Lawrence (Happy) is of The Mohawk Nation (rather be referred to as Kahniakehake, which is sometimes spelled Kanienkehaka and means People of the Flint which is part of the Loudenosaunee Confederacy better known as Iroquois Confederacy) and this website is dedicated to Lawrence's beautiful voice.
This website is run by Flute Lady for Lawrence Laughing. Comment section is encouraged.
Beginning of 2009 Lawrence will be accessing his site more often, so keep on with the comments and the messages. He is looking forward to communicate with you all. Thank you all for your Love and support. For those that are not members of "myspace" you can contact Lawrence through his yahoo account: lawrencelaughing@yahoo.com
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Influences
Lawrence's voice is influenced by The Ancestors before us.
BELOW:One of Lawrence's Songs he had written about the legend of the Great Feathered Horse of Manitoba. Feel free to search for more YouTubes on Lawrence Laughing.
Sounds Like
Lawrence Sounds Like: The colors of the setting sun, the wind from the four corners, the warmth of the sun, sky and mother earth....timeless.
My hope for my people rise and fall like the sun.
They undulate like the flame that leaps high and then gasps for breath in the wind.
But as sure as I stand. As sure as the blood of my ancestors courses through my veins, I will not give up. When compared to the stars in the heavens we are very small. But let us loom large over our fears. Over our impluses to act in our own self interest. For one moment of true compassion, love and kindness shared between two people is more valuable than all the wealth we could accumulate in a lifetime and echoes out across the centuries like a thunderclap.
A big THANK YOU to all of the Fans that support Lawrence Laughing.
Welcome to Lawrence's Family for joining Lawrence's my space page. First on his friend list is IVY, his daughter, then Maryella, his MOM, then his two sisters, Jazzy (Judy), Deanna, his brother Nick and his two nephews.
Here is some of his CD's.
In Honour of the courageous people of Akwesasne
In honour of the courageous people of Akwesasne.
What is the sound of colonialism collapsing? It is the sound of your breathing, it is the sound of time in the night when you wake and feel free, it is laughter when warriors share a cigarette and a joke, it is the sound of a few being ground to pieces in a mortis of pain and hundreds – thousands emerge singing the song of the dead, it is the shuffle of paper as you pack up your things unwilling to pacify bureaucrats with your signature, it is the silence of your stare, it is the sound of your good heart when you speak to children, it is…
Colonialism will end when you want it to end, not when they decide.
Robert Lovelace
Retired Chief
Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
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Lead singer: Eric Courchene
A regular jam session. Lawrence Laughing missing.. Eric Courchene taking his place. in good fun
Lawrence "Happy" Laughing is among a new generation of Native American singers that is bringing its traditional music and culture into a more contemporary setting. Lawrence Laughing conveys a quiet, hymnlike quality in his songs. These aren't trance-inducing pow-wow chants, but gentle traditional songs that evoke his connections with his people and their environment. When spoken in English, such as on "Hope," the sentiments expressed can sound a bit simplistic, but when sung in Laughing's native Mohawk tongue, his songs carry a spirit that transcends language. The atmosphere of Now Our Minds Are One is provided by producer Tom Wasinger, who has also worked with Shenandoah. Wasinger surrounds Laughing's songs with delicate acoustic and electric guitar ornaments, subtle, coloristic percussion, and soothing harmonies. The simple pluck of a rabab or the stark whine of a bowed zither is enough to set the stage for Laughing's songs of the spirit. --John Diliberto --
Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com
"Now Our Minds are One" is his MOST EXCELLENT solo CD. You can get it at Silver Wave records
(Be sure to click on the link under Band Website to get to Silver Wave). He has another CD called "Onjida" which he recorded in Canada. Please stay tuned for updates.
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