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Danit Treubig

By Jesse Kornbluth
Published: Nov 04, 2021
Category: World

Danit Treubig doesn’t make it easy to learn about her. The music is easier to find; a lot of what she’s recorded is on YouTube. Let’s begin there, where I did, with a video sent by a friend. It starts with birds. Acoustic guitar. And then a voice, clear and calming.

When the song ended, I wanted to hear more. And know more. I found this:

Western European musicians Nick Barbachano and Danit Treubig followed individual paths that immersed them in indigenous traditional healing cultures in North and South America. Their lives and music are an expression of the people they have connected with in these cultures and what they have gained in vision and gratitude for life. They travel around the world performing traditional ceremonial music and also their own songs, to perpetuate traditional healing ceremonies.

In her only statement on the Internet, Danit writes:

My music is above all inspired by Nature. These songs are an expression of love and gratitude for mother earth, all the magical plants and animals that live within her beauty, and the elements that make life possible. The music is an invitation to connect with that mysterious place of prayer, where the chaotic movements of thought settle into simple gratitude for life and this ever present moment.

She’s not on Amazon. There’s one CD, called “Aliento. Click here to buy it. Or you may just want to bookmark this review and return when it seems like the only music you can stand to hear. For me, that’s early morning and late night, and any time when the day or the world seems a bit much — or, more to the point, when I want to connect to my best self.

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(for Karen M.)