Below
are some of my favorite Native American Music CDs.
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How
The West Was Lost (1993 TV Documentary Series Soundtrack) Peter
Kater, R. Carlos Nakai
This
is the CD I play in the car before I go into the woods for a walk or a
hike.It stays with you and puts you in the right frame of mind for
some quiet time. The talents of Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai are
really amazing. Its emotional involvement and passion are present when
you totally involve yourself into the music. The range of musical
instruments, and the fire of the Native American spirit make this a CD
that will be greatly admired.
What
makes MIGRATION so special is the unique blend of traditional
instruments like the piano, cello and flute combined with the Native
American flute, and on some tracks, Native American vocals. What these
talented muscians create is unlike anything that I have never heard
before!
Nakai's
free improvisations on this album are based on his impressions of the
Anasazi and Sinagua sites, ancient cliff dwellings that were home to
communities of Native people thousands of years ago. Nakai is able to
play duets with his own echo, in an effort to emulate the echoes of the
past that haunt these ruins. On this recording, Nakai's flute sounds
even more plaintive than usual, as if the spirits of these forgotten
ancestors had entered into the studio to fill his playing with the
whispered reverberations of their ancient ways. This is one of Nakai's
most deeply felt recordings, one that resonates with a deep, melancholy
yearning.
