R. Carlos Nakai Quartet United States
Biography
Since his first release for Canyon Records in 1983, Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai has used the traditional Native American flute in exciting new musical settings creating a new genre that has found widespread popularity. With the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Nakai continues this musical experiment by joining the haunting sound of the cedar flute with sax, bass, keyboards, drums and female vocals. This new sound is a confluence of traditional Native American sounds, Latin rhythms, and ethnic jazz.
