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Beauty Way

by Poranguí

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Opening Prayer (feat. Chief Danny John Sr.) 05:15
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Spoken in Diné / Navajo language English Translation Thinking thoughts Planning Life Hope Mother Earth Let there be Beauty In the future, In our thinking In our plan, In our life In our belief In hope With this in the future everlasting The Universe The Sun The Star Nations Your impressions will be good Life will be good Inquire Male and Female Our life You will be our life The male and the female water Will also be our life The air, earth, fire, water These four entities, four elements, are going to be who we are This is our hope On our Holy mother earth You will be our belief and our life And in the future There will be generations to come
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These Hands 05:14
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CHORUS: Cleansing the rivers and healing the land Stewards of Beauty, the stewards, these hands. Cleansing the rivers and healing the land Stewards of Beauty, the stewards, these hands. VERSE 1: Love is the mystery, unfolding blissfully Unraveling politics, defying history Transcend biology, rewrite psychology Giving the rhyme to the reason in me Unlock the Beauty in all our humanity Burning away all the greed and insanity Shedding the ignorance, the pain, and the hate, Inspiring the people to transform the state Rise up my People and follow your hearts Now is the time, do not be torn apart now Band us together, we’re stronger as one One family united under this great sun CHORUS: Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray VERSE 2: Honor the mountains and tear down the dams, No more uranium or coal in this plan Enough with the gas and the lies and the fracks, It’s time to own up and fill in the cracks c’mon Remove the pipelines and honor your word The People and the Ancestors demand to be heard For all of the treaties written in blood, We are mending the hoop & restoring the Love. CHORUS: The rivers, the lands, of Beauty, these hands The rivers, the lands, of Beauty, these hands Cleansing the rivers and healing the land We are stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands Cleansing the rivers and healing the land We are stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands Cleansing the rivers and healing the land We are stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands Cleansing the rivers and healing the land We are stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray Cleansing the rivers and healing the land It’s the only way Stewards of Beauty, the stewards these hands And so we pray VERSE 3: The Oceans are dying, our Mother is crying Forests are burning, our forefathers lying The rich just get richer, the plastic keeps piling Yet inside there's something that keeps me here fighting
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Walk in Beauty 05:45
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I know the winding road is long Trust this body, I belong Skin & bone with Holy water Help me love this Sacred Home I see the burning sky The final forest standing The smoke surrounds, nowhere to hide Choking on the ashes Of hollow promises made A truth awakens Our world is woven as a sweetgrass braid Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Walk in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Walk in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now I feel the braid is breaking the fires incinerating How can I mend the hoop of life To live in right relation Can bring illumination Help us through the darkest night We are keepers of the light Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Walk in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Walk in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now She needs us now She needs us now Right now Come on Ohhh, ohhh, ahhh, ye ye Ohhh, ohhh, ahhh, ye ye She calls to me, she tells me so There is a world that we can know For when we heal, then she can grow Release the fear, so I may sow The seeds of life the prophet told the mystery, the water flow into my heart she wants to go the Tree of Life so I may know She calls to me, she tells me so There is a world that we can know To heal these bones, to be Hohzo Release the fear, so we may sow I know the winding road is long Trust this body, I belong Skin & bone with Holy water Help me love this Sacred Home Help me love this Sacred Home Help me love this Sacred Home Help me love this Sacred Home Help me love Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Walk in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now Walk in Beauty Talk in Beauty Live in Beauty Be the prayer the world needs now
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Amawé 04:35
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Agô Agô Agô Agô Amé Amé Amé Amé Agô Agô Agô Agô Through the valleys of my soul Amé Amé Amé Amé From the shadow find my way Agô Agô Agô Agô To the heart my sacred throne Amé Amé Amé Amé Tonantzin to you I pray Amawé mangani Xôxalo mangoia Ayendé ayala Amawé mangani Xôxalo mangoia Ayendé ayala Amawé Amawé yé Amawé Home… Amawé Amawé Amawé Home… Amawé mangani Xôxalo mangoia Ayendé ayala Amawé mangani Xôxalo mangoia Ayendé ayala Ayendé ayala On my way On my way On my way Home… On my way On my way On my way Home…
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sKin (feat. Alixa García) 04:27
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the sKin of the drum unites all Nations calls the People to move as One It breaks the chains collective traumas the unseen witnessed as we shake the ground bring the people unbridled and free to dance in the fire restoring love & dignity brings the people unbridled and free to dance together in the Great Mystery O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah vem vibrar no som do tambor cada corpo vibra repleta de cores enraizando na terra no som dos tambores unidos pelo ritmo de cada raça, cada cor celebramos a beleza liberando toda a dor O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah vem vibrar no som do tambor O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah vem vibrar no som do tambor Venga tamborcito que yo quiero ya bailar Dame tu sonido que me echa a liberar Con ese ritmito que me deja estelar Cruzo mil fronteras Sin tener que navegar Hay primo Con el tono De sus santos Me hechizo Y en las aguas de su Boom boom Me bautizo Seas Africano Del Oriente o Latino El tambor es laberinto Su canción es todo un rito Que nos deja transparente Con el cuerpo bien clarito Invita al mundo entero A su casa de sonido No le importa el color Lo que manda es el ritmo Imagina Las turbinas Que nos giran E iluminan Con el ritmo De la tiras que nos atan a la vida Y nos trae el mundo entero A la puerta de su altar Bailalo mas alto Que esto es todo celestial bate batuque bate bate batuque bate batuque bate batuque bate bate batuque bate além da pele bate batuque bate som do tambor bate batuque bate meu corpo vibra bate batuque bate soltar a dor bate batuque bate bate batuque bate batuque bate bate tambor O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah vem vibrar no som do tambor O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah vem vibrar no som do tambor vem vibrar no som do tambor vem vibrar no som do tambor! —----------------------- English Translation: CHORUS O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah come vibrate in the sound of the drum VERSE every body vibrates filled with colors rooting in the earth in the sound of drums united by the rhythm of every race, and every color we celebrate the beauty releasing all the pain FLOW Come here little drum I want to dance Give me of your sound so that I can be liberated Your rhythm leaves me stellar Crossing a thousand borders Without needing to navigate Cousin, I’m spellbound with the saint-filled tones And in the waters of its boom boom I am baptized be it African, Eastern, or Latino the drum is a labyrinth Its song a ritual Leaving us transparent With the body see through It Invites the entire world Into its house of sound It doesn't care about your color What commands here is the rhythm Imagine the turbines that spin us and illuminate the rhythm Ribbons in motion tying us back to life Bringing the entire world To the doorway of its altar dance it higher Because this here is celestial BATUQUE beat batuque beat drum beat beat batuque beat drumming beats beat batuque beat beyond the skin beat batuque beat sound of the drum beat batuque beat my body vibrates beat batuque beat release the pain beat batuque beat drum beat beat batuque beat beat the drum CHORUS O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah O la la yeh lah wah come vibrate in the sound of the drum
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Madre de la Sierra 04:35
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Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re Madrecita de la Sierra Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re cantamos contigo Gran maestra de la vida desde tus cumbres nevadas a tus ríos serpentinas todo lo que necesitamos, lo ofreces con amor nuestra memoria tallada en tus piedras nuestro canto en tus brisas tus árboles nuestras raíces nuestra fuerza en tu quietud y así cantamos Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re Madrecita de la Sierra Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re cantamos contigo caminando en Anugwe Duna la violencia que te traemos nos duele más de lo que sabemos las abuelas nos han dicho Somos un cuerpo con este mundo los ríos son nuestras venas la lluvia nuestras lágrimas los cerros son las curvas y las cuevas el vientre Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re Madrecita de la Sierra Le le le le le le le le Le re le le le re cantamos contigo Caminando en Anugwe Duna (x4) (vamp through outro) Madrecita, de la sierra Anugwe Duna, tu ofrenda Madrecita, de la sierra Anugwe Duna, tu ofrenda Gran maestra, de toda vida Madrecita, de la sierra Anugwe Duna, tu ofrenda Gran maestra, de toda vida Madrecita, de la sierra…
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Samauma 06:10
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To the Tree Nation Standing Tall Rooted Raiz, Raíz Força To the Standing Tall Nation We call your Medicine That we may root down Like the most ancient Of your Trees Rooted Raiz Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Yé eh eh Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Yé eh yô Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Iyé le re oh Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Sama Ilerê eh Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Ume Ume Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Yere Oh Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Zimi yé Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Iyé eh Samauma Yerê Ume Iyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Iyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé é Umiyé Samauma Iyé é Samauma Iyé iá Samauma Samauma Iyé é Samauma Iyé ió Samauma Iyé ó Samauma Iyó Iyé Umiyé Iyéi Umiyé Iyé Samauma Yerê Iyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Umiyé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayó Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayé Samauma Ayó Samauma Ayé Samauma Iyeye-oh Sama Umiyé Samauma Um IYÉ Samauma Um IYÉ Samauma Um IYÉ Samauma Um IYÉ
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Jazmín 04:34
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Daughter of the Earth The moon & the Sun With the Innocence of the Waters Bearing gifts you have come Queen of the Night Blooms Shrouded in the Stars May all men see you For who you truly are For who you truly are Who you truly are Night Bloom Redwood Moon Daughter Sing Desert Spring Canyon Walls E-cho-ing Night Bloom Redwood Moon Daughter Sing Desert Spring Your Mother's Prayer Your Father's Dream The World is your Mother And I will steward Her well Tending to the Gardens You will know by the sweet smell For when the Jasmines bloom and the Owl sings to the moon There Child will I be Your Father for Eternity Your Father for Eternity Your Father for Eternity Your Father for Eternity Night Bloom Redwood Moon Daughter Sing Desert Spring Canyon Walls E-cho-ing Night Bloom Redwood Moon Daughter Sing Desert Spring Your Mother's Prayer Your Father's Dream Your Father's Dream Father's Dream Father's Dream Father's Dream
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Gift of Life 04:45
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Luayé 06:00
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Luayé Luayé Mamãe Lua Luayé Luayé Mamãe Lua Iyé Luayé In the stillness of the night you shine your guiding light so I may come to know the shadows of my soul Master of the tides ancient mother wise Witnessing the ages Through the darkness and the light From the mountain tops To the ocean floor Howling to your beauty Echoes through my core From the mountain tops To the ocean floor Howling to your beauty Echoes through my core Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Ever changing faces Amidst your Starlit shrine Grace beyond illusion Helping shadows shine Rising in the darkness Dancing with Sun awakening the dreamer to the world that's yet to come From the mountain tops To the ocean floor Howling to your beauty Echoes through my core From the mountain tops To the ocean floor Howling to your beauty Echoes through my core Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Luayé Lua Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Luayé Luayé Luayé Luayé Mamãe Iyé Luayé Mama Luayé Lua Iyé Mama Lua Iyé Mama Lua Iyé Mama, Mamãe Luayé Mamãe Luayé Luayé Mamãe Lua Iyé
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AnceStars 04:15
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Spoken Word Intro: Beleza A Beleza que existe no coração Hozho, Beauty Way She asks a question How do we make everything that we touch more beautiful than we found it?
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Closing Prayer (feat. First Lady Laurene John) 05:27
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Spoken in Diné / Navajo language - English Translation Our Mother Earth From on Earth we left from here We live The five finger being We have our identity And on our mother earth We have our home sites From the east Light in the East In the South The West The North Here on earth we live on mother earth In the heavenly bodies The Sun The different Entities The darkness In the beginning, creation happened With a thought, with thinking It was planned This is how it is going to be And it is going to be continued The sacred mountains were created On mother earth Set in place So there could be air, fire And the water Today all these plans are with us And life as we continue to live as male and female With this duality life is going to come about There will be children & grandchildren And they will create In this way, life in the future will continue With the prayer and hope Our prayers, our songs, They will be together Our livelihood, the livestock, the bird nations, and the marine life, And all the other creations, Starting from the insect nation to all the different species All of these relatives Are in our prayer today To the holy ones You were there first So we pray to you in holy way We sing to you This was planned and spoken like that Today we remember all of these We think different religion and prayers And that our prayers will continue And that our songs vary sounds And our drums different types And our words different way of doing medicine and prayers All these will get us back into the healthy way of living And with good manner Everlasting goodness and beauty That can be unheard In this good way, we come back to our life way Our plan will come back, the good plans for humanity Our thoughts and thinking will grow again Our ways of doing things for the betterment of life will continue With your teaching and reminding of the beauty way we are going to live in that beauty again Let there be beauty, let there be goodness It has become beauty again It has become beauty again It has become beauty again It has become beauty again With your protection

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How do we make everything that we touch more beautiful than we found it?

According to Diné (Navajo) teachings, to Walk in Beauty (Hózhó Naashá) is to live in balance and harmony with the unfolding beauty of all life. Walking the Beauty Way together, we weave ourselves more deeply into the entwined fabric of universal consciousness, becoming more connected with ourselves, with each other, and with the Earth. On Beauty Way, Poranguí is on a mission. The album weaves together diverse Afro-latin rhythmic forms with ballads, folk songs, and ceremonial music, blending world instruments from didgeridoo to kalimba with multilingual vocals. The powerful lyrics in Beauty Way meld with this sonic fusion informed by Poranguí’s pan-american heritage to issue an invocation and a call to collective action.

Vocals take the center stage in this album of reverence, healing, and community. Expressing the sanctity of the Earth and the artist’s concern for its future, in the focus track, “Walk in Beauty,” (track 3) Poranguí invites us to “help me love this sacred home” to “walk in beauty, talk in beauty, live in beauty, be the prayer the world needs now.”

Against a backdrop of Afro-Brazilian percussion and Pre-Columbian flute, the chorus of “These Hands” (track 2) reminds us of the power in our hands as “stewards of beauty,” charged with the sacred responsibility of “cleansing the rivers and healing the land.” In the vibey bossa nova “AnceStars” (track 8) Poranguí asks, “How do we make everything that we touch more beautiful than we found it?” then responds by making love to our ears with a rich samba accompanied by masterful Turkish flute from guest musician Eric Zang. Drawing from his years studying in Salvador, Bahia, “sKin” (track 4) unleashes a fire of samba-reggae batucada fused with cumbia. Joined by Alixa Garcia of Climbing PoeTree rapping in Spanish, Poranguí calls on us all “to move as one” united by “the skin of the drum,” the sKin that makes us all Kin.

Beauty Way manifests the expansive cultural hybridity of Poranguí’s birthright as a Latinx man and adopted Sundancer, born in Brazil and raised between South and North America. It is the artist’s first solo studio album since the instrumental Ayahuasca (original motion picture soundtrack, 2016). It follows his live solo album Poranguí (2019), which features his signature live-looping performances with voice, didgeridoo, African percussion, Native American flutes, berimbau, and other world instruments, a perennial favorite on the festival circuit. Beauty Way also builds on the artist’s earlier studio releases including Terra Sagrada (with Zang, 2011) and his recent collaborations with Liquid Bloom, such as The Kuya Sessions (2021 - 2023).

Hózhóogo naasháa doo. May we all walk in beauty.

Copy by Dr. Edward Shanken, UCSC

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released April 21, 2023

All Songs Written, Composed & Performed by Poranguí
Produced by Vince Cimo & Poranguí

Mixing: Javier Garza
Mastering: Classic Master USA - Carlos Freitas, Natalia Bohórquez H. (Assistant)
Artwork: Noriko Maestas
Graphic Design: Kelsey Erin Sky, Scott Nice

℗ Sol Creation Records 2022
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Reared among the three cultures of Brazil, Mexico and the U.S., Poranguí was steeped in various traditional forms of music, healing and ceremony since birth. Weaving ancestral songs & indigenous rhythms from around the world as a one-man orchestra, Poranguí bridges the healing properties of sound and movement to foster our individual and collective well being. ... more

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