Libana Music

Well, Libana's new extended chant, May We Know the Way, has been out in the world for 9 days now! We are getting such wonderful feedback from listeners--and we appreciate your comments so much!

"“This is just beautiful! Very moving! Very meditative!”

“8 minutes of heart-healing harmonies . . .”

“In a way, [Libana] helps to hold up the world— continuing the generational empowerment of women who nurture everywhere. [May We Know the Way] is beautiful—I listened to it late last night and my entire being relaxed and felt hopeful again.”

“I am so happy that Libana is continuing to provide beautiful and uplifting music, songs and chants! In these times we need them more than ever.”

“I absolutely love the new recording. The arrangement is beautiful. It's so soothing and calming to listen to, like a musical cup of herbal tea. Honestly it was just what I needed to hear right now.”

“I've been listening to this song on repeat and the tears keep falling. Thank you. Thank you.”

“I just listened to “May We Know the Way,” and I’m in such a state of peace.”
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If you haven't had a listen yet, we hope you will soon! Available to stream on spotify (already people in 52 countries have listened ), youtube, applemusic, amazonmusic, pandora, etc....or you can support Libana directly by downloading it from us at https://libana.com/download-music

Please help us bring this healing music to as many people around the world as possible! We believe it is timely, and needs to be heard. Will you share this with your friends, family and communities? And . . . we would love to hear from you with how this chant has affected you! Thank you so much!

HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE . . . NEW FROM LIBANA!
Libana is so excited to launch our powerful new extended chant, May We Know the Way, out into the world on the Summer Solstice --the Northern Hemisphere's day of longest light!

At this critical point in our national and global landscape, Libana's deeply layered chant journey invokes the guiding wisdom and transformative power of the sacred feminine to accompany the personal and collective metamorphosis from unclarity to empowered action.

Written by Susan Robbins, Libana's Artistic Director
Lyric adaptations by Marytha Paffrath
Collectively arranged by Libana

Vocals: Lisa Bosley, Allison Coleman, Marytha Paffrath, Susan Robbins ~ Clarinet: Lisa Bosley ~ Piano: Susan Robbins

Cover art: Labyrinth (from the centre of the Still Point Goddess),
Sally Blake (Australia, sallyblake.com), Ink and pen drawing

Available to download on our website https://libana.com/download-music , or listen worldwide on spotify, applemusic, youtube, amazonmusic, pandora and most other international music sites! (For direct links to these sites, go to https://libana.hearnow.com/may-we-know-the-way)
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Early listeners exclaim:

“It is lovely to hear affirming new music uplifting feminine shakti power during these dark days. Mighty work . . . Thank you for this summer solstice-week surprise. May We Know the Way is a river of sound carrying us from doubt and confusion to clarity and support from the source of all.”

“Beautiful, melodic, dreamy -- soul soothing.”

“It is deep and moving. May it go far into the world and be a balm for these times.”

"It opens up for me an almost mystic space of supplication. Thank you for this creation of beauty!"

“. . . it's great! Your clarinet sounds like ancient, primordial mother earth, with so much depth!”

“Thank you for this beautiful timely chant.”
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Please share this post widely with your friends, family, and communities. Help us spread the word! And, if you are inclined to spend a few minutes letting us know your response to May We Know the Way, please write a comment here or email us privately at [email protected]. We would LOVE to hear from you!

Thank you!
The women of Libana

Joy is resistance!
Bring Me A Higher Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsIgNqLjbtk

We will not be denied!
❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

Boston International Women's Day Dance Flash Mob 2025 On International Women's Day, March 8, 2025, Boston ROSE as part of the One Billion Rising call to action. Performing inside the Prudential Center and outsid...

We send this song out to the world as we bear witness to the mindblowing devastation being caused from the LA fires. May all find safety-- as well as the love, comfort and support they need to heal from this traumatic experience. And may we all attune more deeply to our Earth. . . and how we are being asked to transform in our care of Her.

Gaia Now (feat. Carlough Faulkner-Carroll) Provided to YouTube by CDBabyGaia Now (feat. Carlough Faulkner-Carroll) · Libana · Carlough Faulkner-CarrollGaia Now (feat. Carlough Faulkner-Carroll)℗ 2024 ...

ZOOM SINGS FOR WOMEN
with Susan Robbins, Libana's Artistic Director!

“Thank you for being the musician and soul-enhancer that you are."

"Thank you for the island of beauty, perspective, and kindness you create with these evenings of song. I have no doubt that they send out powerful ripples of love and goodwill—and who knows what shores those ripples will eventually land on, or what good changes they may bring.”

DATES: Most Wednesdays through December:
October 9, 16, 23, 30
November 13, 20 ~ December 4, 11, 18

TIME: 7-8:30pm (EST!)

COST: Suggested donation of $15 per person, per Sing; less if you can't, more if you choose

REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY; After registering, will you receive an email on the afternoon of the Sing(s) you are registered for with the zoom link.

For more information on the Sings and registration, https://libana.com/zoom-sings-for-women-with-susan-robbins

“Thank you for sharing your spiritual feminist humanist nature and song with us.”

“I LOVED singing together last night! I don’t know how you choose to sing just what is needed in the moment. I felt energized, healed and whole."

LIBANA - Zoom Sings for Women with Susan Robbins Zoom Sings for Women with Susan Robbins. LIBANA, a world group from Cambridge, MA

Happy Equinox, everyone! As the wheel of the year turns, we hope you have had a moment to listen to our new song, Gaia Now. If not, perhaps today is the day! Find a quiet space in which to listen, and honor your love for Gaia Pachamama. You can listen on spotify, youtube, applemusic, amazonmusic, and pretty much any other music site). Find direct links by clicking on: https://libana.hearnow.com

This collaboration with guest singers Anne Goodwin, Caryl Beth Thomas, Cindy Mapes, Ellen Epstein, Jamie Jaffe, Linda Gritz, Natasha Olchanski, and Pauli Katz--as well as guest violin/viola player Carlough Faulkner-Carroll --is getting some wonderful feedback: . . ."Absolutely glorious. . .wow!!!" "Exquisite!" "Gaia so needs the wisdom in your voices. This music couldn't have come at a more perfect moment." "You women are plugged into the heart of Gaia Pacha Mama. . ." "Breathtakingly beautiful. . . such conviction comes through"

Written and arranged by Libana's Artistic Director, Susan Robbins
(cover art : Under The Sun, Leslie B. Grigsby (Delaware);
9" sculpture: Glass seed beads and thread, worked in pe**te stitch over wooden core)

Gaia Now With pulsing harmonies and passionate conviction, this new composition (by Libana's Artistic Director Susan Robbins) and collaborative performance gives voice to the intertwining web of life and elemental connection we all share with our Mother Earth. In this time of ecological disruption and climat...

You may have been on the beach, or hiking in some Western mountains, or visiting Paris for the Olympics. . . but if you were away over the summer, you may have missed the release of Libana's new single Gaia Now! This collaboration with guest singers Anne Goodwin, Caryl Beth Thomas, Cindy Mapes, Ellen Epstein, Jamie Jaffe, Linda Gritz, Natasha Olchanski, and Pauli Katz--as well as guest violin/viola player Carlough Faulkner-Carroll --is getting some wonderful feedback: . . ."Absolutely glorious. . .wow!!!" "Exquisite!" "Gaia so needs the wisdom in your voices. This music couldn't have come at a more perfect moment." "You women are plugged into the heart of Gaia Pacha Mama. . ." "Breathtakingly beautiful. . . such conviction comes through"

Gaia Now is available internationally on most digital platforms (spotify, youtube, amazonmusic, applemusic, pandora, etc. . . ) If you would like to support the ongoing music Libana makes, and the resources we create, please consider downloading the song directly from us at https://libana.com/download-music

Please share widely -- thank you!
Written and arranged by Libana's Artistic Director, Susan Robbins

(cover art : Under The Sun, Leslie B. Grigsby (Delaware);
9" sculpture: Glass seed beads and thread, worked in pe**te stitch over wooden core)

A NEW SINGLE FROM LIBANA ~ GAIA NOW!
At this pivotal time of hope, possibility and transformation, Libana is thrilled to launch our new musical creation into the world! Gaia Now is finally fully available wherever, and however, you listen to music -- spotify, youtube, amazon, applemusic, pandora, and many other international music sites. For links to major listening sites, go to https://libana.hearnow.com!

Of course, if you prefer to download, we hope you will head to https://libana.com/download-music, and add this inspiring new song to your music collection!

Early listeners exclaim:

"Quintessence of Libana. No coincidence at all that you released it at these times of sudden transformation! You women are plugged into the heart of Gaia Pachamama . . .”

"Breathtakingly beautiful. . .such conviction comes through!"

"I hope it goes far out into the world, and that people use it to dance upon the ground with arms raised to the sky and honor Gaia."

“You have seized the zeitgeist of the moment for it's launch. Gaia so needs the wisdom in your voices. This music couldn't have come at a more perfect moment. . . with the earth so ripe crying out for healing, and once again you bring our awareness with your voices to what's really important.”

With pulsing harmonies and passionate conviction, this new composition by Libana's Artistic Director Susan Robbins gives voice to the intertwining web of life and elemental connection we all share with our Mother Earth. In this time of ecological disruption and climate change, Gaia Now beseeches us to commit our heart and spirit to protecting our planetary home.

In powerful collaboration with other accomplished Boston area musical colleagues-- singers, instrumentalists, and climate activists-- Libana's newest recording creates a compassionate, heart driven call to action.

SINGERS: Allison Coleman, Anne Goodwin, Caryl Beth Thomas, Cindy Mapes, Ellen Epstein, Jamie Jaffe, Linda Gritz, Lisa Bosley, Marytha Paffrath, Natasha Olchanski, Pauli Katz, Susan Robbins

VIOLIN / VIOLA: Carlough Faulker-Carroll

PIANO: Susan Robbins

COVER ART: Under The Sun, Leslie B. Grigsby (Delaware)
(https://grigsbybeadwork.com/), 9" sculpture: Glass seed beads and thread, worked in pe**te stitch over wooden core

Please share this post widely with your friends and communities who care deeply about our Earth -- THANK YOU!

We are SO excited. . . Libana's new single ~ Gaia Now ~ is here!

At this pivotal time of hope, possibility and transformation, Libana is thrilled to launch our new musical creation into the world! Currently only available at https://libana.com/download-music, we are offering you the first opportunity to listen to this inspiring new song and to add it to your music collection!

With pulsing harmonies and passionate conviction, this new composition by Libana's Artistic Director Susan Robbins gives voice to the intertwining web of life and elemental connection we all share with our Mother Earth. In this time of ecological disruption and climate change, Gaia Now beseeches us to commit our heart and spirit to protecting our planetary home.

In powerful collaboration with other accomplished Boston area musical colleagues-- singers, instrumentalists, and climate activists-- Libana's newest recording creates a compassionate, heart driven call to action.

SINGERS: Allison Coleman, Anne Goodwin, Caryl Beth Thomas, Cindy Mapes, Ellen Epstein, Jamie Jaffe, Linda Gritz, Lisa Bosley, Marytha Paffrath, Natasha Olchanski, Pauli Katz, Susan Robbins

VIOLIN / VIOLA: Carlough Faulker-Carroll

PIANO: Susan Robbins

COVER ART: Under The Sun, Leslie B. Grigsby (Delaware)
9" sculpture: Glass seed beads and thread, worked in pe**te stitch over wooden core

RECORDED AND MIXED by Alan Mattes, Blue Room Audio (Newton, MA)

Feel free to share this widely with your friends and communities who care deeply about our Earth--THANK YOU!

Gaia Now will be available world wide in a couple of weeks on itunes, youtube, spotify, amazon and most international music sites. We hope you will be among the first to listen by going to Libana's website to download! https://libana.com/download-music

(and if you are so inclined, please let us know what you think!)

You may have noted a major release film currently in theaters that is generating a lot of positive buzz-- called Janet Planet. Many of us went to see it together and found it to be a slow, deep, evocative, and quite wonderful film. It takes place in 1991 in the Pioneer Valley, outside of Northampton in Western MA -- where two of us, Marytha and Susan, went to college. The best part??? Libana's music in used in the soundtrack! Most of the soundtrack is the sound of crickets, but then Round and Round (from A Circle Is Cast) appears behind one scene, and our music plays throughout all of the closing credits! We are beyond thrilled and excited ❤ We have always wanted our music to be used in a film . . . and that dream finally came true! And in a bigger way than we likely had ever dreamed of. Here is a Boston Globe review, but if you cannot access it, there have been many other reviews (NYTimes, New Yorker, Rolling Stone, WaPo, etc...) so just do a Google search! Here's hoping it comes to a theater near you, and that you will be able to experience this film--and enjoy Libana's musical contribution to it! (Currently playing at Coolidge Corner, West Newton, and other theaters in the Boston area. . .)

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley - The Boston Globe "I think one of the reasons I made the movie is that I don’t know how to describe the Pioneer Valley," Baker says. "It has a really specific aesthetic."

NEW RELEASE FROM LIBANA ~ COMING SOON!

GAIA NOW
Giving voice to the intertwining web of life and elemental connection we all share with our Mother Earth, Gaia Now asks us, in this time of climate change, to commit our hearts to protecting our planetary home. This newly composed piece is a powerful musical collaboration of 12 singers, with Susan Robbins on piano and guest instrumentalist Carlough Faulkner-Carroll on violin and viola.

GAIA NOW, the vibrant new single written by Susan Robbins, Libana's Artistic Director, will soon be available at libana.com, as well as itunes, amazon, spotify, youtube, and most international music sites!

COVER ART: Under The Sun, Leslie B. Grigsby (Delaware)
https://grigsbybeadwork.com/
9" sculpture: Glass seed beads and thread, worked in pe**te stitch over wooden core