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Joanne Shenandoah
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Joanne Shenandoah is a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Nation -- Iroquois Confederacy. She is the daughter of Maisie Shenandoah, a Clanmother, and the late Clifford Shenandoah, an Onondaga chief and jazz guitarist. Her parents had a deep love for music, encouraging Joanne to study voice, flute, piano, clarinet, guitar and cello. Joanne's talent combined with her beautiful, clear voice enables her to embellish the ancients' songs of the Iroquois using a blend of traditional and contemporary instrumentation. After spending 14 years as a computer programmer and consultant in Washington, DC, Shenandoah became close with the tribal elders and her extended family who reacquainted her with the stories and songs of her people, which prompted a personal artistic reawakening in 1989. Since then Joanne Shenandoah has won several musical achievement awards, most recently she received "Best Female Artist" at both the 1999 AND 1998 Native American Music Awards and in 1997 she was recognized as a "Native American Woman of Hope." Joanne Shenandoah's music has been featured on the popular TV series "Northern Exposure". She has appeared with Jackson Browne, Rita Coolidge, and Willie Nelson and at the White House for Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore. On May 12, 2002, she was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Music at Syracuse University?s (Syracuse, New York) 148th commencement. The award is the first of its kind ever presented to a Native musician at an American university. Ms. Shenandoah shared the stage with former New York City Mayor Rudy Guilliani, the commencement speaker. To mark the historical occasion Ms. Shenandoah sang one of her songs from the award winning Orenda album, the ninth of her 11 recordings. In 2003 she was a guest artist on the album Sisters (Oneida Hymns) with Maisie Shenandoah and Liz Robert.In 2005 she appeared on the Grammy-nominated album Sacred Ground a Tribute to Mother Earth . The album is a compilation by Katahdin Productions that features all new recordings by celebrated stars in the genre. She delivers both a traditional spirit and contemporary style on ?Seeking Light. She is also featured on the final track Mother Earth, joining Walela for the anthem that was used in the award-winning documentary Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action. The film takes an in-depth look at the environmental hazards threatening Native American reservations. Official Web Site: www.joanneshenandoah.com |
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All Spirits Sing (Music for Little People MU001) Joanne Shenandoah (Canyon Records CR-545) Loving Ways (Canyon Records CR-546) with A. Paul Ortega Once in a Red Moon (Canyon Records CR-548) Life Blood (Silverwave Records SD/SC 809, 1995) Matriarch (Silverwave Records SD913, 1996) Orenda – Native American Songs of Life (Silverwave SD918, 1998) Peacemaker's Journey (Silverwave Records SD/SC 923, 2000) Eagle Cries (RedFeather Music, 2001) Peace and Power : The Best of Joanne Shenandoah (Silver Wave Records SD 933, 2002) Sisters (Silver Wave Records, 2003) Covenant (Silver Wave Records, 2004) Sacred Ground (Silver Wave records, 2005) |
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| Herschel Freeman Agency, Address: 7684 Apahon Lane, Germantown, TN 38138, USA. Phone: +1-901-757-4567, Fax: +1-901-757-5424. E-mail: hfreeman@herschelfreemanagency.com | |
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Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah and Douglas M. George (Clear Light Publishers, 1998).
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