Earth Spirit

by R. Carlos Nakai

Earth Spirit cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1987
  • Label: Canyon Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:28
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The solo flute program became one of the foundational records of Native American new age, presenting Nakai's cedar flute in serene, meditative and minimal arrangements. It arrived between 'Journeys' and 'Sundance Season', two years before 'Canyon Trilogy' followed.

Genres

Descriptors: flute, acoustic, atmospheric, minimal, gentle

Tracklist

  1. Shaman's Call (2:56)
  2. Canyon Reverie (4:47)
  3. In Medias Res (3:30)
  4. Gateway (5:39)
  5. Athabascan Song (2:29)
  6. Coyote Animus (4:35)
  7. Song of the Evening Star (3:41)
  8. Ancient Dreams (2:17)
  9. Catfish Muse (4:50)
  10. Star Chant (7:01)
  11. Aura Aurealis (4:57)
  12. Crystal Canyon (5:24)
  13. Omaha Song (1:44)
  14. Nemi (3:58)
  15. Earth Spirit (1:34)

Credits

  • R. Carlos Nakai - primary artist, flute [native american]
  • Raymond Boley - executive producer
  • John Running - photography by
  • Robert Doyle - producer
  • Jack Miller - recorded by

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