We’re All BORN SINGING is a wild departure from the 11 previous recordings of our ROOTS song leader. Spoken word, choral pieces, and soundscapes, join with an array of lush arrangements celebrating the power of music — especially singing — to vibrate us body and soul and bring us together as community.
“My voice is my sword,” says Atlanta singer/songwriter Elise Witt, who celebrates the release of her 12th CD with a concert at Oakhurst Baptist Church on Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m. “I think this is my most activist album yet.”
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Elise Witt has spent her entire adult life making a living as a singer. Those with deep Atlanta roots will remember her band from the ’80s, Elise Witt and the Small Family Orchestra, a staple act at community events and social justice demonstrations.
Current GVP students and alums are joined by students from Academe of the Oaks and drummers Amy Jackson and Cindy Stark Reid from Conundrums to sing “Break the Silence” at Atlanta City Hall Atrium for One Billion Rising 2015. … Read More …
Published by Alternate ROOTS Online Journal. The first bone to develop in a baby is the Earbone. The last sense we lose before passing from this life is the sense of sound. Babies are born with all sounds, and to learn the language spoken around them, they eliminate the sounds they don’t need. … Read More …