brings me to my knees sometimes. In His presence, I’ve found peace, joy, comfort, and answers to my many questions. Growing up in church, I had to do many plays and participate in different dances for certain events and holiday services. (Here is a silly little dance I did when I was 10 for our Youth Sunday. At the moment, I wasn’t having fun, but looking back on it, I just can’t stop looking at how cute we all looked 15:09-21:06 ;)  Anytime we have a praise and worship night, whether it’s through FCA or just one we found through NewSpring (our church), there’s always great music and food! It’s always such a good time because everyone is there to worship the Lord, it’s a ‘No-judgement Zone,’ and the amount of new people that I’ve met in the past 3 months a...