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Release Date: 09-06-1997
Label: Canyon Records
Catalog Number: CR614-2
Barcode: 729337206144
Musical Style: Native American
Description:
Evocative music capturing the vastness and sweep of the American West and the feelings of Native Americans for their traditions and land. Eight songs for Native American flute with synthesizer accompaniment.
Biography:
R. Carlos Nakai has explored and developed the relationship between established and new musical ideas for the Native American wooden flute. Classically trained on the trumpet, Nakai has nevertheless always been involved in the music and culture of his Navajo people. He has become accomplished on the siyotanka, the Lakota name for the wooden flute. Nakai has studied and lived with many different Native American tribes, adapting their musical traditions to his own style. He represented the Native Americans at the Magic Flute Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has performed at galleries, schools, museums and festivals. A visual artist and teacher, Nakai works with the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
