Saying Yes: Poetry and Chant for Liberation on Saturday, March 24, 2012

My husband, Tim, and I are most delighted to announce that we will offer our first song and poetry workshop together. We feel increasingly guided in the direction of artistic and spiritual collaboration and sharing that collaboration with the community/world.

The workshop is titled, Saying Yes: Poetry and Chant for Liberation. It will be a one day intensive on Saturday, March 24th (9am-5pm), exploring and celebrating Spirit through prayer, ritual, song, and word. The venue is the lovely Sunrise Springs Inn and Spa in Santa Fe, which has incredible grounds and spaces that are perfect for this sort of work. Workshop and Meal are $120. Please see the poster below. 

To register (or for more info), email me at madisato@gmail.com or Tim at timgrandpa@hotmail.com. Please share news of this event with friends and colleagues who might enjoy it.

Best regards to all,

Madi and Tim McLaughlin

Madi's New CD is officially released!

Madi Sato talks about her new album.
It is official the new cd, Return to the River is out in the world.  It is available for sale at www.cdbaby.com

Thank you to everyone who helped this music come to life.  with love, Madi Sato

Two months prior to the devastating March 11^th 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

To Sendai with Love: A benefit event for Japan. August 11, 2011, Santa Fe, NM

To see a youtube video of this event click on this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxssDnjwOm0

KASA: Kindness America - Sendai Alliance's purpose is to provide relief to the smaller villages of Sendai, as well as, have meaningful exchanges of kindness between America and Japan. Featuring taiko drummer from Sendai, Keishi Yazawa and singer, Madi Sato. To learn more about KASA visit: www.kasacommunity.org
Contact: Stephen Sato, director of KASA 303-548-8127

MADI SATO's NEW CD, Return to the River RELEASE PARTY

Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 6pm
Center for Spiritual Living
505 Camino de las Marquez in Santa Fe.
Free and open to the public.

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

CONTACT
Madi Sato
505-660-2526, madisato@gmail.com
www.MadiSato.com

To Sendai With Love: A benefit event for Japan

I am deeply grateful for all who attended the event, To Sendai With Love. Thank you to all of the artists who offered songs, prayers and dances. A heartfelt thanks to our featured guest artist, Keishi Yazawa from Sendai, Japan. You allowed us to connect to the land and people of Sendai through the taiko drum and your sincere stories of healing and hope. May we continue to send our love and prayers to Japan. May my brother, Stephen Sato and his new non-profit organization, KASA: Kindness America - Sendai Alliance be blessed with guidance and support. To learn more about KASA: Kindness America - Sendai Alliance look us up on facebook and visit: www.kasacommunity.org Thank you Vanessie's, Smokin' Bachi Taiko, Santa Fe JIN and KASA board members.

See highlights from KASA's August 11th Benefit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v​=kxssDnjwOm0

New CD release party!

Friday, August 26th, 2011
Madi's CD release party.
6pm at the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Fe.
505 Camino de las Marquez 505-983-5022
I have completed my new CD, Return to the River, which includes songs from Sendai, Japan as well as, my original songs. Featuring taiko drummers, Kenny Endo and Koji Nakamura, koto by Yukiko Matsuyama,and shakuhachi by David Wheeler. Produced by John Rangel. Recorded live at a Zen monastery in Crestone, Colorado.

A Benefit Event for Japan in Santa Fe, NM

KASA presents a benefit event for Japan on August 11th, 6pm-8pm, at Vanessie in Santa Fe, NM. Our intention is to raise awareness of the current situation in Sendai following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. The evening will feature live performances by taiko drummer, Keishi Yazawa (Sendai native), vocal artist Madi Sato, Smokin' Bachi Taiko Ensemble and Shigin singer Michiko Pierce. Light refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.

Special thanks to Santa Fe Jin, Vanessie and Smoking Bachi Taiko.

KASA board members will travel to Japan this October to locate families needing assistance. We are focusing our efforts on small villages like the community of Rokugo to help rebuild lives and raise spirits!

Thank you for your interest in KASA! For more information about our future plans, contact Stephen Sato or Madi Sato.

KASA's mailing address:
8225 Fairmount Dr. 1-203
Denver, CO 80247

Stephen Sato
303.548.8127
stephenleesato@gmail.com

Madi Sato
505.660.2526
madisato@gmail.com