Tonantzin (Mexica Chant Reinterpreted) ༄ Moncaya

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"Memorya" is the first song of Moncaya's EP "Memorya". A popular Mexica chant, sung for generations around the fire or inside a temazcal (a pre-hispanic Mexican sweat lodge), this hymn to Tonanztin is the region's most important chant to the Mother. Tonantzin means "Venerable Mother" and singing to her means singing to the implacable force of nature and honoring the life-giving divine force inside all of us.

The full Memorya EP was released on 28th October 2022. Memorya presents a new face of Moncaya: one that is soft, deep and acoustic, caressing directly the tender textures of the heart. And still, like always, Moncaya gifts us a wide range of sounds and genres, mixing in her characteristic electronic pop textures within a magically reinterpreted world music genre.

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Lyrics & Translation:

Huey Tonantzin!
Gran Venerable Madre
Great Venerable Mother

Ipalnemoani
El todo por lo que existimos
The oneness thanks to which we exist

Noyolotatzin
El corazón de mi padre
The heart of my father

Tlazocamati
De mi boca emano amor hacia ti
From my mouth emanates love for you

(Translation credits: Kiauitl Ketzalli)

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Song Production & Music Video Credits:

Music & Lyrics by Moncaya
Production, Mix & Master by Last Jerónimo
Filmed by Sebastian Lindström in Santo Dominigo Ocotitltán, Oct 2022
Directed by Moncaya and friends (Ximena Romero, Charles Michel, Gabylu Lara, Sebastian Lindström, Lina Plioplyte, Vinicius Coutinho, Yoyo Cortes, Benny Oyama)
Edited by Vinicius Coutinho

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