Год/Year: 2001 Жанр| Genre: New Age, World music, flute Страна| Country: Native American Качество| Quality: 320 kbps Размер| Size: 67 Mb
Track List
02. Song Of The Raindancer
05. Journey To The Heavens
06. Wolf's Prayer
07. Song For Our Ancestors
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Billy Whitefox is a Southeastern Muskogee Creek and a national champion
flute maker. Billy makes old style river cane flutes. He is a
self-taught silversmith preserving his heritage through his music and
arts.
As a Florida State Commissioner for Human Relations, he shares stories
of his culture at schools, colleges, churches and prisons. He is
requested by museums and school to educate children and adults about
his Indian heritage and the art of his music, flutes and jewelry.
"When the Wind Sings is dedicated to all the loving friends and family that bless my life each day."
The Moundville Native American Festival is renowned for the high
caliber of its artists. In 2005, the festival announced that Billy
Whitefox, flutist and longtime festival performer, won "Flutist of the
Year" for the 7th annual Native American Music Awards.
The Native American Music organization encourages the recognition of
Native American artists in 26 different categories. NAMA also hosts
annual music festivals and holds the nation's largest archive of Native
American Music. NAMA's influence helped in creating a Native Music
category in the Grammys known as "Nammys". The music awards are
determined through national membership mail-in ballots and a national
voting campaign open to the general public.
Billy Whitefox is a Southeastern Muskogee Creek and a national champion
flute maker, making his old-style rivercane flutes. He is a self-taught
silver/coppersmith preserving his heritage through both his music and
his arts.
Billy Whitefox shares his Creek ancestry through international
recordings of Native American flute music and is an artist of the
old-style ways of dance, storytelling, leatherwork, and more. Billy
teaches Native American Indian culture across the U.S. at museums and
educational sites, and he works with school systems and historic groups
on Creek/Native history. As a Florida State Commissioner for Human
Relations, he shares stories of his culture at schools, colleges,
churches and prisons. He is requested by museums and school to educate
children and adults about his Indian heritage and the art of his music,
flutes and jewelry.
