Ostara is Skarazula's first album and is an homage to the pagan spring equinox festivities of ancient times. The name comes from the Teutonic spring goddess "Eastre", that later became Easter in English.

1. Ostara
2. Helas madame
3. Echos de la mer Noire
4. Manfredina Rotta
5. Dansa de lauzeta
6. La quarte estampie royale
7. Pucelete Je languis Domino
8. Kakma
9. Le bransle du fol
10. Saltare
11. Moult sui de bonne heure nee
12. Propinan de melyor Yougoslave 7 La danse des moustaches
13. Illusion

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 4/23/2011
Skarazula lives in Montreal Canada

Tagged as: World, Renaissance, Arabic influenced

1. Mystic Journey by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
2. My House is the Sky by Mundi: Early music meets global folk at the Penguin Café
3. Miles Beyond by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
4. Enchanted Wind by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
5. Adam Falckenhagen and Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Opere Per Liuto by Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
6. Autumn Monsoon by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
7. Off the Rails by The Old Recruits: a new take on old funk
8. Gettin Down to Business by Jive Ass Sleepers: chilled out grooves & uptempo funkathons
9. Harper's Brew by Aryeh Frankfurter: Timeless and enchanting folk music for the soul
10. SL Weiss on 11 Strings by Paul Berget: renaissance lute, modernized.
11. Kingdom of Mountains by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
12. The Green EP by Liquid Rainbow: a melting pot of classic, pop and rock sounds with modern-dub influences
13. Kaila Flexer and Friends, Original Music Inspired by Far-Flung Fiddle Traditions by Kaila Flexer: Original Compositions Inspired by Far-Flung Fiddle Traditions
14. Mistral by Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
15. The Almanac by Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
16. Kara Nomadica by Kara Nomadica: a fresh new sound driven by traditional Arabic and Turkish rhythms
17. I Cavalieri del Liuto - The Knights of the Lute by Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
18. Rondeau Melancolique by Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
19. Humanity Is Falling Apart by Moh Alileche: music of the mountains of Kabylia
20. Lava Lounge by Suchitra Lata: Swirling Chillout, Ambient, World, Progressive Pop, Indian classical veena and much more in between

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