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R. Carlos Nakai

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Raymond Carlos Nakai (born April 16, 1946) is a Native American flutist of Navajo/Ute heritage. [1]

36 relations: American Folklife Center, David P. McAllester, Embouchure, EMI, Flagstaff, Arizona, Hawk Littlejohn, Indigenous music of North America, Isola Jones, Keola Beamer, Kevin Locke (musician), Library of Congress, List of ambient music artists, Music recording certification, Native American flute, Navajo, Nawang Khechog, Northern Arizona University, Paul Horn (musician), Peter Kater, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philip Glass, Robert Breault, Sonny Nevaquaya, Suffolk, Tablature, Terrence Malick, The New World (2005 film), The Rough Guide to Native American Music, Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Tucson, Arizona, United States Armed Forces School of Music, University of Arizona, Ute people, William Eaton (guitarist), World Flute Society, World Music Network.

American Folklife Center

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife".

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David P. McAllester

David Park McAllester (6 August 1916 – 30 April 2006) was an American ethnomusicologist and Professor of Anthropology and Music at Wesleyan University, where he taught from 1947–1986.

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Embouchure

Embouchure or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument.

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EMI

EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries and also referred to as EMI Records Ltd.) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.

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Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is a city in and the county seat of Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

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Hawk Littlejohn

Hawk Littlejohn (June 12, 1941 – December 14, 2000) is considered one of America's greatest contemporary Native American flute makers.

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Indigenous music of North America

Indigenous music of North America, which includes American Indian music or Native American music, is the music that is used, created or performed by Indigenous peoples of North America, including Native Americans in the United States and Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, and other North American countries—especially traditional tribal music, such as Pueblo music and Inuit music.

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Isola Jones

Isola Jones (born December 27, 1949) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.

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Keola Beamer

Keola Beamer (born Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer in 1951) is a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player, best known as the composer of "Honolulu City Lights" and an innovative musician who fused Hawaiian roots and contemporary music.

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Kevin Locke (musician)

Kevin Locke (Lakota name: Tȟokéya Inážiŋ, meaning "The First to Arise"; born 1954) is Lakota (Hunkpapa band) and Anishinaabe.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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List of ambient music artists

This is a list of ambient music artists.

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Music recording certification

Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.

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Native American flute

The Native American flute is a flute that is held in front of the player, has open finger holes, and has two chambers: one for collecting the breath of the player and a second chamber which creates sound.

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Navajo

The Navajo (British English: Navaho, Diné or Naabeehó) are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.

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Nawang Khechog

Nawang Khechog (also known as Nawang Khechong) is a Tibetan flute player and composer.

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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public higher-research university with a main campus at the base of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona, statewide campuses, and NAU Online.

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Paul Horn (musician)

Paul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American jazz flautist and saxophonist, and an early pioneer of new-age music.

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Peter Kater

Peter Kater (born 1959).

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Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philip Glass

Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer.

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Robert Breault

Robert Breault (born 1963) is an American operatic tenor.

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Sonny Nevaquaya

Sonny Nevaquaya is a Comanche flute player and maker from Oklahoma.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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Tablature

Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.

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Terrence Malick

Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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The New World (2005 film)

The New World is a 2005 British-American romantic historical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powatan Native American tribe, and Englishman, John Rolfe.

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The Rough Guide to Native American Music

The Rough Guide to Native American Music is a compilation album originally released in 1998.

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Tom Mauchahty-Ware

Tom Mauchahty-Ware (March 21, 1949 – November 3, 2015) was a Kiowa-Comanche musician.

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Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona.

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United States Armed Forces School of Music

The Navy School of Music (formerly and still widely known as the U.S. Armed Forces School of Music) is a United States Navy school located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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University of Arizona

The University of Arizona (also referred to as U of A, UA, or Arizona) is a public research university in Tucson, Arizona.

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Ute people

Ute people are Native Americans of the Ute tribe and culture and are among the Great Basin classification of Indigenous People.

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William Eaton (guitarist)

William Eaton is a New Age guitarist and luthier, known for building unique instruments, particularly harp guitars.

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World Flute Society

The World Flute Society (WFS), a successor to the International Native American Flute Association, is a non-profit organization dedicated to "musical and cultural expressions of the world’s indigenous and folk flute traditions." WFS has a particular emphasis on the study and development of the Native American flute.

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World Music Network

World Music Network is a UK-based record label specializing in world music.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Carlos_Nakai

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