Mauna by Steven Sedalia
The word mauna means mountain in Hawaiian, and in Sanskrit, mauna means silence. I sing to the Horizon to pull forth the song from there, and from the depths and edges of our hearts. From the sea to the sky, I praise the Eastern Sunrise for giving us the warm light that gives life! It sheds hope and peace onto our Love Country that we create every day through compassion and community. As Children of the Land, we grow with the rhythms of nature, and when the heart is open the Mountain Woman can roam freely and share the abundance of earth, and read the Patterns in the Sand, the map of the mystery, the language in the leaves, and the rivers in our hands. When we Listen to our heart beat we can learn to let it help us climb the Mauna (mountain) and find mauna (silence) at the top in the deepest places in us. In this journey, we troubadours of the soul find the grace of advaita, non-duality, and Amaya, non-illusion. Amaya means true reality, with the root word amma, which means mother. I sing to Amaya, the mother of truth, the mother of sound, of true creation, and I sing to her companion, the silence, Shiva. All that I am, all that has ever happened, and all that will ever happen, is happening In Your Love.
Unbounded gratitude to the ʻaina (the land which feeds), for its abundance and generosity, the island of Kauaʻi, for her shelter and guiding love, the traditional custodians of Hawai‘i, the entire ʻohana for their support, the mauna of Hawaiʻi and the mauna in my heart. Mahalo Ke Akua. The Aloha Spirit which flows everywhere, for Love. Aloha.
Tracklist
| 1. | Horizon | 5:30 |
| 2. | Eastern Sunrise | 4:22 |
| 3. | Love Country | 4:01 |
| 4. | Children of the Land | 4:48 |
| 5. | Mountain Woman | 3:32 |
| 6. | Patterns in the Sand | 5:07 |
| 7. | Listen | 5:32 |
| 8. | Mauna | 4:09 |
| 9. | Amaya | 4:58 |
| 10. | In Your love | 4:05 |
Credits
Steven Sedalia - songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar (tracks 3 & 7), ukulele, synth, lead guitar (1 & 2)
Andrew Vastola - drum kit, percussion, vocals (track 3), Organ (1, 10)
Adam Harris - lead guitar (tracks 1 & 2), bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Ben Livermore - drum kit (track 4)
Madison Dixon - vocals (tracks 1, 9)
Liat Paradise - flute (track 7)
Kirk Smart - slide guitar (tracks 1) bass guitar (6)
Darryl Miyasato - cello (tracks 5)
Kiah Abendroth - trumpet (tracks 4)
instruments borrowed (Jesso’s banjo, Saisha’s djembe)
recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Andrew Vastola at Mauka View Studio on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
cover art by David LaCock / graphic design by Dylon Perry
Steven Sedalia © 2019
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Steven Sedalia is a singer-songwriter forging a folk fusion sound
keen to the
new conscious roots genres emerging, based in folk instrumentation, and flavored
by organic world musical styles.
With the energy of rock-n-roll, and as
entrancing as
devotional music, Sedalia’s bright mellow vocal style colors and elaborates songs of
love and longing.