

Like, we are on a real ticking clock.” And the joy of Stef’s vocals on that tune with her child sitting on her lungs while she has to hit these notes and the fact that she is singing “Waiting on a Miracle” while she is literally waiting on a miracle I will never forget that.
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And I think something that all of those songs I just listed share, is that they soar in this really specific way, and they’re so specific that as a kid, you go, “I get it, and I understand, and I’m with you on this journey.” And that is the hardest to pin down because it takes making your entire movie to understand the journey you’re going on in the first place. So, by the time I wrote “Waiting on a Miracle” time was of the essence, not only with the production of the movie, but with Stefanie Beatriz ’cause she was eight and a half months pregnant.Īnd it was like, “We really gotta finish this song. The CD was supported by the City of Pittsburgh's Office of Public Art through its Artists Bridging Social Distance in the Public Realm initiative.Because you know that if you do it right, you’re going on that playlist. “The ancient Taíno people, my ancestors, were very innovative, and they would not hesitate to add new instrumentation, like most indigenous people,” he said. The group uses its own dialect of Taíno and songs and dances inspired by that tradition – including the music on “Stone Hoop.” The album’s title refers to ancient, oval-shaped stone carvings that the Circle incorporates into its ceremonies.īut Sagué said the modern instrumentation on the album doesn’t constitute a break from tradition. Sagué also remains active with the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle, which he co-founded, in 1982, to honor “the path of shamanic enlightenment.” (Sagué frequently consults with organizations on initiatives including land acknowledgements – a service he recently performed for WESA’s parent corporation, Pittsburgh Community Broadcast Corporation). He also still serves on the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center board. In the ’80s, he co-founded the Latin dance band Guaracha, which still performs. He worked for the Center and also taught art and Spanish in private schools, eventually signing on with the Pittsburgh Public Schools his last assignment was at Roosevelt Elementary School, in Carrick. In the mid-’70s, he was so drawn to the work of Pittsburgh’s Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center that he moved here. Sagué studied at Ohio’s Columbus College of Art and Design and Gannon University. His college-professor father adored movie musicals (especially those from Spain, but not excluding “My Fair Lady”), while his mother shared her knowledge of Cuban folk songs. Sagué inherited a love of music from his parents. Your beloved soil shall embrace me in a simple potter’s urn.” The lyrics read, in part, “From you I rose like a daydream, and back to you I’ll return. The lone cover song on the album is “Vasija De Barro,” an Ecuadoran tune about the cycle of life that compares the earth to a mother’s womb, symbolized by a clay vessel.


And we honor her as the mother of all things.” “The song is about the cosmic matriarch,” said Sagué. Sung in a Taíno dialect, it’s a near-chant, with acoustic guitar, percussion and harmonica, and Sagué’s vocals joined by those of the choir. The opening song, “Atabe (Taíno Ti),” sets the tone. Traditional Taíno music is all voice, flute and percussion, said Sagué, but the tracks on “Stone Hoop” incorporate additional instrumentation. Smalls Recording Studio, on the North Side. The choir is directed by Kris Rust and includes members of the Taíno community and others, including Sagué’s wife, Lenia Rodriguez Sagué. It features Sagué on vocals with Carlos Pena on guitar, Tony DePaolis on bass, and Sagué’s son, Miguel Sagué III, on conga and backing vocals. The album was co-produced by Sagué with singer Phat Man Dee. and Leigh look at the music that addresses each. Sagué's artwork for the single "Atabey (Taino Ti)" 11 am Adam and Eve have been the subject of songs, singers of songs, and characters in songs that have nothing to do with the creation story.
