– Music

THE FLUTE IN NATIVE CULTURE

BE: The flute in Native American tradition is often associated with elk medicine, because the elk will whistle to his females – the elk often has several females and they have a small herd and … Read more

The rattle or machikoue

The rattle, another very significant instrument in Native American culture, is that power that unties the knots of suffering on our different levels of being. It will shake loose the cobwebs of past traumas or … Read more

THE SACRED DRUM

The sacred drum holds enormous significance in Native American culture, and is a reflection of the primary concern of the Red Race, that of caring for the Earth, thus listening to the Earth Mother’s heart … Read more

MY MUSIC IS GROWING

I continue part time my musical activities with the hope one day to be able to dedicate myself to it full-time. The work of education which I do is also very rewarding although 2 things … Read more

HARMONIC SINGING and the CD Mysteries

Harmonics is singing several notes at once (up to 3 notes, 2 being more common). This very special music comes from the shamanic traditions of the world. Many shamanic cultures throughout the world have used this droning voice that creates clearly audible overtones above the main tone. Some Native American sources call it Spirit Voices. The Tibetan Buddhists have also perfected this type of singing, sounding notes an octave below the bass tone. In North America, the Inuit culture has a similar technique called ‘throat chanting’. Up close, face to face, a couple of Inuit Throat Singers will make throat like sounds often imitating animals. These sounds bouncing off one another create complex overtones.

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