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Charles Littleleaf, a Native American flute player and flute maker, is a tribal citizen of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon. Charles is also an honorary member of the Piikani Nation , Alberta , Canada, and is the son of the late Chief Jack Littleleaf of Brocket, Alberta .
While on tour, he made a trade for his first flute, and became interested in the instrument. He began to play and was soon creating original compositions. He was nominated for Native American Music Awards (NAMMY) in 1998 and 1999. [2] In 2000, he won the NAMMY for Best Male Artist. [3] In 2006, he was nominated for Flutist of the Year. [4]
Robert Mirabal (born October 6, 1966) is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.. His flutes are world-renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian.
Odell Borg is a native flute maker, teacher, and record producer. He has produced records with Jan 'Looking Wolf', Zach Farley, Harry Seavey, Travis Terry, and Naomi Littletree. Before making flutes, Odell was a leather craftsman and a draftsman.
His project with Mirabal, Native Suite was an experimental and traditional project, featuring flute and percussion, as well as Mohican pow-wow singing. His vocals appeared on Thomas Kinkade 's 2000 album Music of Light which featured Rob Mathes and Australian Michelle Tumes ; he also was featured on Cherokee singer-songwriter Jason Upton 's ...
The World Flute Society (WFS), a successor to the International Native American Flute Association, is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultural flute playing from around the world. [1] WFS has a particular emphasis on the study and development of the Native American flute .
Nakai's music prominently features improvisations on the Native American cedar flute. He also plays the eagle-bone whistle , and uses synthesizers, chanting, and sounds from nature. Although he occasionally plays arrangements of traditional melodies, most of his music attempts to "[create] original compositions that capture the essence of his ...
Jeff Ball (born August 6, 1966 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a Native American flute player. He found the flute at a Powwow in Baltimore, Maryland in 1991. Although given some basic instruction by a Choctaw man named Wintamer, Ball is largely self-taught. His early inspiration came from R. Carlos Nakai and Douglas Spotted Eagle.