On this recording, Nakai's flute sounds even more plaintive than usual, as if the spirits of these forgotten ancestors had entered into the studio to fill his playing with the whispered reverberations of their ancient ways.

The precious value of this recording lies not only in its enchanting embrace of Native American culture, nature, and love, but the divine music it creates from simple, natural instruments.

Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans is an 11-song journey bridging the gap between ancient and contemporary history, tradition and modern instrumentation.

With Taos Tales, Robert Mirabal aurally gives form, function, and sacred breath to the commanding vision and essence of the magnificent Taos Valley...splendid, humble, and vital.

With Inner Voices, R. Carlos Nakai revisits some familiar ground with new renditions of previously recorded material.

The sublimity of Inside Monument Valley isn't in the lovely flute music created by Paul Horn and Carlos Nakai, but rather in the exquisite interplay between Arizona's Monument Valley (the birds, insects, rain, thunder, and echoing canyon walls).

Walela...the Cherokee word for hummingbird and the symbol of inspiration for this family of women singers.
They are Rita Coolidge, her sister Priscilla Coolidge, and Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield.

Voted Best Female Artist in both 1998 and '99 at the Native American Music Awards, Shenandoah has even topped herself with this concept album that chronicles the Iroquois legend of the Peacemaker.

In this collection celebrating the nurturing spirit of not only the women in Shenandoah's life but of all mothers, sisters, aunts, and friends, Shenandoah sings traditional Iroquois chants with a unique grace and poise.