COCHISE: The Kemosabe Therapy CD

Cochise

The Kemosabe Therapy CD

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Powerful Poetry over Native American Flute blending Hip Hop Flava & Traditional Beats. It is absolutely motivating stimulating and liberating.

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It is my pleasure to introduce you to Cochise Anderson. Actor, spoken word - performance artist, storyteller, cultural arts educator, traditional musician, poet and playwright COCHISE ANDERSON re-constructs the perspectives of our modern culture through a Native American point of view. Cochise Anderson's long-awaited debut album, "The Kemosabe Therapy" an eclectic ensemble of "word songs", was nominated for the 2005 Indian Summer Music Awards in the category of Spoken Word.

This September, Cochise returned to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC to commemorate its first anniversary celebration of the opening of the museum, in association with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As well, Cochise's play, "Braided Lives" will receive a staged reading this month as part of the Raw Stages Festival at the Great American History Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Additionally, while performing "The Kemosabe Therapy Tour", Cochise will also be appearing in the national tour of William S. Yellowrobe Jr.'s play "Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers", directed by Lou Bellamy of The Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, MN in conjunction with Trinity Repertory Company in RI.

A graduate of AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy, NYC), Cochise's artistic travels span from "Saturday Night Live", "The Cosby Show", "Homicide - Life on The Streets", the "Ulali" vocal ensemble (formerly Pura Fe) and the coveted "Bush Artist Fellowship" for Performance Art and Storytelling.

During his one-man performance, "The Only Good Poet is a Read Poet" (Playwrights Center, Minneapolis, MN), Cochise became inspired to create "The Kemosabe Therapy", a full-length album paying homage to his ancestors' message of love & rebellion. Cochise states, "It is the impetus of my art to bring the oral tradition to a new experience for all". By recognizing his elders and listening close to other artists, Cochise gives his gratitude to the traditions of the people from the many nations he has been honored to be among. From the "Mohawk Robin Dance" to the "Zuni Sunrise Song" to the Chickasaw-Choctaw "Lonesome Song", he gives many thanks!! These traditional songs have inspired new songs and poems such as "Coyote State of Mind", "Moon Behind the Clouds" and "How the West Was One". Now Cochise looks to the future by integrating this vision of past and present with a contemporary beat and brings to life "spoken word" statements such as "Stop Dreaming", "Pro-Ject" and "The Kemosabe Therapy" that address the dilemma(s) of our modern times.

Are you ready to hear something fresh, exciting, and unlike anything you have ever heard before? Then have a listen to the CD and check out Cochise!

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  • There is something 4 everyone in the amazing CD!!!!
    author: Agali

    I bought the "Kemosabe Therapy" spoken word CD 7 months ago and immediately fell in love with all of the songs! I STILL play it everyday! I have memorized so much of the CD that it's like crazy! I love to speak and sing along with him! I dance to all the drum songs. My heart just soars when I hear him play the single and double barrel flutes! This CD is so healing! What an artist! He wrote the songs and plays the instruments too! Cochise is extremely gifted and talented! Each time I listen I hear something new! I actually got to see him perform the Kemosabe Therapy CD live and it was All That!!! I am glad to see that Cochise’s CD is now available on CD Baby.com. Great job Cochise on the CD, because it really speaks to you! I respond deep in my soul when I hear your voice, words, and messages. My friends also respond to you too! We think you are so freaking COOL!!!! When you tour other cities they can all see you too! Love the cover of the CD - Cochise looks really awesome! We did get posters and T-shirts at the show which are soooo cool! Get the word out coz kids, adults, and elders really dig you! Keep coming out to all the communities and schools and represent ... represent! Everybody - you've got to check out "Mother Earth Father Sky", "Old Ones Who Whisper", and "How the West Was One"! I know our ancestors are proud of the way you honor them, Cochise! You did a fantastic job! This CD has is a song to fit your every mood!! If I want mellow, sweet and calm then I listen to "In Search of a Dream" and "Moon Behind the Clouds". Feeling sexy? There's "Rendevous." Do you love poetry and cool multilayered tracks that feed your brain? Then "Pro-Ject" and "Coyote State of Mind" are for you! They way he orchestrates and articulates his messages are out of this world! Always making us think, aspire, and grow! When I feel like "Spring(ing) In2 Action" I throw on "Stop Dreaming" and "The Kemosabe Therapy". Yo, I play this CD hours at a time everyday! It should be blasting in all the radios. Man, you deserve a NAMMY!!! YAKOKE YAKOKE YAKOKE!! (THANZ THANX THANKS!!) So if you haven't heard? Now you heard! Wake Up and Buy This CD!!! Play it loud and proud! Catch his live performances of this very powerful CD!

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