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She is a Tree of Life (2 CD Set)
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She is a Tree of Life
- Kedoshim
- Yah Melekh
- Tikkun Olam
- World Niggun
- Avinu
- Ayl Na Refa Na La
- Diaspora from Spain
- Dodi Li
- Sage Dancer
- Hine Ma Tov
- I Am
- She is a Tree of Life
- Song of Songs
- Ruach Hamidbar (Spirit of the Desert)
- SHEMA – I AM the One
- Shabbat Shalom
- Kabbalah Dancer
- Lo Yisa Goi (Peace Dance)
- Le-Shem (Unification Prayer)
- Ets Chayim Hi
- Closing Prayer
Pricing, Shipping & Tax Information:
- Kabbalah Shekhinah: Restoring the Balance $14.99
- World Dance (2 CD Set) $17.99
- Kali Ma: Dances of Transformation $14.99
- Return to the Goddess: In Chants and Song $14.99
- Flute Fest $14.99
- She is a Tree of Life (2 CD Set) $17.99
- Gaia, Earth Goddess: Ritual Dances of the Mother $14.99
- On Wings of Shekhinah $14.99
- Inner Voyage $14.99
- Christmas: Rhythms of the Holy Land $14.99
- The “ORIGINAL” Return to the Goddess $13.99
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Alan Scott Bachman
Mary Williams
Rajab Juma
"The Original"
Return to the Goddess by Desert Wind
This recording had never been released on CD until the Fall of 2004, yet it had been ordered “by the hundreds” by dance instructors and their students as a cassette since originally released in the 1980’s. Alan happened to “find” the original DAT tape, and as cassettes have been essentially replaced by CDs, well, Alan decided to release this CD for Desert Wind fans who just won’t let go of the request for this music.
Alan had to actually borrow a copy of the original cassette from Thia in order to list the songs as they were originally known.
This CD is now available through the Desert Wind Website for die hard Desert Wind fans.
Reviews On Album
Our Success Stories
"These songs and chants are a gift to those of us who like to dance as we pray." ~ Rabbi Ya'acov Gabriel
"I am writing to extend a heartfelt thank you for your performance at our Purim carnival in support of the Kol Ami Religious School, and the Youth Department. Your music added so much atmosphere to our event! We really appreciated your performance and thoroughly enjoyed it. We look forward to your performance at the Israel Independence Day Celebration, at the JCC on May 2nd! ~ Lisa Cohne, Director of Education, Congregation Kol Ami, SLC, UT
Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed your music at Rosh Hashanah Service Monday. I was raised in the "no instruments" ages and mind set, so at first I wasn't sure. But now I'm convinced! What you did wasn't work at all -act of love and giving. Thanks for helping open my ears, eyes and heart..." ~ Lynn Rustin, Phoenix, AZ
"She is a Tree of Life" is a DOUBLE CD SET that contains a re-release of the best Hebrew songs from "Sarasvati," PLUS 5 original Desert Wind versions of Hebrew favorites.
"A wonderful help to the entertainment of the heart and the spirit, done with sensitivity and soulforce." ~ Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, author of "From Aging to Saging"
"Another kind of muscular, millennial music comes from Alan Scott Bachman and his group Desert Wind. On his double CD, She is a Tree of Life (available via deswind@aol.com or Desert Wind, P.O. Box 3722, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110) the focus seems mythological and political. You can hear Middle Eastern chant, belly dance sensuousness, and classic rock influences, as well as lyrics that sing of repairing the world. It's very cool to have Jewish music that's this sexy and anthemic. It reminds me of The Who when they were making records that were larger than life and happily rebellious. The power chords on this recording are mostly on Alan's keyboards.
What can I say? I'm seduced. I like it a lot. These songs and chants are a gift to those of us who like to dance as we pray. I encourage you to get these recording and to play them loud. They have a strong pulse and a hot core, and they groove the body as well as the mind. As we enter 5760 and a new millennium, we will need all the vigor we can fit into our spirituality. Baruch HaShem, than the Nameless One, for inflammatory and fun recordings like these."
It reminds me of The Who when they were making records that were larger than life and happily rebellious. The power chords on this recording are mostly on Alan's keyboards. The power and grandeur of the sound comes from the Hebrew verses Alan highlights and from his Desert Wind Singers, who do a kind of Temple Priestess vocalese. It's clear the songs are to God, but this face of the Divine, so feminine and lush, is often overlooked in our tradition.
"Lush and inspiring. Danceable with great fullness of spirit." ~ Rabbi David Wolfe-Blank, Berkeley, CA
The power and grandeur of the sound comes from the Hebrew verses Alan highlights and from his Desert Wind Singers, who do a kind of Temple Priestess vocalese. It's clear the songs are to God, but this face of the Divine, so feminine and lush, is often overlooked in our tradition. What can I say? I'm seduced. I like it a lot. These songs and chants are a gift to those of us who like to dance as we pray. I encourage you to get these recording and to play them loud. They have a strong pulse and a hot core, and they groove the body as well as the mind. As we enter 5760 and a new millennium, we will need all the vigor we can fit into our spirituality. Baruch HaShem, than the Nameless One, for inflammatory and fun recordings like these."
"Another kind of muscular, millennial music comes from Alan Scott Bachman and his group Desert Wind. On his double CD, She is a Tree of Life (available via deswind@aol.com or Desert Wind, P.O. Box 3722, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110) the focus seems mythological and political. You can hear Middle Eastern chant, belly dance sensuousness, and classic rock influences, as well as lyrics that sing of repairing the world. It's very cool to have Jewish music that's this sexy and anthemic.