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Release Date: 09-06-1997
Label: Canyon Records
Catalog Number: CR7014-2
Barcode: 729337701427
Musical Style: Native American
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premonitions of Christopher Columbus [16:10]  | 4 | Spirit Horses [12:48] |
| 2 | Tapestry V [10:36] | 5 | Shaman's Call [02:49] |
| 3 | Colors Fall [04:29] | ||
Description:
This recording combines classical and ethnic elements and presents the traditional flute and Native American song forms in new and compelling ways. Includes the first concerto for Native American flute, Spirit Horses, by James DeMars.
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.
