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Rhythm of the Earth
Performed by  The Gaia Choir

from the tape "Womansong"  by The Gaia Choir
Featured tracks: "Rhythm of the Earth " (now playing)
       "The Goddess Song"
           

Rhythm of the Earth
Hanley/Oliver/Garlick (c) 1989 

We are the rhythm of the Earth
We are the flow of the sea
We are spirit on fire
We are the air we breathe<

Dance with me (We are the rhythm)
Feel with me (We are the flow)
Move with me (We are the spirit)
Fly with me (We are the wind)

Dancing with the rhythm
Flowing with the feel
Moving with the spirit
Flying with the wind


 
 Santo:" Soon we were performing at all sorts of functions - at this stage for free! The first gig was the Spring Equinox Celebration with a dance/theatre group, then the Lismore Women's Festival where we brought the house down. We did benefits everywhere, for local schools, old people's homes, the midwive's conference, workshops and seminars. 

The world needed to hear the joy and love we expressed so we decided to make the WOMANSONG album …. rehearsing for two months (twice a week). On a friend's farm we found a huge old disused concrete Mushroom storeroom with great church-like acoustics. 

With producer Mook and engineer friend Darmin, we set up a huge altar of flowers, crystals, goddess images and incense, with stereo microphones in the centre. We gathered around it and held a ritual to invoke the muse and to send out healing vibes to the world through the
music we were to make. We recorded about 9 songs on the first night... more"