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Release Date: 09-06-1997
Label: Canyon Records
Catalog Number: CR613-2
Barcode: 729337206137
Musical Style: Native American
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Is For Living | 8 | No. 2 In G Minor |
| 2 | Grendl's Tune | 9 | No. 3 In E For Two Flutes |
| 3 | Children's Song | 10 | No. 4 In A With Wind |
| 4 | Children's Dance | 11 | No. 5 In A With Vocal And Wind |
| 5 | Rainy Nights In Taos | 12 | No. 6 In G Minor With Wind |
| 6 | Rez Bunnies | 13 | No. 7 In A With Sea-Birds And Ocean |
| 7 | No. 1 In G Minor | ||
Description:
Songs for solo flute are mixed with selections for flute accompanied by synthesized sounds of nature, wind and ocean. The thirteen original songs include seven graceful improvisations by the master of the traditional flute.
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.
