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About SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is the author and artist of 15 bestselling books, and creator of hundreds of products. An acclaimed speaker and transformational teacher, she is the CEO and founder of Planet SARK, a thriving business that promotes empowered living. She is featured in the PBS series; "Women of Wisdom and Power." SARK lives in San Francisco . Visit her at www.PlanetSARK.com or call SARK ’s Inspiration Phone Line at 415.546.3742.
From a recent SARK workshop participant:
* "SARK has figured out a way to really make lemons into lemonade, and has then given us the recipe and ways to do this too" ~Willing Rita
About Linda Tillery and The Cultural Heritage Choir:
While singing for the play Letters From A New England Negro in 1992, Linda Tillery was introduced to some field recordings of traditional African-American music. "My God," she exclaimed, "this is what I've been looking for!" Tillery poured over documentary recordings and ethnomusicology research to uncover a treasure-trove of spirituals, work songs, field hollers, and slave songs. Within months, she assembled the Cultural Heritage Choir: Rhonda Benin, Elouise Burrell, Melanie DeMore, and Simon Monserrat.
These songs are "survival music." As Tillery explains, "this music, particularly the spirituals, has kept Black people alive through slavery, night rider's raids, and segregation. This is the music that has been used as a support for just about every political movement in this country. People take spirituals, reword them and march together in the name of freedom and justice."
In addition to songs and chants, delivered through such stylistic forms as call-and-response, multi-layered harmonies, and repetitive verse, the CHC repertoire includes intoned sermons, folk tales, polyrhythmic percussion, and dance.
Reviews of Jon Troast's Music:
"Wisconsin artist Jon Troast alternates between folky and funky. His smoky, David Gray–style vocals jump from sweet, spunky love songs to edgier, rhythmic explorations of life and responsibility."
"you’ll want to give Second Story a second listen, and a third, and fourth …"
-Performing Songwriter - www.performingsongwriter.com
"Jon Troast possesses that indefinable something that separates the wheat from the chaff, folksinger-wise -- that je ne se quoi of sincerity, wit, melodicism and observational power that elevates these songs from folk-pop cliché and lands them squarely in the rich storytelling tradition of a David Wilcox or a James Taylor."
"Troast’s vocals have the throaty, lived-in sound of a James Blunt or John Ondrasik, with precise yet effortless phrasing that’s pitch-perfect for these songs."
-Daily Vault - www.dailyvault.com
"We were excited to discover this amazing singer/songwriter and his mellow, well-crafted songs...a great listen from start to finish."
-Eb & Flo - www.ebflo.com
"With the combination of crafty lyrics and exceptional musical accompaniment, Jon Troast has the potential of becoming the next greatest discovery in the music world."
"Jon’s musical influences appear to span a wide range including folk, rock, country, pop, alternative and Christian. He is easily comparable to James Taylor and John Mayer and yet, stands on his own two feet effortlessly."
-The Music Review - www.themusicreview.net
"Jon Troast’s soul is vibrantly alive, and his writing is filled with an appreciation for everything and everyone in his life. His warm, slightly raspy voice puts you right in the song, and even when he’s singing about something not so wonderful (for example, “Knock Down,” with its musings on social awkwardness), there’s something more philosophical about it than depressing. He’s a pure, honest, true folkie in his heart and soul. And he’s a pretty gifted guitar player, too."
-Indie Music - www.indiemusic.com
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