Changes: Native American Flute Music

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Nakai's first recording of Native flute music, originally released in a limited edition of 250 cassettes, taps into something deeply spiritual in the human psyche. There are traditional Native songs from the Zuni, Lakota, and Blood tribes, but most of the material is original, inspired by Nakai's travels throughout the Southwest. The tone of Nakai's flute is always full and warm; it caresses your ears like the memory of a summer breeze. Yet despite the measured tempos and the pastoral mood, there is an energetic quality to the improvisations that makes the heart want to spread its wings and take flight. Nakai's success shows once again how powerful simple, folk-based melodies can be when they're played by a master musician. --j. poet

Changes: Native American Flute Music,R. Carlos Nakai,Canyon Records,Jazz Music,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Tracks:

Zuni Songs
Whippoorwill
Wioste Olowan Toki Ya
12/13/82 Song
December Snow
Winter Solstice
Wioste Olowan Inkpa Ta-Ya
12/20/82 Song
11/20/82 Song
12/13/82 Song No. 2
11/11/82 Song
Death Song-Lament
10/18/82 Song
Blood Round Dance Song
Improvisational Melody-Impressions Of Atitlan, Guatemala

Product Description

1. Zuni Song 2. Whippoorwill 3. Wioste Olowan Toki Ya 4. 12/13/82 Song 5. December Snow 6. Winter Solstice 7. Wioste Olowan Inkpa Ta-Ya 8. 12/20/2 Song 9. 11/20/82 Song 10. 12/13/2 Song No. 2 11. 11/11/82 Song 12. Death Song 13. 10/18/82 Song 14. Blood Round Dance Song 15. Improvisational Melody – Impressions of Atitlan, Guatemala

Format: CD

Amazon.com essential recording

Nakai's first recording of Native flute music, originally released in a limited edition of 250 cassettes, taps into something deeply spiritual in the human psyche. There are traditional Native songs from the Zuni, Lakota, and Blood tribes, but most of the material is original, inspired by Nakai's travels throughout the Southwest. The tone of Nakai's flute is always full and warm; it caresses your ears like the memory of a summer breeze. Yet despite the measured tempos and the pastoral mood, there is an energetic quality to the improvisations that makes the heart want to spread its wings and take flight. Nakai's success shows once again how powerful simple, folk-based melodies can be when they're played by a master musician. --j. poet

Customer Reviews:

Carlos Nakai's "Changes".......2006-02-26

I got this CD to replace an old 8track cassette tape I purchased on my first trip out to Santa Fe, New Mexico in the mid-eighties. I've used the tape in my pottery classes ever since to give a certain atmosphere to the studio when we first explore pinching clay. It was beautiful and worked well until it finally died this winter, after playing for years, probably from too much clay dust in the tape.

I LOVE THE CD AND HOPE IT HOLDS UP EVEN BETTER.

Changing "Changes".......2006-02-26

I got the CD to replace a tape I purchased on my first trip out to Santa Fe, New Mexico in the mid-eighties. It was my introduction to Nakai's beautiful Native American flute music and I have loved it and used it in my classes teaching people how to pinch clay forms ever since.

I love the music and hope the CD holds up as long as the tape did.

Loved it.......2006-02-04

This CD brings the same peace and tranquility that I have come to know from Mr Nakai's music.

R.C.Nakai "Changes" comments.......2005-08-26

This first CD of Nakai is as simple as fascinating. Nakai Native red cedar flute sooths the spirit to the world of tranquility. I like it very much.

Nothing fancy, a good flute album, worth owning.......2005-08-26

For your money you get 15 selections of flute music, nothing synthesized or electronic, not complicated stuff.
I'm not sure how authentic a "sound" you're getting here, the notes indicate that many of the selections are original Nakai compositions, but it all sounds good.
Nothing fancy and generally not fast paced, most of the selections are under 3 minutes in length, just pure flute music the way I want it.

Pop Music:

Pop Music

pop music

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