Sweet Honey in the Rock

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Recorded less than three years after their first rehearsal, this disc spotlights the building blocks of the group's later sound: sustained vocal harmony chords sung at full throttle. It begins with the group's namesake song and includes Reagon's tribute to Joanne Little, a couple of bluesy love songs, an adapted Langston Hughes poem, several hymns, and even a little piano. --Geoffrey Himes

Sweet Honey in the Rock,Sweet Honey in Rock,Flying Fish Records,Folk & Traditional,Pop

Average customer rating: Soulful and engaging Holy Music Great Pick Voices of real angels! An Amazing Work

Sacred Ground Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Earthbeat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Women Gather Selections 1976-1988 ...twenty-five... I Got Shoes Still on the Journey ASIN: B000002M7R Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. I Remember, I Believe
2. No More Auction Block
3. Would You Harbor Me
4. Prayer
5. Sing Oh Barren One
6. Mystic Oceans
7. Jordan River
8. Stay On The Battlefield
9. Can't Hide Sinner
10. Jesus Is All
11. Inner Voices
12. Prayer To The One
13. Balm In Gilead
14. We Are

Customer Reviews:

Soulful and engaging.......2007-02-18

I first encountered Sweet Honey and the Rock in 2003 at Michigan Wymns Music Festival. They were fantastic. Recently, one of my chorus mates suggested the track I Remeber, I Believe as something we should sing in our spring concert. Our director agreed and I couldn't be more trilled. I purchased two copies of the CD, one for myself and one for the daughter of a friend of mine. It is a permanent part of my car audio collection. Try Sweet Honey out and you'll fall in love with their five part harmonies, their personal touch, and the sweet voices of a wonderful, soulful group of wymn.

Holy Music.......2006-08-14

I bought this CD for one song, We Are, a powerful anthem that I had been taught by a dear friend. However, every song on this CD is powerful in its own right and has served and nurtured me over time. Sweet Honey is an amazing a cappella musical group that has evolved out of the African American political and historical experience. With Sacred Ground, Sweet Honey focuses on the spiritual dimensions of political and social challenges such as prejudice and poverty. The result for me, is always a sense of renewal and energy that feeds the soul, soothes the heart and harmonizes mind and body. Sacred Ground is an invaluable CD for any one who works with dispirited and often disembodied people. While most "new age" music, emphasizes a certain spaciousness, Sacred Ground which has its roots in traditional gospel and folk music argues in favor of groundedness as a source of heartful strength. Its just this side of divine.

Great Pick.......2005-02-25

This is really the best. Great sound and beat. Excelent recording sound and meaningful music.

Voices of real angels!.......2002-10-04

I got hooked on "Sweet Honey..." several years ago when I an interview on NPR. This CD really shows off their voices. It also shows how 'into' this genre they are! Highly recommend this CD. Heck, I highly recommend all their CDs!

An Amazing Work.......2000-09-26

I cannot express how grateful I am for this CD. It while I was listening to the amazing voices of these women that God helped me find my way out of a depression (I know it sounds corny, but it's true). While nothing compares to seeing this group perform live, all of their albums are incredible and a must to own. This one has a very spiritual focus, while others sometimes focus more on secular problems. No matter which album you choose, if you like music that is beautiful in every sense of the word, Sweet Honey in the Rock will not dissapoint you.

Average customer rating: Rich a cappella brew close to the soul of the human condition Underrated Accapella Delicious, perfect, and powerful Touches your soul.

Selections 1976-1988 Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Ground The Women Gather Live at Carnegie Hall ...twenty-five... In This Land ASIN: B000000MW8 Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. Ella's Song
2. Wade In The Water
3. Denko
4. On Children
5. Echo
6. Joan Little
7. Beatitudes
8. Peace
9. Sitting On Top Of The World
10. More Than A Paycheck
11. Crying For Freedom In South Africa
12. They Are All Falling Around Me
13. Mae Frances
14. I'm Gon' Stand!!!
15. Feel Something Drawing Me On
16. In The Upper Room
17. Seven Principles

Tracks:

1. Testimony
2. Oughta Be A Woman
3. Fannie Lou Hamer
4. Meyango
5. Run Mourner Run
6. As Long As I Have Breath In My Body
7. No Images
8. Sometime
9. The Gift Of Love
10. Biko
11. My Way
12. State Of Emergency
13. Cape Fear River Chant
14. Rivers Of Babylon
15. Stranger Blues
16. Oh Death
17. Breaths

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Of course they're preachy--that's what preachers do. The long-running black women's a cappella group (plus an extra member who signs the songs in American Sign Language) is absolutely serious about their historically researched narratives of women and liberation: the struggle against oppression is serious business. But Bernice Johnson Reagon and the group she's led since 1973 also sing like the angels, with harmonies drawn from black American gospel and African traditional music, and when their voices fall to a charged hush, wailing and humming in solidarity, they're incredibly powerful. Selections draws on the group's first eight albums, including their long-out-of-print second disc, and it's almost all richly soulful and uplifting. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

Rich a cappella brew close to the soul of the human condition.......2006-03-23

True originals, with African, gospel, country blues, folk all mixed deep in their rich a cappella brew. Rough and sometimes raw interplay of voices has the resonance of a more desperate than joyful revival. Studio and live tracks.

Disk 1. Polyphonic voices coalesce into communal rhythms, passion, determination, and remarkable beauty. Didactic, but who cares-everything else in the mix quickly shoves that aside. Raw cries from somewhere down deep and primeval, close to the soul of the human condition. Standouts: tr 4--Children; S: tr 11-Crying for freedom (full-tilt, high-energy gospell); tr 15--In the upper room (stately doowop gospel) [65:24] [66:03]

Disk 2. Strong flavor of rural blues, chants, field songs, and moans. S: tr 1-Testimony. tr 4-Meyango (Kahlil Gibran). tr 6-As long as I have breath in my body. tr 7-No images. tr 10-Biko (Caribbean lilt in justice song). tr 17-Breaths. [64:57]

Underrated Accapella.......2005-01-12

Arguably, the best accapella group, ever. Period.

This retrospective of this dynamic group reflects their extensive vocal range (even sounding like ambulances on one track!) and their righteous goals: reaching back to honor and remember the past, while pushing feminist and peace-loving values foward.

Absolutely, incomparable.

If you've come upon this group's section by chance or Amazon recommendation, you are in luck. Please, pick them up. You won't be disappointed.

Delicious, perfect, and powerful.......1998-10-29

Oh those voices.....deep harmonies, heavy rhythms, and rich timbres--just like angels. Sweet Honey in the Rock gives any song, both new and old, its own charm and artistry. I'd recommend this to anyone with a taste for beauty and strength.

Touches your soul........1998-07-04

If you were touched by the civil rights movement, if you feel you are living in the 90's with a 60's political spirit, this album will touch you like no other. Sweet Honey kept, and keeps, that spirit alive. A wonderful retrospective of their work. "We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes" says it all.

Average customer rating: Absolutely Amazing!

Raise Your Voice Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Earthbeat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Women Gather Sweet Honey in the Rock - Singing for Freedom Sacred Ground Selections 1976-1988 Still on the Journey ASIN: B0009K7RDY Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. I Remember, I Believe
3. Intro-Chant
4. Intro-Joan Little
5. Joan Little
6. In the Upper Room
7. In the Morning When I Rise
8. Fulani Chant
9. Intro-Ballad of Harry T. More
10. Ballad of Harry T. Moore
11. Intro-Denko
12. Denko
13. Ballad of the Broken Word/Give the People Their Right 14. to Vote!
14. Prayer 2 The One
15. Women Gather
16. Nature Song
17. Intro-Run
18. Run
19. Come Unto Me
20. Old Ship of Zion
21. Movin' On

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Sweet Honey in the Rock send their joyful noise throughout the audience on this soundtrack to the Raise Your Voice documentary, part of PBS's American Masters series. As the all-female a cappella group traces American gospel to its African roots, they all but dare listeners to resist becoming part of the music. On the environmentally conscious, central African "Chant," the singalong encircles the hall, providing a stirring response to Sweet Honey's call. A strong social conscience informs material such as "Joan Little," an expression of solidarity with an abused prisoner, and "The Ballad of Harry T. Moore," a tribute to a slain civil rights organizer. Instrumental backing propels the funky "Ballad of the Broken Word," written by Toshi Reagon, daughter of Sweet Honey founder Bernice Johnson Reagon. Yet as the soaring spirituality of "In the Upper Room with Jesus" attests, vocal power is all this group requires to overwhelm a responsive crowd. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Founded in 1963, this Grammy award winning group of talented, versatile women singer-songwriters creates a rich tapestry of sound steeped in the traditions of Black sacred music-spirituals, hymns, and gospel reaching into the more contemporary stylings of blues, jazz, hip-hop and R&B. For over three decades this actively touring group has, with great beauty, power, and expressiveness, inspired audiences with musical portrayals of struggle and triumph encouraging social and political activism.

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Amazing!.......2005-08-20

I bought this CD on a whim after watching a PBS special on Sweet Honey in the Rock, and absolutely love it. The group has an amazing, cohesive, in-tune sound. Buy this CD for "Ship of Zion", "Harry Moore", and "Women Gather". A must have!

Average customer rating: no skip overs What a wonderful CD to give as a present! Sweet Honey in the Rock is Fantastic!

I Got Shoes Sweet Honey in Rock Manufacturer: Music Little People ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Music for Little People | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gift Of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through Southern Africa Leadbelly Sings For Children Still the Same Me Widdecombe Fair Sacred Ground ASIN: B000002M65 Release Date: 1994-04-12

Tracks:

1. I GOT SHOES
2. AFRICAN NUMBERS 20
3. TAMA TAMA TAMALI
4. LITTLE DAVID PLAY ON YOUR HARP
5. AFRICAN NUMBERS 12
6. FREEDOM NOW
7. RUN MOLLY RUN
8. YOUNG AND POSITIVE
9. AFRICAN NUMBERS 8
10. DEEP BLUE SEA
11. SHOO FLY, DON'T BOTHER ME
12. AFRICAN NUMBERS 10
13. SOMAGWAZA
14. FREEDOM TRAIN
15. AFRICAN NUMBERS 16
16. DOWN THE ROAD I BE GOING
17. LOOK! LOOK! THE SUN WOKE UP!
18. SPIRIT LULLABY

Customer Reviews:

no skip overs.......2005-04-18

being the mother of 8 children it is hard to please everyone (ages 18 to newborn)in the car at the same time. this cd is one of the few cds we have that we do not skip over songs. we love this cd.

What a wonderful CD to give as a present!.......1999-07-09

I love giving this cd as a gift, to teachers or childcare providers, or new moms. It's kids' music you can stand to hear over and over (and some of us know just how rare that is), and feel good about exposing kids to traditions and musical concepts they might not otherwise encounter. We listen to the numbers songs in the car, we sing the shoo-fly song when we go walking--it's been a gift to my little family to have these songs added to our lives.

Sweet Honey in the Rock is Fantastic!.......1999-01-04

Although folk isn't a style a music much heard by anyone but its devotees, there can be some real treasures in this section. Sweet Honey in the Rock is one of them. As a young teenager, I find that this music doesn't fit into the "fuddy-duddy" image that young people today think of as Folk. Sweet Honey provides you with cool, soulful tunes, with beat and fire to spare. Try listening to "Young and Positive", and see if that doesn't bolster your self-esteem. The complex harmonies appeal to me especially, since I am a singer, but to the uninitiated ear, they are pure ecstasy. This is a rare and amazing gem in the soup of today's music!

Average customer rating: The Women Gather Sweet Honey in the Rock As Always, the best What a treat!

The Women Gather Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Earthbeat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sacred Ground Raise Your Voice ...twenty-five... Selections 1976-1988 Still on the Journey ASIN: B00007MB89 Release Date: 2003-01-28

Tracks:

1. The Women Gather
2. Fly
3. Give The People Their Right To Vote!
4. Georgia Red Clay II
5. Ballad Of The Sit-Ins
6. Let Us Rise In Love
7. 22 Hours In The Day
8. Solid Gold II
9. somebody Prayed Me Over
10. Ballad Of Harry T. Moore
11. That Awful Day Will Surely Come
12. Nyoka Boko II
13. Prayer At The Crossroads
14. African Oasis II
15. Yes It Was
16. Come Unto Me
17. We Want The Vote! Chant

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Celebrating 30 years as an unparalleled music group with this release, Sweet Honey in the Rock demonstrate again that they are an American treasure. While technically proficient a cappella singers, Sweet Honey are so much more than a study in vocal pizzazz. The women do indeed gather and tell stories for the generations, chronicling modern life and its struggles and victories. Sweet Honey mask nothing emotionally and draw the listener into each saga, whether they're lamenting violence in the title track, detailing the history of voting rights (or lack thereof) in Washington, D.C., in "Give the People Their Right to Vote," or sharing the tragic tale of a civil rights activist in "Ballad of Harry T. Moore." Founder Bernie Johnson Reagon leads her group through a diversity of styles, ranging from the '70s soul sound of "Solid Gold" to the gospel of "Come unto Me." After three decades, Sweet Honey are as relevant and fresh as ever. --Michael Lyttle

Album Description

30th anniversary album presents Sweet Honey in their award-winning style with a contemporary sound. Features predominantly new, 2003 original material, with contributions by Toshi Reagon written especially for Sweet Honey. Earthbeat/Rhino.

Customer Reviews:

The Women Gather Sweet Honey in the Rock.......2005-08-29

I'm a new fan of Sweet Honey in the Rock, so wasn't sure what to expect from the cd, having only seen them on public tv. Their music is brilliant, unique, all a capella; not easy listening, however. Very political.

As Always, the best.......2003-02-01

Sweet Honey delivers message of love, struggle and social resonsibility through their rich, stirring a capella vocals, and celebrate 30 years together with this new CD. This one presents a wide range of styles and vocalizations of mostly contemporary songs written by the group, or new arrangements of old songs, such as Isaac Watts' "That Awful Day Will Surely Come." They address everything from addition to voter rights (or lack thereof) in the District of Columbia. A lush and thought-provoking CD as only Sweet Honey can create.

What a treat!.......2003-01-30

I've been a fan of these phenomenal women for some time now and I was thrilled to see they released a 30th anniversary album. The CD is an inspiring and uplifting experience from start to finish and I cannot get enough of it. I highly recommend it to EVERYONE, no matter your age or musical tastes. What a treat!

Average customer rating: their finest.... Every minute a pleasure

Live at Carnegie Hall Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Live Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Ground Selections 1976-1988 ...twenty-five... Raise Your Voice The Women Gather ASIN: B000000MF5 Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Beatitudes
2. Run, Run, Mourner Run
3. Wade In The Water
4. Drinking Of The Wine
5. Where Are the Keys To The Kingdom?
6. Dream Songs Of Love
7. Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King
8. Emergency
9. Our Side Won
10. Ode To The International Debt
11. Are My Hands Clean?
12. Denko
13. My Lament
14. Your Worries Ain' Like Mine
15. Song Of The Exciled
16. Peace

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The magic of Sweet Honey in the Rock lies in the pulse and spirit of the group's performances. No recording can totally re-create the net of energy this powerful collective of women's voices casts over its audience, but Live at Carnegie Hall comes darn close. Here the group's members are free to develop songs as long as the spirit moves them--much longer, typically, than on their studio albums. Listen to the driven growls in the traditional folk chant "Run, Run, Mourner Run," the solemn contemplation of "Wade in the Water," and the circular wails and stirring percussion of "Denko" to feel Sweet Honey's spirit pounding through your bones. Live at Carnegie Hall also features several instructive yet tender introductions from founder Bernice Johnson Reagon, an amazingly theatrical presentation of Sonia Sanchez's poem "Letter to Dr. Martin Luther King," and a jazzy a cappella version of Paul Elouard's sensual poem "Peace." --Sally Weinbach

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Recorded in Manhattan on November 7, 1987, this double live album includes 70 minutes of music and spoken introductions. There's a representative balance of hymns, blues, protest songs, and Third World influences. The group's ability to stretch out songs is illustrated by a seven-minute version of "Wade in the Water" and an eight-minute version of "Letter to Dr. Martin Luther King" (one of three songs on the album composed for the PBS special The Dream and the Drum). --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

their finest...........2006-02-20

this was a recording that i had years ago and finally felt the need to repurchase on cd.
if there was any recording that one would require to cover your Sweet Honey In The Rock needs, this has to be the one....it is quite simply flawless...
the energy of their live performance that comes across is amazing...the group is amazing and having had the luck to experience them live, to have a recording that matches that energy, majk & vitality is truly fortunate...

do not hesitate to acquire this masterpiece...

Every minute a pleasure.......2000-06-22

I was browsing Amazon to see if I could get my hands on this amazing CD. (I'm glad to know I can.) From beginning to end, each song is riveting and entertaining. "Beatitudes" is one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear. "Dear Martin" is a wonderful performance of a poem. If you enjoy a variety of music, incredible harmonies, and worldly, timely subjects, you'll love this CD.

Average customer rating: An excellent collection Music for the soul inspiring A Weakened Sweet Honey, with too much Gloss Truly Great!!!

...twenty-five... Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Ground The Women Gather Still on the Journey Selections 1976-1988 Live at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B00000DCWJ Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

1. We Are The Ones
2. Chant
3. Battered Earth
4. Motherless Chil'
5. Redemption Song
6. Greed
7. Sound-Bite From Beijing
8. Sometime
9. Run
10. Anybody Here?
11. Forever Love
12. I Was Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor
13. Hope

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In their first 25 years, 22 different women sang in Sweet Honey in the Rock. That floating membership bespeaks not artistic turmoil, but the vitality of the band's communal, participatory democracy. No one singer dominates; the individual nuances of the five voices are preserved within the whole. The shape and sound of Sweet Honey's music--a daring survey of gospel, jazz, and African chanting--is itself political, but the group is still anchored by founder Bernice Johnson Reagon's vibrato-rich baritone, whether in her bold leads or doo-wop harmonies. To celebrate their silver anniversary, the group presents 13 new songs, mostly sung a cappella save some African drumming and tambourine, and focusing on original compositions with messages as intense as anything they've recorded. The most successful pieces, however, transcend the hectoring tone of songs such as "Greed" and "Run." And the biggest surprise comes in their doo-wop arrangement of Thomas A. Dorsey's "Standing By the Bedside of a Neighbor," in which the spiritual and the political merge seamlessly. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

An excellent collection.......2002-10-04

This CD brings almost all of the ladies that have ever been a part of "Sweet Honey..." together. It is great to sit back and just listen to the music flow together. This CD and their "Sacred Ground" CD hasn't left the player since I got them!

Music for the soul.......2000-03-08

I have had the honor of hearing SHIR, live for the past 3 years, since I have been a student here at FAMU. And I have been moved completely out of my seat each time. I actually felt the music in my heart, like my heart was the drum, my blood was the harmonious rhythm that flowed, and eyes that view their grace as they sang, was the entrance that allowed my insides to rumble the moment they open their mouths. I would like to encourage SHIR, to continue to provide the world with what I consider REAL music.

inspiring.......1999-12-07

sweet honey in the rock does it again with an uplifting , thought-provoking, inspiring, beautiful collection of music. i found the use of percussion on "we are the ones" and "run" to complement the beautiful vocals very nicely. these two and others such as "sound bite from beijing" and "greed" are refreshingly thought-provoking in a positive way compared to much "popular" music i have listened to. their version of bob marley's "redemption song" is also very impressive

A Weakened Sweet Honey, with too much Gloss.......1999-07-07

As a big fan of Sweet Honey and owner of virtually all their CDs, I was disappointed with "twenty-five." While still delivering beautiful harmonies, Sweet Honey have written songs that are a bit more pop-ish than earlier works and the strongest songs seem to be the ones with more concentration on the solo singer rather than the innovation that comes with the group making melodies a cappella. If you're looking for a great Sweet Honey CD, go to some of their stronger works, such as: Selections 1976-1988, Sacred Ground, and In This Land.

Truly Great!!!.......1999-06-06

If you like Sweet Honey In The Rock and even if you haven't heard them, you will love this album.

Average customer rating: Sweet Honey!!!!!!!!!!! The struggle continues lovingly!

Breaths Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Ground In This Land Still on the Journey Selections 1976-1988 I Got Shoes ASIN: B000000MF4 Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Breaths
2. Ella's Song
3. Oughta Be A Woman
4. Echo
5. Biko
6. Good News
7. We All...Everyone Of Us
8. More Than A Paycheck
9. How Long?
10. Alla That's All Right, But
11. Sometime
12. On Children
13. Listen To The Rhythm
14. I'm Gon' Stand
15. Battle For My Life
16. Study War No More
17. Chile Your Waters Run Red Through Soweto
18. If You Had Lived
19. Azanian Freedom Song

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A combination of two LPs--1982's Good News and 1989's We All...Everyone of Us--Breaths provides a passionate, rich, politically charged perspective on Sweet Honey's early work. The group shows their emotional range and intellectual convictions as clearly in this nascent work as in later releases. From the philosophical lullaby "Breaths" to the declarative civil-rights offering "Ella's Song," this album serves as a forum for these brave-voiced women to unfold their ideals and passions with wisdom and care. Aside from the powerful original compositions, Breaths contains a handful of tender, musically ripe arrangements of other people's poetry: June Jordan's "Oughta Be a Woman," Kahlil Gibran's "On Children," and Birago Diop's title track. Each illustrates the group's ability to draw music out of words as well as set words to music. --Sally Weinbach

Customer Reviews:

Sweet Honey!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-02

This album is magnificent! The music is original, spirited, warm, and reaches to your very soul. Each piece has it's own personality. I heard these women on PBS, and have bought two of their cd's. I will soon purchase more! Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful!

The struggle continues lovingly!.......1999-09-02

Being a grateful fan of this group for many years, I know that this album is by far the fiercest in delivering messages of empowerment, duty, justice, righteousness and love. Love for them is the deepest of the soul piercing elements these powerful women sing about. Out of all of my Sweet Honey in the Rock albums this one is the most played, loaned and never returned and heartfelt. The women of Sweet Honey in the Rock sing of things wrong that have been somewhat righted now, lost and on the edge of return, and harsh pain felt now past but not forgotten. Mostly, they sing of the love that is needed for all of us to do better. If you collect music for its meaning and encouragement buy this album.

Average customer rating: Not just for kids! I love this CD!!! Child-affirming Affirming and Child Focused Music CD -- Best Ever! One great CD!!

Still the Same Me Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: I Got Shoes All for Freedom In This Land ...twenty-five... Still on the Journey ASIN: B00004YLOC Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

1. Tuwe Tuwe
2. Nature Song
3. I Love To Laugh
4. Improv Time! - Rhythm Slam!
5. Oh My Goodness, Look At This Mess!
6. Improv Time! - Nyoko Boko (It Is For Us)
7. We're Almost Home
8. We Shall Not Be Moved
9. Improv Time! - Georgia Red Clay
10. Way Down Deep
11. Improv Time! - African Oasis
12. Still The Same Me
13. Improv Time! - Solid Gold
14. Still Gotta Get Up In The Morning
15. Time
16. Improv Time! - Rhythm Slam! - Your Turn
17. Goodnight

Customer Reviews:

Not just for kids!.......2004-05-24

This album is a breath of fresh air in an age when so many parents buy records for their kids based on the brand name (Barney, Sesame Street) or perceived educational value (Baby Mozart). It teaches values and self-esteem, lessons that are good for any age (particularly in "Still the Same Me"). It even encourages listeners (children and adults) to pick up their things to a neat Caribbean swing ("Oh My Goodness, Look at This Mess!").

If you are buying this album for children, it would be best to listen to the album with them a few times. That way you can encourage them to clap along with the singing ("Tuwe Tuwe"), or even improvise their own rhythms along with the group (tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16). Songs such as "We Shall Not Be Moved" may also turn into a valuable history lesson.

Songs such as "Nature Song" capture the wonder of childhood, and are great to listen to on sunny mornings. With or without children, this album is a good listen.

I love this CD!!!.......2004-05-04

Catchy tunes, GREAT lyrics, I really really really love this CD! I find myself singing these songs over and over in my head, all day long, and because they're such great songs, this is just fine!

Child-affirming.......2004-02-24

We got this CD as a gift, and are a "white bread" family. The songs are fun, much different than traditional kids music, have very positive messages from a child-raising perspective as well as from the perspective of being a child. Adults will enjoy this as much as children. I would love to take my 3 year old son to a Sweet Honey concert!

Affirming and Child Focused Music CD -- Best Ever!.......2003-10-12

We've been fans of Sweet Honey in the Rock for years. Now we have a child and as multi-racial same-gender couple raising a multi-racial child we want to find a music CD that can teach our child the fun of music and all the progressive values of affirming and respecting oneself and others. This CD is it. It has all the beautiful harmony Sweet Honey in the Rock is known for. The songs are so well written with great melody, rhythm and messages. We've done many "jam sessions" with our child playing this CD and he really enjoys them. We can't wait for him to understand the meaning of the lyrics when he grows up.

One great CD!!.......2001-11-17

This is the first SHIR CD i have gotten, but I have always loved them singing that song from the "Down in the Delta" CD. "A Patchwork Quilt" I believe it is called. On this CD, I love the Laughter Song, "We Shall Not Be Moved", and "Oh My GOodness, look at this mess", and "Goodnight". These ladies are singing without the benefit of instruments, and they are to truly be commended for it. It is very few people that can do that in this day and age. These ladies ought to be more popular and they are not. But I highly recommend this CD for those who have kids, as well for the kid in all of us. peace.

Average customer rating: Music for mamas and babies Movin' music!

All for Freedom Sweet Honey in the Rock Manufacturer: Music Little People ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Got Shoes In This Land Still the Same Me Sacred Ground ...twenty-five... ASIN: B000002M5B Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

1. So Glad I'm Here
2. Cumbayah
3. Down In The Valley Two By Two
4. The Little Shekere
5. The Little Red Caboose
6. All For Freedom
7. Juba
8. Everybody Ought To Know
9. Calypso Freedom
10. Amen
11. Ise Oluwa
12. Meeting At The Building
13. Johanna And Rhody
14. Make New Friends
15. Horse And Buggy
16. Silvie
17. Alunde And The Story Of Ono

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Sweet Honey in the Rock emphasizes rhythmic and sing-along numbers on its first children's album. Most songs have a progressive message, but the music itself has a contagious energy on songs like "The Little Red Caboose," "Juba," and "Amen." Civil Rights chants are mixed with African stories and a Georgia Sea Island chant, and young singers from Washington's Adam Elementary School join in on five numbers. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Music for mamas and babies.......2001-10-05

My close friend titled my birthday copy of this album, "Music for Mamas and Babies." And I, the mama, have played and sung the album with my two children and by myself every day for days at a time. The words that come to mind -- harmony, happiness, thinking, learning, singing -- may be words that you like to hear. Then you would also like to hear a new version of "Cumbaya," a story about the children's song of Ono, Africa, how to fall in love "two by two," and how to make a drum. Sweet Honey's vocal harmonies, unique arrangements, accapella performances, non-accapella performances, commitment to equality, and rich story-telling make this an album to listen to past the time your babies are babies.

Movin' music!.......2000-06-21

This CD will have you singing along in no time! It's jubilant sounds and children participation are so upbeat anyone would smile! These women produce fabulous music even for non gospel music lovers! A great CD for children, and many songs they can sing and move to.

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