Carlod Nakai

Des activités Je découvre, concrètes, choisies pour leur pertinence et portant sur les points essentiels. Nouveau Des doubles pages J'apprends/Je sais faire pour réviser, comprendre et s'entraîner : - à gauche, des pages de cours visuelles avec les notions à connaître; - à droite, un exercice résolu pour modèle, suivi d' applications directes. Un entraînement progressif au calcul mental. …

This collection presents music released by eleven-time GRAMMY nominee R. Carlos Nakai over the second 20 years of a distinguished career which earned him a Platinum and two Gold Records. Nakai (Navajo-Ute) has explored the expressive range of the traditional Native American flute in a wide range of genres - jazz, new age, classical, Hawaiian, and EDM. “In Harmony, We Journey” is the companion album to Nakai’s first “best of” collection, the top-selling “In Beauty, We Return” (100,000+ sold).

Migration seems almost capable of sweeping away any sense of trouble, and soothing out any fears. The music on the album is basically of an improvisational nature, with pianist Kater and flautist Nakai developing themes and ideas that were then fleshed out in the process of recording. The music was conceived originally as a foundation for personal ritual; in the thematic development that followed, the scope of the music was widened to include spiritual growth as well, hence the title and direction of the tracks. The root of the music continues to be Kater's gentle piano constructions coupled with Nakai's Native American flutes, whistles and low-key chanting and humming; other instruments are built into this foundation, strengthening the whole rather than indulging in arrangement for the sake of it - there's no apparent attempt to impress with musical trickery here…