Madi's new CD, Return to the River available for sale at www.cdbaby.com
These songs are a combination of traditional music from my late father’s homeland of Sendai, Japan and my original creations.  The album moves like a river through the turns and movements of my life, both in America and Japan, from childhood to motherhood. The music was recorded in a meditation temple at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Colorado and features voice, koto, shakuhachi, taiko drums, piano, bass and sounds of nature.

"Madi brings to the stage an enigmatic blend of expressions. A fusion of her Japanese roots mixed with her southern upbringing."
   — John Corey, writer

"Her voice is full, with lots of soul, and when she's on stage singing you can tell there is no place she would rather be."
   — Crosswinds Weekly

Madi Sato delivers the music in her heart directly to your soul with an extraordinary voice that is a gift to the ears. Factor in the beauty, physical grace and the sheer flair for the dramatic that she brings to each performance, and it all adds up to a stunning experience.

Half Japanese, half American, Madi Sato is an award-winning singer and songwriter, poet, actor, sound healer and teacher. Named one of New Mexico’s Top 5 Exceptional Performers by the Santa Fean Magazine in 2003, she is the recipient of the 2004 New Mexico Mic Award for “Best R&B Song of the Year” with her original composition, Lady Pearl.

Madi Sato performs an all-original blend of World Music, R&B, Soul, and Japanese influenced poetry and songs. She interweaves sacred music from Japan, Tibet, India, and the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Native American and Japanese rhythms into her own original compositions that draw upon her foundation in the blues, R & B, and jazz. She performs her original music as well as American classics from love songs to the blues.

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• Furu Sato LISTEN NOW:

• Sunflower Ballad LISTEN NOW:

• Azuma Jishi LISTEN NOW:

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Be The Love:
Spring 2010 - Slide Show

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Podcast Interviews:

• Madi Sato Interview on KSFR
Santa Fe Radio Cafe with Mary Charlotte

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• Madi Sato Interview on KSFR
Living Juicy with Rhea Goodman

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WINTER/SPRING 2012 Session

Thursdays: February 9 - May 27
5:00-6:30 PM $350 early (by February 6), $400 regular
Center for Spiritual Living
505 Camino De Los Marquez, Santa Fe

TO REGISTER ONLINE:
1. Email your name, phone number and class you wish to register for at  madisato@gmail.com
2. After sending an email to Madi,
please mail your payment to:
MADI SATO at 4772 Vista del Sol,
Santa Fe, NM 87507
For more information call: :
email, madisato@gmail.com or call 
(505) 660-2526 

Experience the powerful art of group devotional singing with world harmonies and beats.

Learn sacred and traditional repertoire from around the world including ancient Baltic polyphonic chants, Afro-Brazilian invocations, Japanese Nihon Minyo, Celtic sean-nos, American gospel hymns, and medieval and modern liturgical music.

Visit the Classes and Choir page for Registration information and other info.

Testimonials from Choir paritipcants:

"Being a part of Madi's Sacred World Choir has been an uplifting, expanding,nurturing, harmonizing, and healing experience! Our voices together are the river of life..." – Marcia Fitton

"Madi creates an intimate and safe space to "BE" the voice you are and experience the "JOY" of singing." – Donna Vogel

• Read the Local Flavor story about The Santa Fe Women's Sacred World Music Choir here.

NEW CD Project in Crestone, CO

Madi is excited to announce that she will begin recording a new CD in January, 2011.

The album will be a fusion of Japanese traditional music and Madi's original songs and will be recorded at a Zen Monastery.
Featuring Koji Nakamura and Kenny Endo, taiko drums; Yukiko Matsuyama, koto; David Wheeler, Shakuhachi flute; Timothy McLaughlin, poetry; Maureen Murphy and Clara Natonabah, vocals; John Rangel, pianist and producer; David Cragin, recording engineer.

Contributions to support this project are most welcome! You can mail a check to Madi Sato, 4772 Vista Del Sol, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

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