Mythic Dreamer, R. Carlos Nakai, Music CD

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Mythic Dreamer


1	Corn Grinding Song 2:32
2	The World How Fair 3:19
3	See the Rainbows 3:20
4	Fox Song 2:10
5	Elk Dreamer's Song 2:52
6	The Great Mystery Hears Me 2:04
7	Summer Solstice 2:09
8	Antelope Song 3:38
9	Beggin Song 1:22
10	Victory Song 1:37
11	Eagle Flute Song 4:48
12	Eagles Gathering 3:52
13	Silver Salmon Bear 2:47
14	Rocks and Rills 4:23
15	Coyote Wind 3:42
16	Swallow and Night Hawks 4:29
17	Inner Voices 6:19
18	Lake That Speaks 3:35

Editorial Reviews

This gentle album is a moving tribute to R. Carlos Nakai's musical heritage. On the first ten tracks, Nakai plays arrangements of traditional melodies from the Zuni, Lakota, Dakota, Kiowa, and Central Plains tribes. The songs relate to work ("Corn Grinding Song"), animals ("Eagles Gathering" and "Fox Song"), spirit ("The World How Fair" and "The Great Mystery Hears Me"), and life ("Victory Song" and "Begging Song"). The second half of the disc departs from the traditional melodies, which allows Nakai to improvise more freely; his flutes can emulate the songs of birds, the soaring of eagles, and the skittery nature of the trickster coyote. Here, Nakai makes judicious use of the digital delay synthesizer, just enough to give the impression of a rock canyon's echos. The album ends with James DeMars's composition "Lake that Speaks," a mournfully melodic piece from his TWO WORLD CONCERTO. Carol Wright, Barnes & Noble

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Mythic Dreamer


1	Corn Grinding Song 2:32
2	The World How Fair 3:19
3	See the Rainbows 3:20
4	Fox Song 2:10
5	Elk Dreamer's Song 2:52
6	The Great Mystery Hears Me 2:04
7	Summer Solstice 2:09
8	Antelope Song 3:38
9	Beggin Song 1:22
10	Victory Song 1:37
11	Eagle Flute Song 4:48
12	Eagles Gathering 3:52
13	Silver Salmon Bear 2:47
14	Rocks and Rills 4:23
15	Coyote Wind 3:42
16	Swallow and Night Hawks 4:29
17	Inner Voices 6:19
18	Lake That Speaks 3:35

Barnes & Noble

This gentle album is a moving tribute to R. Carlos Nakai's musical heritage. On the first ten tracks, Nakai plays arrangements of traditional melodies from the Zuni, Lakota, Dakota, Kiowa, and Central Plains tribes. The songs relate to work ("Corn Grinding Song"), animals ("Eagles Gathering" and "Fox Song"), spirit ("The World How Fair" and "The Great Mystery Hears Me"), and life ("Victory Song" and "Begging Song"). The second half of the disc departs from the traditional melodies, which allows Nakai to improvise more freely; his flutes can emulate the songs of birds, the soaring of eagles, and the skittery nature of the trickster coyote. Here, Nakai makes judicious use of the digital delay synthesizer, just enough to give the impression of a rock canyon's echos. The album ends with James DeMars's composition "Lake that Speaks," a mournfully melodic piece from his TWO WORLD CONCERTO. Carol Wright

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1997
Release Date: 02/17/1998
Label: CANYON RECORDS
Catalog No.: 608
UPC: 729337060821
Sales Rank: 19,160

Album Credits
Performance Credits
R. Carlos Nakai		Primary Artist, Flute, Native American Flute

Technical Credits
R. Carlos Nakai		Arranger, Producer, Liner Notes
Robert Doyle		Producer, Executive Producer