Being Passionate and Real; Quotes by Viola Davis

Roman Orona takes you on a journey around the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world.

On this weeks journey, we are traveling with a show titled, “Being Passionate and Real; Quotes by Viola Davis”

Viola Davis was born in Saint Matthews, SC on August 11, 1965. She is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and also a producer. Ms. Viola is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and Two Tony Awards. She is also the only Black person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show:

THE INDIGENOUS CAFE PODCAST INTRO (00:00:00-00:01:47) “You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.”  -Viola Davis

1. Bear Creek - “Pukatawagan Blues” (The Way of Our Drum) (00:01:47-00:05:58)

2. Injunuity - “Wild Stallion” (Fight For Survival) (00:05:58-00:10:20)

PROGRAM BREAK (00:10:20-00:10:40) “They say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born. -Viola Davis

3. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - “Bhasobha (Watch)” (Journey Of Dreams) (00:10:40-00:13:53)

4. Louie Gonnie - “Dził Ná oodiłii” (Sacred Mountains: Meditation Songs From The Diné) (00:13:53-00:17:18)

5. Randy Wood - “Don’t Ever Go Away” (There Are No Goodbyes) (00:17:18-00:20:00)

Roman Orona (Host) (00:20:00-00:20:45) “As an artist, you've got to see the mess. That's what we do. We get a human being, and it's like putting together a puzzle. And the puzzle has got to be a mixture, a multifaceted mixture of human emotions, and not all of it is going to be pretty.” -Viola Davis

6. Joe Tohonnie Jr. - “Four Color Stones (Crown Dance Songs)” (Journey Into A New Direction) (00:20:45-00:26:08) 

7. Nitanis “Kit” Largo - “Please Don’t Go” (Serenity) (00:26:08-00:30:36)

PROGRAM BREAK (00:30:36-00:30:50) “When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.” -Viola Davis

8. Northern Cree Singers - “Buffalo Killer (Sneak-Up)” (Nitisanak Brothers and Sister) (00:30:50-00:34:40) 

9. Southern Scratch - “Las Mananitas” (How Sweet the Sound) (00:34:40-00:37:57)

10. The Moonlighters - “Right On” (Putumayo: Hawaiian Playground) (00:37:57-00:40:00)

Roman Orona (Host) (00:40:00-00:40:38) “When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.” -Viola Davis 

11. R. Carlos Nakai Quartet - “Gnu Queue” (What Lies Beyond) (00:40:38-00:45:25) 

12. Binin Gula’za - “Ni’bixi Dxi Zina” (Putumayo: A Native American Odyssey) (00:45:25-00:48:17)

PROGRAM BREAK (00:48:27-00:48:32) “You can't be hesitant about who you are.” -Viola Davis

13. Calling Lawrence ft. Aloe Black - “Liberation” (Liberation - Single) (00:48:32-00:48:27)

14. Twin Flames - “Mama” (Signal Fire) (00:48:27-00:55:00) 

Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:00 -00:56:54) “You have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it. When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.” -Viola Davis

15. Young Bird - “Back Home” (YB Style) (00:56:54-01:00:43)

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