By | Mon, 11 Apr 2011
GRAMMY-Winning Iroquois Singer, Activist Joanne Shenandoah Lends
Support To Charity Album ‘A Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero’
Project Committed to Nuclear Disarmament Honors Native Americans
‘A Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero’ (6.7, Across The Universe Records) is
reaching far beyond the typical charity album boundaries in its effort to
increase awareness of nuclear weapons in American history. To acknowledge the
devastating role Native Americans had when the country first began its nuclear
weapons development, ‘A Prayer Cycle’ enlisted activist and Iroquois singer
Joanne Shenandoah to lend her talent on the CD.
This recording brings many cultures together as a tribute to the Earth
and our collective desire to ensure a better future for our children. The
Iroquois believe that all life has a right to drink clean water and breath
clean air seven generations into the future.
“As human beings bear witness to the devastating and tragic events
associated with Nuclear power, ‘A Prayer Cycle’ brings attention to our
responsibility as caretakers of the Earth,” says Shenandoah. The GRAMMY-winning
musician contributes to the ‘A Prayer Cycle’ track “Path To Zero.” The song
also features a never-before-released poem by legendary Doors frontman Jim
Morrison about the controversial use of Native American homelands as a
repository for nuclear waste. Elsewhere, on the track “Atomic Mother,” Sting
reads about Robert Oppenheimer and the birth of the bomb at the Trinity test
site.
'A Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero,' is a collection of music produced by
the celebrated, EMMY-winning composer Jonathan Elias. Proceeds from the record
will be donated to Global Zero (http://www.globalzero.org/), an international
organization dedicated to nuclear disarmament.
Additional information about 'A Prayer Cycle: Path To Zero':
http://shorefire.com/clients/prayercycle/
http://www.facebook.com/PrayerCycle