Sounds and Cries of the World, by Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue

Sounds and Cries of the World

by Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue

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	1.	Song of Kwan Wen 03:22
	2.	Bloom's Mouth Rushed In 05:33
	3.	Mother of Time 08:21
	4.	Moxa 03:36
	5.	Aku Yang Lahir Dari Air Mata \| Båwå Sidå Asih 06:40
	6.	Para Pembakar Ombak 07:58
	7.	She Held Fire 03:45
	8.	Rai Nakukún Ba’ Dadaúk Ona 05:41
	9.	Song for Naldo 09:49
	10.	Thoughts of Light and Freedom 06:15

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Sounds and Cries of the World is the latest from experimental jazz vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Jen Shyu, who is best known for carving out new improvisational terrain for the voice through integrating traditional music discovered through rigorous research and fieldwork. The Guardian has called her “a remarkable phenomenon” and The Wall Street Journal “invigorating” and “enigmatic.” A 2014 recipient of the prestigious Doris Duke Impact Award, Shyu is well-respected for her uncanny vocal precision and formidable musicianship. She is perhaps best known as a member of influential saxophonist Steve Coleman’s band Five Elements – most recently on the critically lauded Synovial Joints (Pi 2015). Her new release is a culmination of her travels through East Timor, Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan, where she has spent months to years in each place immersing herself in the language and under-recognized music of various indigenous cultures. Utilizing specific musical forms, dream-like narrative, and language of these various cultures, her work is utterly unique. The New York Times said that the effect “could remind you of ancient court music or Joni Mitchell. Everything Shyu did — every turn, every breath — came with mindful emphasis.”

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released September 18, 2015

Jen Shyu: vocals, piano, gat kim (2-stringed Taiwanese moon lute), gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither), ggwaenggwari (Korean gong), kemanak (Javanese gamelan idiophone)
Ambrose Akinmusire: trumpet
Mat Maneri: viola
Thomas Morgan: bass
Dan Weiss: drums

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Guggenheim Fellow, USA Fellow, Doris Duke Artist, multilingual vocalist-composer-multi-instrumentalist-actor-dancer JEN SHYU has produced 8 albums, performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art & is a Fulbright scholar speaking 10 languages. Her Song of Silver Geese was among NYTimes' Best Albums of 2017. Co-founder of mutualmentorshipformusicians.org & a Steinway Artist. ... more

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