My music comes to me from the stars, wind, rain, oceans, mountains, leaves, rocks, sacred sites, special places, ancestors, spirit memories and experiences of life upon our Mother Earth and Father Sky. I am inspired by the walk of building the rainbow bridge of aloha that unites all life past, present and future. As a keeper of the wisdom, the language, melodies and mana'o or thoughts coded in the compositions bring healing to the soul. Bring healing to all who connect in the breath of aloha that unites across timeless universes. The chants and songs are the original language of our origins that wake up the DNA cellular memory. As it awakens the soul, there is a gentle reminder of love that calls and heals from long ago. I am simply the messenger that sings the memories of then and now for the tomorrows of peace, joy, healing and creative wonder. Each song is a gift of love that unlocks the messages in the portals of time, bringing souls through to understand the spirit of our eternal fire of being life. 

With Much Love to the Ancestors,

Lei'ohu

Fill your environment with the unique life affirming lyrics and Hawaiian sounds of Lei'ohu Ryder's original music, available directly from the artist. MP3 samples are approx. 1 min. each (1MB).

All CDs are $18 plus $5 for shipping and handling.

The Call Within
Honor All Life

CD Release Party

Ka'anapali Beach Hotel

Sat., June 16th

The Call Within & Honor All Life are two musical journey's in one that invite you to awaken your indigenous soul. As emissaries of light reflecting primordial memories of the origins of ourselves, we each are being called in to the spiral of the knowing of ourselves in order to rise from our isolations and to remember our oneness. The songs, chants and musical expressions activate the encoding on one's DNA.

The Call Within
Part 1

1. E Tumu
2. Te Moana Nui Oli Waiha
3. E Ola Ia
4. Pule Mu
5. He Mu Lana 'Ike
6. Waitapu Mele
7. Hu Wai Ola
8. Ua Kea Ha Oli La
9. E Ola Ka'alani O Ku Kanaka
10. Oli Kapu
11. 'Oli Keala Loa

Honor All Life
Part 2

      12. Oli Ha Ola
      13. The Blessing
      14. Aloha No O Waitapu
      15. Kou Aloha
      16. Waioha
      17. Pule Aloha Beloved              Is The Day
      18. Na Lei O KiaKaha
      19. Honu'ea
      20. He Mele O Kilauano
      21. Pua Lokelani
      22. A Wise One of the              Stars

MARY'S SONGS are freedom songs. Each song is a memory of long ago; a time when many gathered in celebration to actively engage in prayer, dance, and frivolity under the Stars, Sun and Moon. MARY'S SONGS refers to the inspiration, love and wise teachings of Mary Magdalene that have been gifted to us in this time of great awareness.

1. A Wise One of the Stars
2. I Am One in the Calling of My Soul to the Light
3. Come to Me Softly
4. Oh Selah, Hear My Prayer
5. Oh My Soul
6. Let Us Remember to Dance
7. I Am Free To Be
8. You Are The Ones
9. Teach the Children of the Universe
10. Kyrie Eleison
11. Imagine

 

Rooted in Hawaiian Spirituality, Lei'ohu pays homage to sacred Maui people and places. She also honors other composers with three lovely and elequent mele inthe English language. A number of Maui's finest musicians contribute their aloha and talent, helping to create a rich and varied musical tapestry within each song.

 

1. He Mele No Ku'uipo
2. Lihau
3. Lamalama Na Keiki
4. Ua Lilinoe
5. My Kupuna in the Light
6. From A Dancer
7. Na Mele O Pu'uanahulu
8. Maua
9. Ua Pali Kapu
10. Hawaiian Soul
11. Mele Inoa O Makau
12. Kaulana No O Maui
13. Po'olenalena
14. Songbird

This lovely collection took form at an informal session to record some new songs before meledies and structure were forgotten. the live recordings established the foundation and in the months that followed, each track took on a life of its own. Featuring accompaniment by Maydeen 'Iao, Jeff Costello, Cliff Collins, Don McClellan, John Pollock, Jake Rohrer & Sara Jane Jameson.

1. Oli: Kawahine Tapu
2. Kamakani Ali'i Wahine
3. Ka'ula
4. No Liliha
5. Ua Kea Kupuna Mahalani
6. He Ali'i O Moloka'i
7. Ka Wahine Kapu
8. Mahilani
9. Palauea
10. Kaha'i Ke Alaula
11. Kanahena
12. Wailua Nui
13. Maui Loa
14. Oli: Kawahine Tapu

 

Close are the shoots that gather in the Sacred One

Close are the vines caressing the land of aloha

Close is the fragrance of Maui's cherished flowers

Share the thoughts of the uplands sacred

Sacred life is eternal in the waters of the sacred Life!

 

1. Oli Waiha
2. Waiha
3. Ua Lenalena
4. Honu Ea Mele
5. Wai'ehu'ehu
6. Kou Aloha
7. Kahakuloa Mele Pu
8. Maui Rain
9. Hale Aloha O Ulu Loa
10. Rain Flower
11. Kanikau O Hawai'i
12. Oli Ola

Kukuipuka

Kukuipuka is a journey in communion with our spirit that nurtures the soul. It is our way of sharing faith, love, trust and honor. Each song is devoted to a universal theme, connecting the legacy of our heritage to its source. It is this communion between our ancestral spirits and ourselves, that provides us with knowledge, insight, truth, reverence, Malama and Aloha.

1. No Kahalawai
2. Lau Kanaka
3. Kukuipuka
4. Kanaio
5. Naleilehua
6. La'amaomao
7. Wailau
8. Kama'ule'ule
9. Ka Pahu A Ke Akua
10. Keli'imaika'i
11. Kahekili
12. Kahalawai/No Kahalawai

Ho‘ola‘a, the second CD recording by Maui artist Lei‘ohu Ryder, is a journey of spiritual importance encompassing the first migrations from the Pacific to Hawaikila. A combination of mele (songs) and oli (chants) comprise this musical journey in communion with the Hä or breath of nä po‘e kahiko o ka Pakipikala, the ancient people of the Pacific.

 

    1.  Mele: Ho'ola'a
    2.  Kalea Oli: Patipitala

• E ho'i mai
• E hou wale lauloa
• E la

    3.  Mele: Kaeleku
    4.  Kahea Oli: Ta Ua La

• E ho'i mai
• E ua mai nei
• E hua wale la

    5.  Mele: Kahokuloa Ku
    6.  Kalea Oli: Ta Lani La

• E ho'i ho'i mai
• E ta ua lani la
• E pela pela maui nei

    7.  Mele: Te Kai Moana Nui
    8.  Oli: Ulu Loa
    9.  The Blessing