Reconnections

R. Carlos Nakai

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Canyon Records
• ASIN: B000HLDEXC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #186,383 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Connections

2. Dreaming Worlds

3. Crystal Radiance

4. Honor Your Love

5. Ethno-Dimensions

6. Two Warriors, Eyes Watering

7. Prairie Fires

8. Native Urban

9. Excursions into Memory

10. Zona

11. Reconnections

12. Zona - R. Carlos Nakai, R. Carlos Nikai

13. Reconnections - R. Carlos Nakai, R. Carlos Nikai

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

R. Carlos Nakai takes another rare excursion into electronica, picking up where he left off with Enter Tribal. But Reconnections is more tightly focused, leaving all the Native American guest players aside and forging a more ensemble sound. Except for his Quartet recordings, this is more rhythmic than anything Nakai usually does. No one will mistake it for a dance CD, but you won't find it on massage tables either. Nakai is revealed in his best light, surrounded by the multifarious strings of William Eaton, who is like having a multi-culti string ensemble in your pocket. Is there a harpist on this record? Where did that sitar and koto come from? It's all William Eaton on one of his hybrid guitars. Ambient electronics from both Cliff Sarde and William Eaton provide shadowy echoes and elliptical counterpoint to Nakai's flute melodies. When Nakai rides the waves created by Sarde, Eaton, and percussionist Randy Wood on "Dreaming Worlds," it makes you realize again why he's the Miles Davis of the Native flute, exploring new terrain, bringing the best out of his musicians, and creating cogent, centered solos. He's not only a defining voice on the flute, but he elevates anyone playing with him. Reconnections wires up new connections in R. Carlos Nakai's continuing evolution. --John Diliberto

Product Description

The fluid resonance of traditional cedar flute, luminous guitars and the undulating rhythms and textures of electronica weave sonic excursions into the night lounge of the world - reconnecting past and present. Featuring Cilff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must own..., December 29, 2006

By	Uppa "a fan" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews

This recording features some of R. Carlos Nakai's most soulful, stirring and adventurous performaces to date. He plays with effortless beauty against Eaton's strumming and Sarde's rhythmic soundscapes. Randy Wood's vocal peformance is gorgeous and stunning. All together ethereal, enchanting and evocative.

0 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretentious, January 22, 2007

By	Jungatheart "jungatheart" (Texas) - See all my reviews

I find this music pretentious and affected. Even the titles of the songs imply an understanding of the universe which the music doesn't convey. Just because a man is an Indian and has a flute doesn't mean he knows anything about spirituality.