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Release Date: 02-08-2001
Label: Canyon Records
Catalog Number: CR7034-2
Barcode: 729337703421
Musical Style: Native American
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Mystery [04:18] | 7 | My Way Of Life [04:57] |
| 2 | York [06:20] | 8 | Apache Wind [03:25] |
| 3 | Queztalcoatl [04:19] | 9 | Stomp Dance [03:00] |
| 4 | Spirit Sharing [04:13] | 10 | The People [02:50] |
| 5 | Sacagewea [03:14] | 11 | No Enemies [03:05] |
| 6 | Man/Woman [04:10] | 12 | Edge of the Century [04:11] |
Description:
Nakai is joined by AmoChip Dabney on saxophones, synthesizers and bass to create music combining traditional and contemporary styles. This album reflects the importance of Native American and African American musical design to the American culture.
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.
