AYA, my third album, speaks of a new dawn inspired by the Mayan prophecy. Its lush natural metaphors laid the foundation for my present songwriting. For the first time, I invited friends and family to play instruments and sing voices. I released it just before leaving France with my then-partner, to live in Vancouver for a year and a half – where we worked small jobs while studying energy healing. When I came back in 2016, the open hearts and minds of the Canadian people had given me enough confidence to start teaching shamanic practice, which I then did for five good years. This album is a journey across the vast landscapes of Mother Earth, meeting allies and abandoning certainties. It can be compared to an inner vision quest, inspired by the countless drum journeys and healings I experienced at the time.

–  Released on May 22^nd, 2015  –

All music and recordings of AYA are owned by Jimmy Joël Guye-Dumoulin. Lyrics from Diamonds are owned and written by Pierrick Falmon, all other lyrics and music are owned and written by Jimmy Joël Guye-Dumoulin – except Cosmic Coincidence, co-written by both of them. Music performed by Jimmy Joël Guye-Dumoulin (guitar and main voice on all tracks, alto recorder on Lonely Rose and Tucan), Lou Charraud (second voice on Diamonds, Lonely Rose and The Door), Stephanie Vincent-Sweet (violin on Grain of Sand and Earth), Sophie Denjean (second voice on Cosmic Coincidence), Anne Giraud (accordion on Lullaby) and Pierre-Yves Dumoulin (saxophone on Sophia).
©℗ 2015 – Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is prohibited.

Special thanks to Sophie, Lou, my colleagues from Juncasse school, Anne, Pierre-Yves, Pierrick, Stephanie, Max, Nora, my drum circle friends, my spirit guides and many others for their participation, inspiration, support and enthusiasm. Recorded in Toulouse and Causse-et-Diège, France.