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The extraordinary vocalist and songwriter Sora, who titled her new album Scorpion Moon, believes artists need to show both sides of life -- the light and the dark, joy and sorrow, urban versus nature, birth/rebirth but also death, ancient and modern, this physical realm as well as otherworldly places. Sora is known for her strong, pure voice -- powerful and commanding one moment, then soft, caressing and reassuring the next. Her vocals have operatic qualities, yet are as accessible as a folk-singer. Her singing is noble, reverent, passionate and confident. Her music is melodic and genre-crossing with elements of new age, modern-classical, Celtic, world-fusion, folk and pop. Sora, who has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, has a deep interest in mythology, fairytales, archetypes, feminism, society's collective consciousness, and narratives that illuminate life's passages. On her fourth studio album, Scorpion Moon, Sora delves deeply into stories, both mythic and modern, that transcend time and place, boldly claiming the complexity of contradictory truths within the emotional landscapes that shape our own personal stories. Light and dark, joy and sorrow, urban versus nature, birth/rebirth but also death, ancient and modern, Sora delicately balances it all to provide music that is at once ethereal and grounded. Her original poetic lyrics tell timeless stories inspired by ancient myths, children's fairytales, nature's wonders and modern conflicts. Her sound is primarily acoustic with occasional electronic shading; and it gets it's classical influences from piano, cello, violin and flute; it's folk background from acoustic guitar and mandolin; and it's world flavors from the Celtic harp, erhu, bamboo flute, dizi, pennywhistle, charango and various ethnic percussion instruments. "I titled my new album Scorpion Moon not only because I liked the natural-world imagery," explains Sora, "but because it represents the meshing of opposing synergies - the shadow in light, the complexity of contradictory truths within our emotional landscapes along with the ongoing struggle to discern the roots of what moves and shapes us. There are many threads leading to every emotion, and some are opposing, like a shiver of sadness within a feeling of happiness, or unexpected consequences when loving someone." "I am not trying to re-create something from the past, but I feel it is important to explore classic traditions and tales, to hold them up and see why these stories have been passed down for generations, and study what makes them meaningful now. These are stories of what it means to be human, and often they hold secret keys that can open doors in our lives. I am trying to bridge many worlds and examine the interconnections that hold it all together. I want to present truths that transcend time, place and worlds." From her lyrics that read as poetry, to her ability to breathe life to even the oldest stories, to her otherworldly voice this much is clear; you have never heard anything like Sora.