a genuine bohemian

a wildflower…

with a calling

sacred as her pilgrimage.

This years first A2A Music Festival was scheduled to happen, just weeks after the September 11th tragedy.  Soon after it occurred, it was then dedicated to victims & their families.   Singer/songwriter & spiritual activist, Aliah Selah  performed Friday Night, at De Brokke Grond Theater, (on the 17th of October, 21:00) as part of the A2A Music Festival Showcases.  Messages of peace are needed now more than ever & Aliah returned to Amsterdam,
with 2 new songs... written since this life changing events.

         In this live performance, Aliah began mysteriously… chiming Tibetan bells. Then, she began playing, her keyboard as she spoke about the first song "Bless the Water." This song was magically born a week before Tibetan Monks came to bless Barton Springs... a development endangered spring in Austin, Texas, where she lives.  Interestingly enough, she wrote it not knowing they were coming.   She still continues to ring these bells as a reminder of the monk's blessing.

 

Recently, back at home in Austin, she was inspired to do a peace centered event (not a "anti-war" one). Together with Peacefarm (Peacefarm is her & her husband Paz's intentional community group home) Aliah watched as the event made itself happen... and the We Here Now Holiday Peace Bazaar idea took on a life of it's own (and was covered on News where she first coined 'The Now Generation"). Everyone who got involved understood the energy that was building through this event & how it made them feel empowered to respond in celebration to our connection after the world events we all shared.  Peacefarm wants to do more events in the future to build community spirit & give help to others with real needs.  This holiday happening was a benefit for" Food Not Bombs" which really hits the essence of where the emphasis for peace comes, especially during the Holidays when many of these fine folks don't have a home for Christmas, let alone Christmas dinner & gifts under the tree.

    www.weherenow.net is dedicated to being a network that helps to connect other "Solutionaries of the Now Generation" who want to see what they can do to empower themselves & others towards inner & outer peace. Her CD's Acoustic Perfume & Shades Of Images are soon to be available at www.aliahselah.com. As well as 2 more that she's in the studio with now Wildflowers, that will showcase her Spiritual Activist songs like: "Luna- Tree Of Life"- & "The Holy City" and Being Bare that will reveal more of her intimate songs about inner growth, & getting to what's real- who we is.

-Shema
 Austin Daze


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