Native American Meditations

From the Label
Narrators: PJ Coyote Caller Birosik (Tungus-Chumash); Joe Chasing Horse (Lakota), June Dogskin (Hunkpapa); Marvin Helper (Lakota); Nyla Helper (Lakota); Bernard Ice (Lakota); Timothy Kills In Water (Sicangu/Lakota); Rosalie Little Thunder (Sicangu/Lakota); Everett Poor Thunder (Lakota); Brooke Shiavi (Cherokee/Lakota); Steve Shiavi (Cherokee/Lakota); Fred Sinkevitch (Cherokee/Lakota); David Swallow Jr (Lakota); Cordell Tulley (Dineh).

Soloists: Eli Battese (Lakota) flute and vocal; Nyla Helper (Lakota) vocal.

Musicians: Eli Battese (Lakota); Ervin Buffalo Boy Pete (Dineh); Marvin helper (Oglala/Lakota); Christopher Lee (Dineh); Gabriel Lee (Dineh); Everett Poor Thunder (Lakota); Steve Shiavi (Cherokee/Lakota); Richard Valentine (Oneida); Justes Wilson (Lakota).

Instrumentation includes vocals, tribal drums; shakers, bells and other ethnic instruments, plus authentic sounds of nature including thunderstorm and stream.

Product Description
The words of Black Elk, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Tecumseh, Chief Joseph and many other historical and contemporary Native American teachers, leaders, writers and holy people as spoken by descendents and family relations.

Completely performed and recorded in the sacred Black Hills by Lakota, Navajo, Cherokee, Oglala, Chumash and other Native Americans, these profound meditations with contemplative tribal music will help you to connect to Mother Earth and your two-legged, four-legged, winged and finned brothers and sisters.

A portion of the proceeds from this recording will be donated to Pathways to Spirit - an all volunteer, non-profit organization responding to emergency conditions in the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge reservations by providing food, propane, car repairs, school supplies, mobile homes and more.

Mitakuye Oyasin (We are all related)

Native American Meditations,Various Artists,New World Music,Int'l & World Music,Native American,New Age Collections,Pop

Average customer rating: Joy (Poem) Nakai is a gift words can never fully describe Music and that's why I generally can't review Music... Bold, ambitious attempt that hits some marks, misses others Music to Contemplate By

Fourth World R. Carlos Nakai Manufacturer: Canyon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mythic Dreamer: Music For Native American Flute Desert Dance Sanctuary Emergence Earth Spirit ASIN: B00006BXHV Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Fourth World, Rainbow World
2. Whippoorwill
3. Comes The Dawn
4. Sonoran Nights
5. Shaman's Call
6. Eye Of The Eagle
7. Garden Of Dreams
8. Into The Twilight
9. Under The Beautiful Sky
10. Little Dog
11. Meditations On Dinetah

Product Description

1. Fourth World, Rainbow World
2. Whippoorwill
3. Comes The Dawn
4. Sonoran Nights
5. Shaman's Call
6. Eye Of The Eagle
7. Garden of Dreams
8. Into The Twilight
9. Under The Beautiful Sky
10. Little Dog
11. Meditations On Dinetah

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Joy (Poem).......2007-06-02

Joy is all to hear.
A journey to the centre of Creation.
Sharing pleasure of the heart.

Nakai is a gift.......2007-04-17

This wonderful man and his
music will reach into you
and set you soaring.
I highly recommend any
of his music. What a gift
R. Carlos Nakai is to all.

words can never fully describe Music and that's why I generally can't review Music..........2006-07-24

Strings tie up the wind
to tame the accompaniment
of the lone flute's breadth.

7-22-06 (a musical haiku)

Bold, ambitious attempt that hits some marks, misses others.......2002-12-06

This is an engaging and unusual integration of Nakai's flute-playing talent with an orchestral accompaniment, creating a romantic, sweeping, and contemplative score that sounds like a motion picture soundtrack in many instances. Nakai's command of the flute never wavers, but sometimes competes, rather than synchronizes with the full-bodied strings that interject themselves almost randomly throughout every piece. When the two mediums cooperate the result is moving and lyrical. One can almost visualize scenes of beauty, mourning, and determination that are the embodiment of Native American existence. But in some places, the music meanders between the two forms creating a neutral, unfocused, and occasionally dispassionate mood.

I applaud Nakai's innovation and experimentation, but I think his strongest work with Western classical music forms is still best demonstrated in his collaborations with pianist Peter Kater, such as "Migrations". Oddly enough, Kater's work with Nakai is not mentioned in the liner notes.

Music to Contemplate By.......2002-12-01

I had never heard any of Nakai's work before buying this CD, so I came to it with no idea of what to expect. The first word that comes to my mind when I play it is "soothing." That describes the first three tracks without need of another word. With the fourth, soft sweeping strings join Nakai's plaintive flute for a feel best described as "floating" or "drifting." The fifth is sweetly mournful. The sixth brings muted brass into play. In the seventh there are moments both majestic and plaintive. And so it goes. This is quiet, thoughtful music, the kind you might play while reading some favorite old "gentle" book or practising your deep breathing. Although I generally prefer more powerful sounds from my stereo, this one is an enjoyable change of pace, and full of Native mysticism.

Average customer rating: Sleep Track List Very relaxing Fantastic, Magical, Otherworldly!

Lifescapes - Meditations : Native American Flute Manufacturer: Compass Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Lifescapes World Flutes Changes: Native American Flute Music Tribal Winds: Music From Native American Flutes Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute Music Earth Spirit ASIN: B00026YMYC

Product Description

Naticve American Flute with Violin - Guitar and Percussion - Mystical -- Reverent - Ageless

Customer Reviews:

Sleep.......2006-06-14

This is a great CD to fall asleep to,I enjoy popping it into the CD player with other Native American music or nature CD's at low volume and dozing off to a peaceful nights sleep :)

Track List.......2006-03-20

1. Still Water
2. Home Wind
3. In the Glory of the Sunset
4. Laughing Water
5. Land of Ghosts and Shadows
6. Blessed Islands
7. Whispering Forest
8. Dream Flight
9. Purple Mists of Evening
10. Fire Before the Doorway
11. Morning Peace
12. Summer Storm

Very relaxing.......2006-01-06

This is great music to chill out to. Very nice for taking a nap or winding down before bed. I'm sure it would be great for meditating as well, but I don't meditate.

The song titles are dead on. You can envision "still water" when that track is playing, and you can also see a blazing red sunset when "In the Glory of the Sunset" is playing. Very good musical imagery.

Here is the track list since it's not currently available on Amazon:
1. Still Water
2. Home Wind
3. In the Glory of the Sunset
4. Laughing Water
5. Land of Ghosts and Shadows
6. Blessed Islands
7. Whispering Forest
8. Dream Flight
9. Purple Mists of Evening
10. Fire Before the Doorway
11. Morning Peace
12. Summer Storm

Fantastic, Magical, Otherworldly!.......2005-07-29

I listen to Native American music as a form of meditation and to aid in the writing of my first book. I want you to know that this is decidedly the best of the genre that I have ever heard. If you want to drift into the base of your soul, or the worlds of the cosmos or unlock the imagination of your mind, this is a must have album. Oh bitter tragedy that you can't buy it new. But buy it any way you can. This is epic.

Average customer rating: I LOVE this CD! Powerful Connection

Native American Meditations Various Artists Manufacturer: New World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | North America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music Exercise | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music North America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Self-Help | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JJOQ Release Date: 1999-07-06

Tracks:

1. Grandmother Narration #1
2. Lakota Women's Power Song
3. Behold...; When you arise.
4. I see the earth; What is life...; Teach your children...; All birds...
5. Spiritual power...; From Waken Tanka...; Our fathers...; Those who live...; With endless...Constitution of the Five Nations; We are bound...
6. You have noticed...
7. When one touches...
8. Man is...
9. Once I was in...
10. As I stood...; Hold onto life
11. Do not grieve...; So many times; For people who...
12. Grandmother Narration #2
13. The butterfly...; Those who know...; One time I was walking...; The old people...; Everything is...; My grandfather...; The earth is...; Every part of...
14. We stand and turn...
15. The color of skin...; I plan for it...
16. Thanks...; Silence is...; Aim at the heavens...; Being in balance...; Earth teach me...; There are no temples...
17. Upon suffering...
18. There are four ways...; My people...
19. House made of dawn...
20. Grandmother narration #3
21. Lakota Thunder Song

Album Description

The words of Black Elk, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Tecumseh, Chief Joseph and many other historical and contemporary Native American teachers, leaders, writers and holy people as spoken by descendents and family relations.

Completely performed and recorded in the sacred Black Hills by Lakota, Navajo, Cherokee, Oglala, Chumash and other Native Americans, these profound meditations with contemplative tribal music will help you to connect to Mother Earth and your two-legged, four-legged, winged and finned brothers and sisters.

A portion of the proceeds from this recording will be donated to Pathways to Spirit - an all volunteer, non-profit organization responding to emergency conditions in the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge reservations by providing food, propane, car repairs, school supplies, mobile homes and more.

Mitakuye Oyasin (We are all related)

Customer Reviews:

I LOVE this CD!.......2002-07-27

This CD of meditations is so inspirational, moving and beautiful to listen to. Some of them moved me to tears. If ever you need to be grounded, or reminded of what matters in life, listen to this CD. If your beliefs are in line with native beliefs, this CD will be very comforting to you. You will not be disappointed!

Powerful Connection.......2001-12-07

I love this! It allows for meditation and connection to nature and God in very powerful ways. Try singing along with the Lakota Women's Power Song as you drive toward a sunrise and image yourself on a cliff out west-You WILL feel the power!

Average customer rating:

Raven's Road Richard C. Schrei Manufacturer: Richard C. Schrei ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA96M6 Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Morning Flight
2. Spirit Guide
3. Raven & Buffalo
4. Day's End
5. Dreamtime

Average customer rating:

Meditations Tobias Katz Manufacturer: Eroica Classical ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BBOFA4 Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Sunrise Over Morocco
2. Dervishes Whirling
3. Floating in Keiki Alii
4. Hilo Morning Market
5. Serenade to Honu
6. Ancient Tibetan Stupa
7. Coyote Roaming
8. Wedding with Buddha, Coltrane and Ginsberg
9. Changunarayan
10. Honolulu Chinatown
11. Miasma Mind

Average customer rating:

Master Meditations Sapokniona Whitefeather Manufacturer: Spirit Hawk ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA3EGA Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Grounding Meditation
2. Bathing in the Light
3. Golden Rod Meditation

International Music:

1. Nie Genug [Import]
2. Night Out With the Dubliners [Import]
3. Nova Bossa Nova [Import]
4. O Ka Wa I Hala
5. O Melhor Forro Do Mundo [Import]
6. O Sono De Dolores [Import]
7. Os Sucessos Que O Rei Cantou [Import]
8. Passion Dance
9. Power Bob [Import]
10. Princess Ilona

International Music

International Music