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Essential Ayla Schafer Albums: A Listening Guide
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Essential Ayla Schafer Albums: A Listening Guide

Ayla Schafer's catalog begins in 2017 with Dive into water, and water has stayed her central image ever since. Her 2018 releases, Viento de Atacama and Ima Adama, carry the imprint of her South American travels.

Ayla Schafer
Ayla Schafer
Oct 14, 2026
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Essential Ayla Schafer Albums: A Listening Guide

The Recording Arc

Ayla Schafer's catalog begins in 2017 with Dive into water, and water has stayed her central image ever since. Her 2018 releases, Viento de Atacama and Ima Adama, carry the imprint of her South American travels. In 2020 and 2021 came a burst of singles, remixes and albums, including Silent Voices, Kindred Souls and ARAMARA ~ VOZ D'ÁGUA. From 2022 the work gathers around Honour The Water and its remixes, and by 2025 she is releasing at full tilt. Her 2026 releases include the album Mâtîrja (Ancestral Mothers). Throughout, she sings in Spanish, English and Proto-Celtic, as a ceremonial musician and "Voice of the Earth." Most entries are singles, so a listening guide here means following one river through many channels.

Viento de Atacama (Nirvan Remix)

Viento de Atacama (Nirvan Remix)

2026. A fresh remix of her 2018 desert-wind song, reworked by Nirvan. It shows an older piece being reopened and heard anew. Within her arc it is a look back from the present. Start with the single itself, then compare it to the original.

Women of the Waters

Women of the Waters

2026. A single that joins her two great preoccupations, feminine lineage and water. The title alone places it beside Mâtîrja from the same year. Within her arc it feels like a gathering of voices. Press play on the single and let it set the tone.

Mâtîrja (Ancestral Mothers)

Mâtîrja (Ancestral Mothers)

2026. One of her full albums and her newest, it turns toward ancestry and remembrance, themes her bio places at the heart of her songwriting. It sits at the present edge of her arc. No track list is documented here, so begin at the top and let it unfold front to back.

Red River

Red River

2026. A single in English whose title suggests blood, earth and flow. It extends her river imagery into something more embodied. Within the 2026 run it adds a darker, warmer color. Play the single as it stands.

Within you

Within you

2026. An inward-turning single, in keeping with her invitation to reconnect with oneself. Its quiet title points to presence over spectacle. It is a small pause inside a busy release year. Start with the single.

Ishka

Ishka

2026. A brief, one-word single from the 2026 releases. Beyond the title, little is documented, so treat it as an open door. It adds another small stone to the recent cluster of singles. Play the single itself.

She who whispers

She who whispers

2026. A single whose title promises hush and intimacy, fitting for a voice workshop facilitator who works with the quieter registers of singing. It belongs with the other feminine-themed 2026 releases. Listen at low volume, starting with the single.

Mending Song

Mending Song

2025. A single that names the medicinal side of her work, song as repair. It is one of the clearest statements of her healing intent. Within her arc it works as a gentle hinge into 2026. Start with the single.

Ripples

Ripples

2025. A single that returns to water through the smallest gesture, a widening circle. It is spare and suggestive in title. It fits her late-period habit of releasing songs one at a time. Play the single.

River of Soul

River of Soul

2025. One of her full albums, and a natural centerpiece for the river theme that runs through her catalog. It marks the fullest statement of her 2025 output. No track list is documented here, so start at the beginning and follow the current to the end.

Each Life Sacred

Each Life Sacred

2025. A single with a devotional core, a statement of reverence for all living things in keeping with her earth-consciousness. It is one of her most direct titles. Begin with the single.

Fuerzas Sagradas

Fuerzas Sagradas

2025. A Spanish-language single whose title means "sacred forces." It draws on the South American thread in her story. It sits among the 2025 songs that blend invocation with song. Play the single.

Lo invisible

Lo invisible

2025. "The invisible," in Spanish: a single that points at what sits beneath the surface, in keeping with her interest in presence and the inner landscape. It is a contemplative entry in the 2025 run. Start with the single.

Honour The Water EP

Honour The Water EP

2025. An EP that expands the 2023 song Honour The Water into a larger offering. It shows the song growing from single to suite. It is a good place to grasp her water devotion in full. Start at the top.

Agua

Agua

2025. The Spanish word for water, as a single. Its bare title shows how elemental her focus is. It works as a quiet companion to the larger water releases. Play the single.

Wild White Horses

Wild White Horses

2025. A single whose title evokes motion and open land, perhaps a nod to her Dartmoor home. It is one of the catalog's more kinetic-sounding names. Start here if you want something with momentum.

Kwranno

Kwranno

2025. A single with a title that looks rooted in her Proto-Celtic repertoire, though its meaning isn't documented here. It hints at her ancestral language work. Play the single and listen for the unfamiliar sounds.

One Thousand Petals

One Thousand Petals

2025. One of her full albums, with a title of unfolding and bloom. It sits early in her 2025 output and signals the year's creative opening. No track list is documented here, so begin at the beginning and let it open.

Kokūzō - Space Treasury

Kokūzō - Space Treasury

2024. A single with a title that reaches toward spaciousness and a Japanese name. It broadens her palette beyond the Spanish and English songs. Start with the single.

Honramos Las Aguas

Honramos Las Aguas

2024. The Spanish counterpart to Honour The Water, "we honor the waters." Its existence shows her habit of singing a theme in more than one language. Play the single and compare it with the English song.

La Vida

La Vida

2024. A Spanish-language single about life itself, a companion to We Belong to Life. It is simple and affirming in title. Start with the single.

We Belong to Life

We Belong to Life

2024. An English single that frames belonging as the core of earth consciousness. It pairs naturally with La Vida from the same year. Begin with the single.

Water Chant (Nils Olav Remix)

Water Chant (Nils Olav Remix)

2024. A remix of Water Chant by Nils Olav, one of her recurring remix collaborators. It recasts the chant in a new light. Hear the original first, then play this version.

Dos alas de un rezo

Dos alas de un rezo

2024. "Two wings of a prayer," a Spanish single with a devotional image at its center. It is among the most poetic titles in the catalog. Start with the single.

Water Chant

Water Chant

2024. A single built around the simplest of forms, a chant. It anchors the later water repertoire and the remix that followed. A good first stop for ceremonial listening. Play the single.

Like the River

Like the River

2024. A single that turns the river into a simile for how to live: flowing and unforced. It anticipates River of Soul a year later. Start with the single.

Honour The Water

Honour The Water

2023. The single that gave a whole body of work its name, later widened into an EP and translated as Honramos Las Aguas. It is a keystone of her middle period. Start here to understand her water devotion.

Water Song

Water Song

2023. A single in the same year as Honour The Water, and one of the plainest statements of her theme. It is the seed of the later chants. Play the single.

Agua Del Amor (Yemanjo Remix)

Agua Del Amor (Yemanjo Remix)

2023. A remix of her 2020 song, reimagined by Yemanjo. It shows an earlier piece finding a second life. Hear it after the original for contrast.

Fluyendo (Steffen Ki Revision)

Fluyendo (Steffen Ki Revision)

2022. A "revision" by Steffen Ki of a song whose title means "flowing." It belongs to a run of remix work around 2022. Start with the single.

Guiding & Protecting (Nils Olav Remix)

Guiding & Protecting (Nils Olav Remix)

2022. Nils Olav's remix of a song of guidance and protection, themes at home in ceremonial music. It marks the start of their collaboration in this catalog. Play the single.

Listen, Water Brings a Message

Listen, Water Brings a Message

2022. A single whose title is an invitation to attention, and arguably the thesis of her later work. It is where water becomes a messenger. Start with the single and listen closely.

ARAMARA ~ VOZ D'ÁGUA

ARAMARA ~ VOZ D'ÁGUA

2021. A full album, whose subtitle means "voice of water." It is the first to name the voice-and-water pairing so plainly. It sits between the early albums and the water-focused years. No track list is documented here, so play it from the top.

Kindred Souls

Kindred Souls

2021. One of her albums, and a title about connection and community. It reflects her path through collaboration, including her duo work. Begin at the start and listen through.

Astral Dawn

Astral Dawn

2021. A single with a title of early-morning light and the cosmos. It adds a celestial note to the 2021 releases. Start with the single.

Vuela con el Viento (Mose Remix)

Vuela con el Viento (Mose Remix)

2020. A remix by Mose of a Spanish song, "fly with the wind," that echoes her earlier Viento de Atacama. Play the single.

Silent Voices

Silent Voices

2020. One of her albums, and a title that suggests listening to what is unspoken. It is the strongest sign of the contemplative side of her work. It is the early-middle anchor of her catalog. No track list is documented here, so begin at the top.

Rose

Rose

2020. A one-word single, tender and understated. It stands out among the earth and water titles for its simplicity. Start with the single.

Music Plants Trees (Alunawachuma Remix)

Music Plants Trees (Alunawachuma Remix)

2020. Alunawachuma's remix of her 2020 song about music and the earth. It extends the song's reach into new textures. Hear the original first, then this.

Grandmother (I Am the Earth)

Grandmother (I Am the Earth)

2020. A single that ties ancestry to the earth itself, a theme later developed in Mâtîrja. It is an early marker of her ancestral thread. Play the single.

Agua Del Amor

Agua Del Amor

2020. "Water of love," the Spanish single that a 2023 remix later revisited. It joins her two great loves, water and tenderness. Start with the single.

Music Plants Trees

Music Plants Trees

2020. A single built on an image of song as seed. It states her earth consciousness plainly and led to a remix the same year. Start with the single.

Ima Adama

Ima Adama

2018. One of her earliest albums, and the first major work after the travels that shaped her writing. Its title speaks of earth and mother. It marks the point where her voice and her calling align. No track list is documented here, so begin at the top.

Viento de Atacama

Viento de Atacama

2018. The original single of a song named for the Chilean desert, a nod to the South American years in her story. It was later remixed by Nirvan. Start here for the source.

Dive into water

Dive into water

2017. The earliest documented release, an album whose title announces the theme of everything that follows. It is the beginning of her water story. No track list is documented here, so start at the beginning, as she did.

If you only listen to one…

Devotional: Each Life Sacred, a plain statement of reverence, or Dos alas de un rezo for its prayer-like image.

Contemplative: Silent Voices, an album whose title invites quiet attention.

Energetic: Wild White Horses, the catalog's most motion-filled title.

Healing: Mending Song, a single that names the medicinal heart of her work. For a longer immersion, play the album River of Soul.

Ayla Schafer
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A multilingual singer-songwriter and ceremonial musician, known as a "Voice of the Earth," who weaves world folk and medicinal song sung in Spanish, English and Proto-Celtic.

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