It is official the new cd, Return to the River is out in the world. It is available for sale at www.cdbaby.com
Two months prior to the devastating March 11th
earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Madi Sato recorded an album of Japanese music
in a meditation temple at the Crestone Colorado Mountain Zen Center. Madi and a
group of Japanese and American musicians engaged in a powerful journey of creating
together in sacred space.
The album, Madi’s third, includes traditional music from her
late father’s homeland of Sendai as well as her original compositions. It moves
like a river through the turns and movements of Madi’s life, both in America
and Japan, from childhood to motherhood and features
voice, koto, shakuhachi, taiko drums, piano, bass and sounds of nature. (Produced
by John Rangel.)
A portion of the proceeds from sales of Return to the River will go to the
non-profit organization, KASA: Kindness America – Sendai Alliance.
KASA aims to provide relief to smaller villages in the
Sendai region and to facilitate meaningful exchanges of kindness between
Japanese and Americans. www.kasacommunity.org
