Gathering Song – Heather Houston Music

I Believe in the Power of Love – Heather Houston

November 17, 2020/in Call and Response, Gathering Song, Harmony, Quick Teach 1 English Heather Houston Community, Empowerment, Gathering, Hope, Inspiration, Joyful, Love /by natalie

I Believe in the Power of Love by Heather Houston

A powerful affirmation to get us through these challenging times. Simple, fun, uplifting!

Please sing and share!

Lyrics:
I believe in the power of love
I believe we will rise above

Infinite Bliss – Heather Houston

January 29, 2020/in Gathering Song, Layered, Polyrhythmic 3 Made Up Syllables Heather Houston Birds, Calling in Elements, Community, Earth Wisdom, Gathering, Joyful, Rhythmic, Up Beat /by Heather

This fun polyrhythmic chant came to me on the winds at Pinnacles National Monument. I love to hike alone there and experience “the hills are alive with the sound of music” kinds of moments. 🙂 It’s vast and spacious and filled with fields of wildflowers! Absolute bliss! So this song got titled Infinite Bliss.

I like to really break down the rhythms on this one, pointing out the up beats and down beats at the beginning of each phrase.

Bele Mama — Cameroon, West Africa

July 20, 2019/in Gathering Song, Quick Teach, Round 1 Traditional Children, Community, Fun, Gathering, Joyful, Mothers, Opener /by Heather

This is a great ice-breaker of a song! The perfect opener. It gets your group singing in harmony in a matter of minutes. Possible meaning is “Mama come out and play!” When I first learned this, I learned that it was from the Torres Straight Islands and that it meant “Beautiful Earth.” The more research I do, the more I find that it’s actually from West Africa and has traveled far and wide. I learned it off of a “WombSong” CD. Enjoy!

Lyrics:

Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama, bele mama, bele mama,
Bele mama, bele mama ee eh

This song is in the public domain
Arrangement by Heather Houston