WhiteFeather
23rd February 2013, 14:55
A recent stage in my spiritual awakening, i have been captivated with The Native American Indian Culture as you all may know by now, and recently i since purchased a native indian flute from a flute maker in Arkansas. The flute is a gateway for me much like any other musical instrument is to others, i utilize this piece of a red cedar branch to tap into a spiritual wholeness, connect with nature and find inner peace. Needless to say after learning how to properly finger the notes and learning the scale positions, my family members are now getting used to it. They dont think Daddy is so weird anymore, and they actually kinda like it now. :p. Thought I'd share this with you in the spiritual section on Avalon.
Here I present R Carlos Nakai speaking and playing his flute in The Library of Congress.
R. Carlos Nakai performs American Indian flute music in a noontime concert in the Library's "Homegrown" series.
Speaker Biography: Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's best known performer of Native American flute music. He began his musical studies on the trumpet, but a car accident ruined his embouchure. He was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to master it, which led to his current path. Nakai views his cultural heritage not only as a source and inspiration, but also as a dynamic continuum of natural change and adaptation, subject to the artist's expressive needs. Nakai's first album, Changes, was released in 1983, and since then he has released over thirty-five albums. He gives educational workshops and residencies, and has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. He has worked with Grammy-winning flutist Paul Horn, guitarist William Eaton, and composer James DeMars, among many others. The famed American choreographer Martha Graham used Nakai's second album, Cycles, in her work Night Chant. Nakai also contributed music to the major motion pictures New World and Geronimo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgJWr-bXbM
Here I present R Carlos Nakai speaking and playing his flute in The Library of Congress.
R. Carlos Nakai performs American Indian flute music in a noontime concert in the Library's "Homegrown" series.
Speaker Biography: Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's best known performer of Native American flute music. He began his musical studies on the trumpet, but a car accident ruined his embouchure. He was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to master it, which led to his current path. Nakai views his cultural heritage not only as a source and inspiration, but also as a dynamic continuum of natural change and adaptation, subject to the artist's expressive needs. Nakai's first album, Changes, was released in 1983, and since then he has released over thirty-five albums. He gives educational workshops and residencies, and has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. He has worked with Grammy-winning flutist Paul Horn, guitarist William Eaton, and composer James DeMars, among many others. The famed American choreographer Martha Graham used Nakai's second album, Cycles, in her work Night Chant. Nakai also contributed music to the major motion pictures New World and Geronimo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgJWr-bXbM