Hello everyone!
This is my first attempt at creating a blog so thank you for bearing with me! I'd like to share with you how I came to take an interest in Native American music. I'm a student at Tacoma Community College taking a World Music class where we are able to attend a "World Music" concert as one of our assignments as an option to simply writing a paper about World Music. While a paper is still due on this, I elected to attend a World Music concert for the purpose of experiencing it and helping to make the class "alive" for me.
I opted to listen to the music of Gary Stroutsos, World Flute Master and Cultural Storyteller. This is where I was first truly and fully exposed to the beautiful and haunting sounds of the spiritual Native American Music that is so deeply powerful.
I'm posting Gary's website so you have an opportunity to learn a bit more about Gary, the Native American music that he plays and hopefully provide you with the same starting place that I had that drew me in.
Take a look at the "Gallery" page that Gary has, particularly the flutes. They are absolutely fascinating with carving and decoration representing various animal images of elk and eagle, to name a few!
http://www.garystroutsos.com/
I attended Gary's concert in Tacoma last month. His combination of flute playing, storytelling of culture and personal experiences through time spent with Native American's is truly fascinating and enchanting. If you have an opportunity to experience it, do not miss the opportunity to do so!
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