Music that feeds the soul

[Tiffany]

Good day everyone

I’ve been observing how I feel after listening to different genres of music. I realized that I have to limit my exposure to mainstream music; it gives me anxiety and makes me feel “jumpy”, weird. I now listen to ibeyi, urban flora and this meditation playlist I found on Spotify.

I would like to know what do you guys listen to? What’s your favorite playlists/artist?

[Jazmin Ramos]

Hey Tiffany!

I love this question, I love music sooo much and I know what you mean about limiting your exposure to mainstream music.

A few of my faves are Amel Larrieux, Emily King, Lianna La Havas, Little Dragon, deep Afrohouse, mainly a lot of indie soul.

Lalah Delia has this great playlist on Spotify called Energy Cleanse and it's sooo good. I used it if I am feeling a little off or want to chill and meditate. I love it!



<333

[Tiffany]

Hi jazmin, thank you so much for this. I’m gonna check it out!

[Tarolyn Elder]

Hey Tiffany,

So glad you started this thread. I too like to limit my listening to mainstream music but I would like to have more music that's more of how I want to feel. Some of the lyrics to some songs don't sit well in my body anymore and im becoming more sensitive to the music i listen to. Actually the guest speaker for Soul Mate Relationships Taya Ma has a wonderful album on her website. My favorite song right now is "She Loves She Shines".

Lyrics:

She loves she shines
She labors she knows
She dives she turns
She is reborn she grows

So sweet!!

Some non-mainstream music I listen to:
Men I Trust (love the name of this band lol) - You Deserve This and Lauren, Artists;Karunesh, James Blake, Michael Kiwanuka, Agnes Obel, Ludovico Einaudi . I listen to tones of classical music and lots of different binaural beats and isochronic tones. Alia Mohamed has great playlists on mix cloud. They are belly dancing tunes, 60 a Arabic songs with lots of drums. It's fun to dance to lol

[Tiffany]

Hello Tarolyn,

Ugh yes some lyrics haven’t been sitting well with me also. I notice the deeper I go spiritually I become a lot more sensitive to various things.

I can’t wait to listen to the music you suggested. I’m going to have a great Sunday lol

[Rhea]

oh man do i relate to this post. i've noticed that a lot of the music i listen to now is very chilled out, soothing, and groovy vs. the more aggressive stuff i've listened to in the past.

i like jazz and soul fusion. people like esperanza spalding, matt martians, thelonious monk, sade, sampha, kelela, toro y moi, and alice coltrane.

hope this helps!

love and light

[Renee Smith]

That's awesome! Alice Coltrane is my third cousin. :) I love jazz, neo-soul, classical, and r&b. I've always loved music. It is so healing to the soul.

[Tiffany]

I’m so glad so many people can relate!

[Irene]

Ok I love this thread. Thank you!!

[Maryam Hasnaa]

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[Beatriz]

Hi! I love this topic too because music seems to be one of the primary forms of communication from my spirit so... I also listened tons of different kinds of music and genres my entire life and I've been also running away from mainstream and for my surprise, the latests songs or artist that had messages for me in their songs and that made my heart and my soul jumping, cry tears of joy and laughs about it were mainstream, so don't reject anything! I would love to share just a few examples about it:

Cèline Dion: That's the way it is, I'm alive
Nelly Furtado: Like a bird
Enya: all of her songs, literally. (This one was recommended to me through the akasha and I was freaking out in the beginning..)
Shakira: Amarillo
Britney Spears: I will be there

Maybe it's just that my soul loved the 90's haha.

(Just in case there's any grammar mistake, my first language it's Spanish! Always trying to do my best!)

Have a good week!!!

[Brittany]

Love it. These are some tracks that are always in my rotation:

Ella Jenkins - Wade In the Water
Meshell Ndegeocello - God Shiva
Erykah Badu - Vibrate On
Ibeyi - River
Anna Wise - Comes In
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Tame Impala - Apocolypse Dreams
The Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child
Andre 3000 - Vibrate
Roy Ayers - Higher
Chrome Sparks - Cosmic Claps of Love
Nai Palm - Homebody
Iman Omari - 333
Ibeyi - Waves
Eyrkah Badu - Twinkle
Jill Scott - Golden
Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Everything Is Everything
Cree Summer - Revelation Sunshine
Girish - Diamonds in the Sun (includes one of my favorite mantras)
Hiatus Kaiyote - Fingerprints (+ the entire discography)
Tom Misch & Jordan Rakei - Wake Up This Day
Amel Larrieux - Magic (anything by her really)
Iman Omari - Energy
Anna Wise - Some Mistakes
Gabriel Garzon-Montano - The Game
Alabama Shakes - This Feeling
Sonic Yogi meditations (itunes, spotify, soundcloud)

[Rhea]

listened to we are water by aska and it is so beautiful!! the video brought tears to my eyes
https://www.thewildunknown.com/pages/records

[Marissa]

I love this post! Thank you for all the lovely suggestions. <3

[Kristina]

Hola everyone Im feeling called to share a couple of Orisha songs that have my heart.

I love playing this one on speaker to fill up my house with its vibrations, it gives me chills everytime its so full of spirit, I feel my ancestors so strong:
Sexto Sentido - CANTO A ELEGGUÁ (FULL HD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clMg33x1_e4

This is a Yemaya song <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkg3k4LpzJ0

Also some other interesting artits: sevdaliza, danay suarez, and then i lovee 70's music like earth, wind & fire <3

Does anyone have any PLAYLISTS to recommend from spotify or Youtube. I already love Lalah Delias and looking for more. Would love Afrodiasporic playlists <3

[Tiffany]

Hmm I love the Orisha songs, it does something to my spirit

[Rissalove]

Love this post! I listen to so much music!  

Here are some of my favs that are in constant rotation:

Frank Ocean - Blonde (Album)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (Album)
Eliza - Livid (Song)
Eliza - Wide Eyed Fool (Song)
Little Dragon -Nabuma Rubberband (Album)

[Irene]

Here is a playlist I use to reset myself:

https://open.spotify.com/user/ink7047/playlist/16pWR2MpIPbnm3CcIudL4A <3

[Trisha Koa Nuur]

Hey everyOne! I have an android and couldn't get iTunes, but was able to get apple music with a 3 month free trial. I like it alot so far, lots of great chill music, solfeggio sounds, tibetan singing bowls, and such.

Love and good vibes 😜

[tamara]

Brittany - I love your list. Erykah Badu, Amel Larrieux, and Hiatus Kaiyote are always on constant rotation on my Spotify. Amel has been a favorite since her Groove Theory days. Her beautiful soul comes through her music.