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Jerusha : Muses Use Us
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"compelling and enjoyable" [Boston Herald]original songs ranging from funny to sublime, with diverse instrumentation. The aural equivalent of a good read.
Genre: Folk: Modern Folk
Release Date: 1999
Muses Use Us
Jerusha
Record Label: Permanent Wave Music
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1. Little Guru 2:54 + MP3 $0.99
2. Life Is Not a Race 2:05 + MP3 $0.99
3. You 4:35 + MP3 $0.99
4. Just Surviving 2:02 + MP3 $0.99
5. Where Is America? 4:25 + MP3 $0.99
6. Memouna 1:01 + MP3 $0.99
7. Family Tree 2:38 + MP3 $0.99
8. A Mayse Mit a Ber 1:36 + MP3 $0.99
9. Artemis 2:26 + MP3 $0.99
10. Stars Like You 2:00 + MP3 $0.99
11. Hazel 9:01 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Modern folk/world fusion, with lyrics ranging from silly to sublime, with diverse instrumentation that sonically travels from Cape Cod to New Orleans to the Middle East to the comic-strip world of Lulu without missing a beat or breaking the spell.

Debut CD by multi-media artist-activist/songwriter Jerusha: 10 originals in settings that include folk, salsa, jazz and middle eastern elements, with Rick Arnoldi on guitar,Tom Beaver on keyboards,Hila Karni on cello,Bruce Abbott on horns, Lisa Brown, Guillaume Faure Pouget, Pat deGroot and Mohsen Subhi on drums, latin and middle eastern percussion, interspersed with field recordings and surprises. You will hear snatches of hebrew, arabic and spanish as well as a brand new song in yiddish that sounds like a folk lullaby. Cat-lover alert: the last few minutes are pure hi-fi catnip.
"A fascinating piece of work. Remarkable and amusingly varied. The aural equivalent of a good read. You never get bored, because things keep changing in unpredictable (yet hardly random) ways. Lovely, mysterious, beguiling." (see complete review from Day & Night below)

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REVIEWS

The first time I heard "Muses Use Us" was on the subway from Brooklyn to the Bro
author: Dan Strauss
                            
I didn't know what to expect when I first put "Muses Use Us" into my CD player. Would the music be unusual? Would it be foreign to my pop music-trained ear? The cover lead me to believe it might be heavy and dark. And then...drums and horns and a catchy little melody with a hook. WOW! And then it just got better. I listened to "Where is America" without ever taking my eyes off the photograph that accompanies it. It's folk, it's ethnic, and it is pop music at its best - thoughtful, musically intelligent, memorable, catchy, warm, with a lot of heart and soul.
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This CD was one of the best I have ever heard
author: Nasia
                            
This CD is one of the best I have ever heard, I just loved it since the first time I heard it. I enjoyed all of the songs and I keep listening to it every day. Most of my friends have already heard it too and they all agree with me saying that it is really beautiful! I'm glad that I got to listen to it and I'm sure that everyone else is enjoying it as much as I am...
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outstanding performance of original songs both whimsical and profound
author: Paul Salstrom
                            
Muses Use Us is a gracious & companionable CD revealing a first-rate performer, Jerusha. Suffusing the selections is an aura of empathy for all beings and a remarkable blending of American, Irish, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish undertones. The CD is a remarkable achievement by an artist who isn't yet widely known. Equally first-rate is the quality of her accompaniment. This is a CD that easily becomes part of one's life, a companion. -Paul Salstrom
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Simply Wonderful
author: Stella Van Renesse-walling
                            
Muses Use Us is a wonderful collection of songs. This CD would make a great gift to anyone you care about.
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