presents
Emam & Friends

Voices of the Goddess
2003



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A World Fusion/World Jazz album with influences from Indian and Eastern European music, featuring two of the San Francisco Bay Area's divas,
Suzanne Sterling and Irina Mikhailova
in addition to Emam's other musical friends.
Includes three bonus pieces, recorded live in Wroclaw Poland, featuring Poland's great sax player, Piotr Baron.



Click one the song names to listen.
1) Ode to Zanko
(Emam)
Originally this was a lullaby melody and then it turned into an upbeat, groovy Rock/Jazz style World Fusion piece featuring the voices of Irina Mikhailova and Suzanne Sterling as well the bass of Kai Eckhardt and oboe of Tytus Wojnowicz.
Irina Mikhailova
lead vocals
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Tytus Wojnowicz
oboe
Matthew Montfort
guitar
Gari Hegedus
oud
Kai Eckhardt
bass
Emam
bayan, ghatam

2) Think of Me
(Emam & Suzanne)
Lyrics by Suzanne Sterling & Emam:
Think of me and I’ll be there,
I’ll be there to heal you.
Think of me and I’ll be there,
I’ll be there to feel you.

When the wind is blowing,
When the day is long,
When your heart is yearning,
When you dream of home,

Think of me.............

Think of me, when the sun stops shining,
Think of me, when the lightning strikes.
I am near as the breath you’re breathing,
Think of me, I’ll be by your side.

Think of me.............
I’ll be there to feel you.
I’ll be there to feel you.
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Kai Eckhardt
bass
Matthew Montfort
guitar
Steve Robertson
drums
Emam
ghatam, nylon string guitar

3) Jai Hanuman
(Trad./Adapt. Emam)
Lyrics (traditional Indian kirtan):
Jai Mahavira, Jai Hanuman,
Jai Gurudeva Karo Kalyan.
Jai Bajerang Bali,
Jai Hanuman Ki
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Tytus Wojnowicz
oboe
Irina Mikhailova
vocals
Steve Robertson
drums
Kai Eckhardt
bass
Emam
dumbak, ghatam, percussion

4) Desert Moon
(Emam)
Irina Mikhailova
vocals
Moses Sedler
cello
Kai Eckhardt
bass
Steve Robertson
drums
Emam
ghatam
Gari Hegedus
oud

5) African Dream - Part 1 & 2
(Emam & Suzanne)
Emam
ghatam, marimba, percussion
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Tytus Wojnowicz
oboe

6) With All Your Heart - Part I
(Emam)
A haunting intro to the second part of the same song. Featuring the vocals of Suzanne Sterling.

7) With All Your Heart - Part II
(Emam)
An upbeat World Fusion song featuring improvisations by Suzanne Sterling (vocals), Kai Eckhardt (bass) & Matthew Montfort (guitar). Lyrics: Sing to the Spirit, with all your heart with all your heart, with all your heart.

8) Whisper in My Ear
(Emam)
Gari Hegedus
oud
Kai Eckhardt
bass
Irina Mikhailova
vocals
Emam
tabla
Moses Sedler
cello

9) Echoes
(Emam, Suzanne & Kai)
Haunting vocal improvisations by Suzanne Sterling over a rhythm created using various tuned tablas (tabla tarang) by Emam and bass by the amazing Kai Eckhardt.
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Emam
tabla tarang
Kai Eckhardt
bass

10) Desert Moon Live
(Emam)
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Emam
tabla tarang
Kai Eckhardt
bass

11) Voices of the Goddess
(Emam)
A haunting, slow moving, featuring the voices of Irina Mikhailova, in the first part, and Suzanne Sterling in the second part. The first section is in a rhythm cycle of 12 & 1/2 (25) and the second section is in a cycle of 10 & 1/2 (21).
Irina Mikhailova
vocals
Suzanne Sterling
vocals
Moses Sedler
cello
Emam
tabla, ghatam
Matthew Montfort
bass

12) Dance of the Hermit - Live
(Emam)
Piotr Baron
sax
Artur Lesicki
guitar
Emam
tabla
Robert Szydło
bass

13) Sacred Insanity - Live
(Emam)
Piotr Baron
sax
Robert Szydło
bass
Artur Lesicki
guitar
Emam
tabla
Marcin Witkowski
drums
Kamil Torczewski
djembe

14) African Dream - Part 3
(Emam & Irina)
Emam
percussion
Irina Mikhailova
vocals

All compositions - Emam Published by: Emam & Friends - BMI
Except for: #2 & 5 Emam & Friends (BMI), Bhakti/Sterling Prod. (ASCAP);
#9 Emam & Friends (BMI), Bhakti/Sterling Prod. (ASCAP),
Loreley Music (GEMA); #14 Emam & Friends (BMI) & Sheba Music (ASCAP)
Cover painting by Justyna (Ajna) Hłasko.