"Hawaiian music comes from a very ancient source. The songs represent sacred places and people. They are images of wind, or love, of aloha and light. Whether you’’re Hawaiian or not, it links you to these things." - Lei’ohu Ryder
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.
Part 1 - The Call Within
Part 2 - Honor All Life
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.
- I Am One in the Calling of My Soul to the Light
- Come to Me Softly
- Oh Selah, Hear My Prayer
- Oh My Soul
- Let Us Remember to Dance
- I Am Free To Be
- You Are The Ones
- Teach the Children of the Universe
- Kyrie Eleison
- Imagine
Love Returns
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.
- He Mele No Ku'uipo
- Lihau
- Lamalama Na Keiki
- Ua Lilinoe
- My Kupuna in the Light
- From A Dancer
- Na Mele O Pu'uanahulu
- Maua
- Ua Pali Kapu
- Hawaiian Soul
- Mele Inoa O Makau
- Kaulana No O Maui
- Po'olenalena
- Songbird
Lady of the Mountain
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.
Waiha
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!
- Oli Waiha
- Waiha
- Ua Lenalena
- Honu Ea Mele
- Wai'ehu'ehu
- Kou Aloha
- Kahakuloa Mele Pu
- Maui Rain
- Hale Aloha O Ulu Loa
- Rain Flower
- Kanikau O Hawai'i
- 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.
Ho'ola'a
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. of the sacred Life!
1. Mele: Ho'ola'a
2. Kalea Oli: Patipitala
3. Mele: Kaeleku
4. Kahea Oli: Ta Ua La
5. Mele: Kahokuloa Ku
6. Kalea Oli: Ta Lani La
7. Mele: Te Kai Moana Nui
8. Oli: Ulu Loa
9. The Blessing
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