Greetings from the U.S.! It's a warm, rainy New Year in Virginia! Mark Moogalian and Isabelle Risacher, husband and wife duo of Secret Season, released “Paris Rain Dances” in 2012. Moogalian is a Virginia native, a teacher, and a hero. Risacher is from France, where the couple live and work. Moogalian's website contains his and his wife's photography and art, and his novel, Mr. Farride, which is a narrative about the psychosis of a lonely actor. The title of this album, "Paris Rain Dances," calls to my mind the traditional Native American rain dances. Like these songs, rain dances were performed together by men and women. (Other dances were performed only by men.) Traditions varied across tribes. Some dances were performed for the beginning or end of a season, and others for the year. The dances were intended to bring rain, to celebrate the spiritual relationship between people and the Earth, and to cleanse the spirit. Turquoise stripes, like the color on Risacher's face, held a special significance in traditional costumes. Blue colors represented wind and rain. In traditional face paint, a red stripe on the nose represented knowing or trusting in your chosen path. For a leader, it signified that the leader had gained the trust of the people. Moogalian and Risacher have released two albums since "Paris Rain Dances," but from the vault, I give you a track-by-track review:
FACEPAINTING MUSICIANS GALLERY!!! Sources:
Dance www.indians.org/articles/rain-dance.html https://dance.lovetoknow.com/Native_American_Dances http://www.native-net.org/na/native-american-rain-dance.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainmaking_%28ritual%29 https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-c1-drought-rain-dance-20140306-dto-htmlstory.html Paint http://native-american-totems.com/sacred-path-medicine/native-american-face-paint/ Annunaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anunnaki
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