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Native American flute master R. Carlos Nakai and his counterpart on Tibetan flute, Nawang Khechog, join forces on this adventurous world music set. The goal is not simply to create enjoyable tunes, but to present an integrated Tibetan and Native American healing experience. Whether that's the case or not will depend on the individual listener, but the music does stand on its own. [Gemini Sun reissued the album in 2008.] ~ Ross Boissoneau, All Music Guide

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R. Carlos Nakai has continually explored new avenues in which to showcase his Native American flute, working both solo and within various collaborative configurations, challenging himself and contemporizing the genre along the way. He's always been eager to look beyond the obvious, and as on his other recordings, Reconnections pays respect to tradition without being bullheaded about it. Here Nakai teams up with keyboardist Cliff Sarde and guitarist William Eaton, both of whom he has worked wi   [ read more ]

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A duet album with guitarist Keola Beamer, R. Carlos Nakai's Our Beloved Land is one of the singer and flutist's more traditional albums. With a track list composed mostly of traditional songs and arrangements that tend toward simple acoustic guitar and reeds, with occasional electronic coloring to fill in the sound, Our Beloved Land isn't as sonically rich and exciting as Nakai's more fusion-oriented full-band records, but there's a pacific stillness to these 11 songs that's perhaps more i   [ read more ]

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Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai usually performs in traditional settings, but he occasionally branches out into more experimental and wide-ranging forms. People of Peace, officially credited to the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, is one of those experiments, a kind of Native American acid jazz. Although a few songs stay pretty close to Nakai's usual turf, like the near-solo "Trade Winds," on which his only accompaniment is Mary Redhouse's evocative wordless vocals, most of the album ad   [ read more ]

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R. Carlos Nakai has become more than a leading Native American musician; these days he's virtually a brand name. And this time around, he's especially ambitious, for Fourth World is nothing less than a symphony, backed by virtually a full orchestra, while his native flute soars like an eagle over the sound, an oasis of beauty and calm. But serenity has always been a hallmark of his music -- here it's simply offered in a slightly different setting, one that works magnificently, its grandeur muted, more   [ read more ]

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Nakai continues his collaboration with musicians outside the Native American tradition with this release. Amo Chip Dabney is a versatile multi-instrumentalist who brings a gentle jazz sensibility to Nakai's rich flute playing. With various saxophones, bass, and synthesizers, Dabney adds just the right touches of muted colors to these introspective pieces. He has played with artists as diverse as Sun Ra & His Omniverse Arkestra, Queen Ida, and O.J. Ekemode & the Nigerian All-Stars. He   [ read more ]

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Enter Tribal features a variety of artists performing 11 songs that synthesize tribal drumming, flutes, and singing with electronica beats and flourishes. Some of the featured performers include R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, Jay Begaye, Robert Tree Cody, Delphine Tsinajinnie, William Horncloud, and Verdell Primeaux. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

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R. Carlos Nakai has made a career of weaving his soulful flute playing into the music of many talented collaborators. On this release, he teams up with Tibetan avant-garde flutist Nawang Khechog. The two traditions, Tibetan and Native American, mesh together well. Both styles have a breathy, ethereal quality that lends itself to soaring improvisation. It is that very quality that is the blessing and curse of this disc. While both men are accomplished musicians, what they have created here lacks direct   [ read more ]

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