Yesango Marimba Ensemble formed in Port Townsend, Washington, as the marimba craze of the 90's swept through the Pacific Northwest. Playing in the Wind is Yesango's second CD. Yesango has graciously let us include three songs from Playing in the Wind on this site so that, if you wish, you can listen to beautiful music while you browse.
- Butterfly Tears
4:15, 3.99MB, MP3
Composed and arranged by Teri Christensen
"This song was inspired by sadness in conjunction with hope for change, joy, and love. American Indians call upon the butterfly for guidance in change and transformation. The butterfly can bring back the sweetness in life."
Nora Regan, lead. - Ranchera "Homestead" 6:25, 6.01MB, MP3
Composed in 1966 by Alport Mhlanga Astazio
This is a lively joy-filled, danceable tune with a Latin-American flavor.
Nora Regan, lead. - Taurai Zvenyu 4:15, 4.27MB, MP3
Composed by Paul Matavire & Jairosi Jiti Band. Arranged for marimba by Paul Mataruse.
A song that talks about someone saying to their back-stabbers, "Fine, just keep talking and see where it gets you."
Ellen Falconer, lead.
You must have a MP3 player installed to listen to these songs. The player will open in a separate browser window so that you can continue to surf while you listen. The songs are not small files - notice that they range from 4MB to 6MB in size. This means that there will be a delay between the time you click on the song and it starts playing unless you have an ultra fast internet connection or your MP3 player automatically starts playing the music before it's fully downloaded. For some players, like QuickTime, this means that you may think that nothing happened when you clicked unless you look at the browser status line (bottom line of your browser window) and notice that the song is still being downloaded.
For copies of Playing in the Wind, or for booking and performance information, contact Yesango at PO Box 1001, Port Townsend, WA 98368. CDs are $18/each, which includes shipping to destinations within the continental US.
All songs copyright © 2007, Yesango Marimba Ensemble, All Rights Reserved
