Canyon Trilogy

R. Carlos Nakai | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (March 27, 1991)
• Label: Canyon
• ASIN: B000001370
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,238 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Nakai's free improvisations on this album are based on his impressions of the Anasazi and Sinagua sites, ancient cliff dwellings that were home to communities of Native people thousands of years ago. By using the Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay system, Nakai is able to play duets with his own echo, in an effort to emulate the echoes of the past that haunt these ruins. 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. This is one of Nakai's most deeply felt recordings, one that resonates with a deep, melancholy yearning. --j. poet --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Description

Using digital technology, R. Carlos Nakai creates the sound of the cedar flute echoing in the canyons and valleys of the vast Southwest. His seventeen free flowing compositions soothe the spirit and carry the listener to the far realms of the imagination. Awarded a certified Gold Records in 1998 ~ the first ever awarded for a Native American music album. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely beautiful, January 30, 2002

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Circejane (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute Music (Audio CD)

As a massage therapist, I have a large collection of new age/meditation/classical CDs, and this is at the top of my list. Not only is it good for massage or relaxation, it is a pleasure to listen to for its own sake. It is soothing enough to be background music, but powerful enough to hold you, no matter what the activity. I highly recommend it!

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essence of peace is found here, October 27, 1999

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"anglpower" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute Music (Audio CD)

R. Carlos has such a peaceful aura about him, his music and his style. This is the most calming CD I have ever heard. He captures the listener, and transports them to a place where peace and harmony live and problems fall away.

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd forgotten how lovely it was, April 24, 2001

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Terry Mathews (a small town in east Texas) - See all my reviews
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I had this CD, but it's been long lost....I was surfing the web the other day and came upon it again as good meditation music, so I ordered it from amazon...

The first time I heard Nakai's music was at the Taos Pueblo and it has lost none of its ability to reach right down into the middle of me and speak to something very quiet and very still. I work in a very carbolic atmosphere with no privacy or peace....so, I put this CD on, slap on my headphones and I am transported.

Enjoy!