America - Spiritual Songs Chants And Flute Music Of The Native American Indian - Various Artists

Advantages: Spiritual ,deep, catchy, musically great
Disadvantages: Some may be deterred by the more traditional elements of the album

.... The flute is eerie and haunting, but I surmise that is the purpose since the piece relates to Wounded Knee, the site of an atrocity in the nineteenth century with a Native American massacre, in the genocide programme of the united states government. Track 2: Praises A very intriguing track that blends fully the traditional with modern. The track starts with native drumming and chanting, similar to a Pow-Wow. Then it breaks of to nice soft acoustic guitar and Bill's beautiful native voice singing. The song is very spiritual. It is a tribute relating to giving praise to wondrous creations such as the eagle, mountains, streams and so forth. The song keeps building momentum leading to some amazing chanting for brief moments, and it is so full of soul. The song finishes with the traditional method of the song in Pow-Wow style. This is a very... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: A very good CD to relax and have in the background
Disadvantages: Slightly comersialised

...This CD is a compilation of Native American songs written and performed by the American Indians themselves. It isn’t really a CD to sit down and listen it is better as background music or if you want to relax. It is hard to talk about each separate track because each track links flawlessly to the next and the CD becomes almost just one song. However when you do work out what track is what there are different themes to each track, there are songs played to create rain others in celebration all of which are of very high quality and very much rhythmic and spiritual.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Easy to relax to.
Disadvantages: none

...AND ease my emotions. The music often just takes my mind on a journey to another land in another time. This is where I can experience the senses in my imagination of actually being in a tipi and going about my every day chores. I know the North American Indians had other homes but the tipi is one of my small havens – all imagination of course. So to write this review I shall give the basics of the C.D and my personal thoughts on the music. You may find this rather odd or revealing as it is an inner journey for me and one that I hope you will enjoy. I would like to describe the tracks, in doing so I shall record what word or sentence comes to my mind when I listen to it. SACRED SPIRIT – Chants and dances of the Native Americans. All the tracks are arranged, mixed and produced by - ‘The Fearsome Brave’ ‘Our hearts are set in the heavens... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful