Call and Response – Heather Houston Music

Sa Amba Sahda Shiva — Sanskrit Chant

July 16, 2020/in Call and Response, Chant, Harmony, Mantra 3 Sanskrit Traditional Courage, Devotional, Divine Mother, Joyful, Letting Go, Mothers, Power, Rhythmic, Shruti Box Friendly, Transformation, Upbeat /by Heather

Shiva is a Hindu God, a destroyer who ends the cycle of time which, in turn, begins a new Creation. At the highest level, Lord Shiva is regarded as limitless, formless, transcendent, and unchanging. This chant reminds us that Shiva (the energy of destruction and regeneration) is always accompanied by the eternal Mother of the Universe.

Lyrics:

Sa Amba Sada Shiva
Sa Amba Shiva Om
Sa Amba Sada Shiva
Sa Amba Shiva Om

Om Mata, Om Mata
Om shri Mata Jagadumba
Om Mata, Om Mata
Om shri Mata Jagadumba

Translation:

The ever auspicious Lord Shiva is one with the Divine Mother
Oh Mother, Oh Mother
Radiant Mother, Mother of the Universe

Music composer unknown
Arranged by Heather Houston

Heather Houston · Sa Amba Shiva – Sanskrit Mantra

Mochi Numba from Kenya

July 12, 2019/in Call and Response 2 Swahili Traditional Fun, Gathering, Opener, Rhythmic /by Heather

An uplifting gathering song from Kenya. I use this one often when opening a circle. “Welcome to my village, you are all a part of my village, we are all one village.” I learned this song from my dear singing sister Debbie Nargi-Brown.

Lyrics:

Ay Yai mochi numba
Ay Yai mochi numba
Go berri samba mochi numba
Go berri samba mochi numba
Go berri chickede mochi numba
Go berri chickede mochi numba