This is a slideshow of photos from recent years of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Also known as "Michfest," the festival is a 6-day all womyn's cultural event held each August. Together we create a community forged out of our love and labor that reflects our most essential selves -- empowered, inspired, passionate, and ready to revel in all things female. Tickets include three vegetarian meals a day, beautiful woodland camping, hundreds of workshops, a film festival, DJ'd dances, Basketball/volleyball/5K run, childcare, womyn of color gathering and resource center, an d sign language interpretation. Visit http://www.michfest.com for more information about this year's festival, which will be held August 7-12, 2012.
Song: Amazon and Amazon Rise - Amazon © Atthis Music, BMI, additional lyrics Toshi Reagon © Black Elephant Music, BMI Rise Again © JUCA Music, BMI
Produced by Toshi Reagon
Recorded and Mixed by Shawn Kimon -- The Wild Arctic Studios, L. I. C., New York
Executive Producer Judith Casselberry
Amazon (reggae)
Music and Lyrics by Maxine Feldman,
Additional lyrics by Toshi Reagon
Aleah Long -- 1st Verse
Cris Williamson -- 2nd Verse
Bitch -- 3rd Verse and Violin
Toshi Reagon - Bass and vocals
Judith Casselberry - Acoustic guitar and vocals
Allison Miller -- Drums
Julie Wolf -- Keyboards and vocals
June Millington -- Electric guitar and vocals
Mayra Casales - Percussion
Gina Breedlove -- Vocals
Holly Near - Vocals
Shelley Nicole Jefferson -- Vocals
Rise Again
Music and Lyrics by Judith Casselberry
Lyrical Inspiration Maxine Feldman and Holly Near
Judith Casselberry -- Lead vocals
Toshi Reagon -- bass, electric guitar and vocals
Allison Miller -- drums
Julie Wolf -- keyboards and vocals
June Millington -- Electric guitar and vocals
Bitch --Violin and vocals
Gina Breedlove -- Vocals
Shelley Nicole Jefferson -- Vocals
Aleah Long -- Vocals
Holly Near - Vocals
Cris Williamson -- Vocals
Song available at www.amazon35.com
Photos and slideshow -- Desdemona Burgin