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Release Date: 25-10-1996
Label: Silver Wave Records
Catalog Number: SD296
Barcode: 703828029627
Musical Style: Native American
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memoir Chaco | 6 | Song to the Mayan |
| 2 | Owl Song | 7 | Warrior Magician |
| 3 | Homage to Sand Creek | 8 | Lullaby |
| 4 | Running | 9 | Corn Dance |
| 5 | Shaman's Shadow | 10 | Running (reprise) |
Review:
'...exquisitely nuanced flute playing...captivating birdlike melodies.' - (The New York Times)
Description:
Robert Mirabal blends his solo flute with modern and traditional instruments.
The alchemical magic of Mirabal's solo flute melodies intertwined with percussion, didjeridoo, ambient keyboards and guitar. Warrior Magician is a stirring companion to his critically acclaimed earlier release Song Carrier and further highlights his mastery of Native American flute composition.
Biography:
There's always a flute player in every tribe. I never would have guessed it at the time, but I've become that flute player. The tribe is the Taos Pueblo. The time was when Robert was 18 and he encountered for the first time, the Native American flute. Now, his handcrafted flutes are in the Smithsonian National Museum.
From the powwow auction where he saw that first flute, to Japan, England and all the world, Robert plays with the noble purpose of honoring the land, his family, his ancestors and his tribe who have occupied the same area of Northern New Mexico for over a thousand years. While deeply aware of his heritage, Robert looks at the responsibility universally: I offer my work as a healing for the human spirit and a rememberence of why we are all here together.
In addition to the music and instruments he creates, Robert is also a celebrated painter, poet and playwright. He is the author of A Skeleton of a Bridge, a book of poetry, prose and short stories. He has lent his words and insights to several educational and documentary films, including two narrated by Robert Redford, Silent Witness and Sacred Sites. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award and the New York Dance and Performer's Bessie Award for composition. Robert has also been named Songwriter of the Year twice in 1998 and again in 1999 at the annual Native American Music Awards.
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