Debra's Music

Debra’s father’s side had self-taught, talented musicians. Variance of genres, techniques of flowery improvisation around melodies filled Debra’s home growing up. Windsor, Ontario is close to Detroit, Michigan and both always delivered to Debra diverse concerts year round. Music was the glue that kept Debra’s family together (besides her mother). They shared their most recent favorites, jammed together until members suddenly died! Music was a sane friend when all alone in Brazil at 17. It has always soothed her soul. Sitting at the piano, with sheet music or not, piano was a source of relaxation while singing and playing with both hands. Debra therefore always enjoyed teaching music and learning more instruments!

Instinctively, during cancer, Debra needed to sing, so she joined a ladies’ Acapella group called, Alberta Gold and was gratefully made a bass singer as there were very few and she could reach low C. Besides, after chemo, the brain fog disallowed her to visually track and follow tenor or alto lines. The last line was less blurry so she enjoyed this time immensely.

Soon she felt the need to make an album dedicating songs to her loved ones especially those who assisted her during her cancer journey. In 2014, Nino Palazollo, Deb’s high school band teacher became her vocal coach, accompanist, arranger and producer of 9 tracks For her album, Dedications, which she hopes to complete in 2025, as a final item on her bucket list in Mexico! She is currently seeking assistance with this project locally.

In 2024, it was time to go solo. Deb hauled her speakers, computer, percussive instruments to organic markets, art exhibits and restaurants. Her repertoire is her own songs, covers, Healing songs from Temazcals, warrior r &r tunes and divine feminine chants. She prides herself in remembering lyrics in 4 languages BEFORE chemo...after...forget it. Tips came in but she knew she needed to improve her sound and elicited some help from friends. Is it possible in neuro-plasticity to return to how, in her twenties, she was able to sing the lyrics while playing the piano’s right hand melody and left hand chords, with back up singers in front of 250 people with no jitters and no stumbles?

To see, she bought an electric keyboard, a mixer and a monitor. Unfortunately the sea air and technical challenges did not make piano a relaxing experience like her Wultzer was, so, practicing by herself waned as she “allowed” the state of the world in 2025 to overwhelm her, then Rob died.

Rob was the kindest man she had ever met. He wrote her 67 love poems and 6 love songs which Debra has recorded here. Listen with baited breath for “Debra, Dance With Me!” by Rob Barber. Debra Breeze’s YouTube channel holds her two songs.** One is her original she wrote with Rob’s quirky riff called, “Ledges and Perches” using a bird analogy to illustrate how they were there for each other. The other is Rob’s favorite Jane Siberry tune, “Love is Everything.” This love-video was Deb’s attempt to convince Rob to leave the country with her to seek a healthier life. He had never left Canada before and opted to stay. She believes Rob was born with a dark energy called Thalidimide.

Deb and Rob were both physically highly toxic, so much so, her face would ZAP when she’d pass a cell tower on a walk! Anger and resentment at the world, putting spike protein on the pcr swab up Rob’s nose twice, much to Debra’s warnings, which broke the blood brain barrier and is likely to have caused the severe Alzheimer’s at 62 years old, frustrated Debra. Institutionalized, the poet, composer, lover of music and of life was reduced to diapers and strapped in a chair. So much wasted human potential. It is a Romeo and Juliette tragedy, really. He ascended quickly yet returns to let her know he is there for her in the form of a pink flamingo. She looks forward to being once again in his embrace experiencing peace, love and together offering musical, joyful assistance to Source in Heaven. Was his song, “In Heaven’s Name”, foreshadowing? Debra would love to add these songs to her album so she needs a band! And a recording studio!

In 2021, Debra Breeze also wrote a song for the occasion of joining a WOLF CLAN and has many new friends in Mexico because of this original clan. Thanks to Nino Palazollo for the driving guitar illustrating the running and panting escape from tyrannical danger. Enjoy!

First Album: Dedications

Everything I Own, Bread

Dedicated to father Walter. The song says it all!

This flower bouquet card sent to his loving wife is one of two items of her father's remaining in Debra's possession.

Callin' All Angels, Jane Siberry, KD Lang

Dedicated to mother, Pearl

Debra's mother was a very special force in her life and still is. Debbie got lost in her mom's rock garden. She recalls it being like a meadow, roses, yucca, rhododendron bushes, delicate white stone-crop, tulips, low cedar bushes, huge white rocks, daffodils...Pearl was a master gardener.

After the mastectomy and Rhythm Cradle healing, Debra craved YELLOW>>>>she had healed her solar plexus chakra...

Those Were The Days b

Those Were The Days a

Dedicated to Aunt Helen, Grampa Peter, Uncle Louie, Dad whose voices are in this track, with laughter, polkas...and to her high school and Brazilian friends who meant the world to her! Headphones are recommended for the narration.

Cancao de America, Milton Nasicmento

Dedicated to Eliana, Frank, Adilson, her host families and long time beloved Brazilian amigos

Mutual love and respect from Debra's Brazilian host mother, Dona Olga...at 93!

Canto de Ossanha, Vinicius de Moraes

Dedicated to Nino Palazollo and Al Linnel. Nino whipped up English lyrics to fit the mood of the indigenous Brazilian Portuguese to illustrate life after divorce! Thank you Al for the excellent drum playing here and to Nino for your great arrangement... Debra is very proud of this song.

Make a Memory, Bon Jovi

Dedicated to Mazdek Hemeci, a genius Iranian man

On a French Immersion program in St. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec, Debra's first standing ovation singing Mahogany/Au Courant!

Brother, Brother, Carol King

Dedicated to Wally, standing

Wally and Lorraine have been synonymous for being the hosts with the most! They have taught Debra social grace, generosity and how to travel. In 1978, Wally became Debra's father figure in 1978 and still is deeply respected in her heart. He is a loyal, strong, generous man.

Special thanks to Mark Nelson for arranging and mixing this A Capella of Brother, Brother in Debra's kitchen!

The one syncronicity that drilled spirituality into Debra's soul as a REAL thing, was this song! After a whole year of listening to great beats in Brazil, Debra was excited to share Sina with her musical sister upon her return. Linda too found a great song with a great rhythm that she insisted on sharing with Deb....guess what? IT WAS THE SAME SONG! Out of BILLIONS of songs worldwide, they collided on this one from across the ocean to jive to! When they sang it in English and in Portuguese, they realized the brilliance of the writers' lyrics as words flowed, had rime and rhythm that fit and a spirit of joy which made them start a tradition of dancing together in the pool with a cold drink in hand! See video below for Linda's gestures:)

There are no words to express the mutual love of these sisters. Debra gives thanks that Linda has been her guide, cheerleader, healer, friend and confidant. Linda was a true humanitarian. She misses her deeply.

It's with the utmost of gratitude that God Bless all these brilliant souls who have shaped Debra's beautiful life!!!

Special thanks to Miki Kelford in Debra's kitchen working as mixer, arranger. We got Debra's version of Sina done for the Celebration of Life Party!!! Great job!

Sina, Djavan, Made popular by Caetano Veloso, translated into Soul Food to Go, Manhattan Transfer

Dedicated to sister, Linda

So in gratitude to see the same gestures as her late sister, Debra and Linda had the same voice, the same intonation and the same smile!

Linda missed hearing this dedication by a couple of weeks!

RIP

Linda Carol Kennedy

1955-2026