Boulder, CO Screening of Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret at Real Baby Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 6:30PM, co-sponsored by BellyBliss
Order the complete CD here or click the song names below to buy mp3s from iTunes
The soundtrack to the film, Orgasmic Birth, features original, evocative, intricate music by John McDowell, composer of the score for the Academy Award–winning documentary Born Into Brothels, with vocals and additional composition by Sabina Sciubba of the jazz/electronic group, Brazilian Girls. This music is ideal for use in preparation for, and during labor and birth to recall the powerful messages of the film.
Tracks:
Individual tracks link to iTunes
| 1 | Fluid |
2:38
|
| 2 | Sensualidade |
1:27
|
| 3 | Bienvenido |
:52
|
| 4 | Adagio for Alexandra |
5:20
|
| 5 | Rhythm of Labor |
3:45
|
| 6 | Waiting |
2:03
|
| 7 | The Beat of Birth |
2:23
|
| 8 | Circle of Women |
:51
|
| 9 | Shedding Light |
2:47
|
| 10 | Facing Fear |
3:17
|
| 11 | Transformation |
6:52
|
| 12 | Evening Raga |
7:01
|
| 13 | Ecstasy |
2:46
|
| 14 | First Touch |
6:04
|
| 15 | Comme Dans une Glace |
1:49
|
Produced by John McDowell and Daniel Baruch
Mixed by Daniel Baruch
Musicians:
| Sabina Sciubba | Lead Vocal |
| Dadon Dawadolma | Vocals |
| Kaissa Doumbe | Vocals |
| Jayon Anthony | Vocals |
| John McDowell | Piano |
| Heather Vogel | Violin & Viola |
| Elaine Kreston | Cello |
| Meena Cho | Cello |
| Steve Gorn | Bonsuri Flute |
| Karamo Sabally | African Drums |
| Mamadou Ning | African Drums |
| Daniel Baruch | Dumbek |
Recorded at Camp Hill Farm Studio, Pomona, NY
Engineered by Daniel Baruch
Additional recording at Grand St. Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Additional engineering by Ken Rich
Track 8: “Helen” includes “3 Deva Chant” used by permission by Raven Recording: ”Speaking the Mamma Tongue” by John McDowell
© 2007 John McDowell (music) Mamma Tongue Music (ASCAP), and © 2007 Sabina Sciubba (music and lyrics) Gema (ASCAP)
Peter McDowell, booking, press and radio promotion
773-484-8811 / peter@petermcdowell.com
John McDowell is best known as composer of the score to Oscar winning Born into Brothels. As a percussionist and keyboardist, he has toured with platinum selling rock/world music band Rusted Root, with Kirtan singer Krishna Das, and as leader of his own acclaimed world music band Mamma Tongue. He recently co-founded and is now actively touring with Music for Farms, an international initiative of performing classical musicians who work to revive and sustain local organic agriculture and farming communities through the arts. www.johnmcdowell.net
Sabina Sciubba is a singer and composer presently based in Paris, aka the front woman of the NY based band Brazilian Girls.
ôr-gaz'mik
Intense or unrestrained excitement or a similar point of intensity or emotional excitement.
Please share your ecstatic or orgasmic birth story with us. Birth stories are a powerful way of passing along information and creating an awareness of all that is possible in birth. Click here to begin.
“As a supporter of undisturbed birth, I’ve waited a long time for a film like this! Orgasmic Birth is much more than a film about how to experience pleasure in birth. It’s about viewing birth as a natural bodily function, rather than an inherently dangerous, painful medical event that needs to be managed, controlled and medicated. It’s about tapping into our own natural resources, instead of turning ourselves over to the medical establishment to “save” us from ourselves. Any natural bodily function proceeds best when it’s done in privacy, and this is what the women in the film advocate. Unfortunately, most members of the medical profession pretend that birth isn’t sexual, yet it involves the same hormones, organs and emotions as sex. When we recognize the inherent sexuality of childbirth, overcome our fears and inhibitions, and keep strangers away as much as possible, birth CAN be ecstatic if not orgasmic. It certainly was for me. I highly recommend this film, and know it is destined to change the way society views our most intimate act of creation. We do NOT have to choose between a medicated, medically managed birth and a painful, difficult “natural” one. There is a third choice and Debra Pascali-Bonaro has found it!
Laura Shanley, Birth Counselor
Author
www.freebirth.com