A Native American Odyssey: Inuit to Inca
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Edition: Music CDAudio: German (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 1998-11-10
Music Label: Putumayo World Music
Soundtracks:
- Akua Tuta - Kashtin
- Qingauiit - Tudjaat
- Wind River - Andrew Vasquez
- Ghost Dance - Bill Miller
- Native Funk - Burning Sky
- Nendaa-Go Back - Jerry Alfred
- Tortuga - Jaramar
- Ni'bixi Dxi Zina - Binni Gula'za
- Araruna - Marlui Miranda
- Vale Do Javari - Vermelho E. Branco
- Tema de Maimara - Los Incas
- Chayantenita - Bolivia Manta
- Ollantay - Expresion
Music reviews of A Native American Odyssey: Inuit to Inca
Music Review: A few good tracks...
Rating: 3 Stars
Putumayo compilations, I find, are usually a poor choice for exploring world music, and what's more, they aren't the best listening albums either. This compilation does a poor job of representing Native American music - the songs simply aren't that good, and most of them don't appeal to me at all. Often they are too much influenced by country music, or mellow pop, with a few shakers and drums thrown in for good measure. The cultures they show here are too far removed from their originals - the cultures are constantly changing, of course, but there isn't a single purely traditional track here, and the fusion is by and large not really the greatest. Perhaps this is to be expected of a Putumayo compilation.
To its credit, though, this album does a rare thing by showing native music from both continents. There is music from Mexico, the Amazon and the Andes as well as American and Canadian tribes, and there are a few excellent, salvagable tracks. The Latin American selections are the best, with Tortuga and Ni'bixi Dxi Zina both great songs from Mexico. The three Andean selections are sweet and charming as always, and Vale Do Javari, by Vermelho E. Branco (Brazil) is a powerful, beautiful piece about saving the indigenous tribes. In North America, Burning Sky present a quality fusion piece powered by cedarwood flute, guitars and percussion, while Bill Miller has a country/rock piece that is compelling enough, but bears little resemblence to traditional music. The rest of the songs are very disapointing, and not due to a lack of material. R. Carlos Nakai, the legendary Navajo flute player, is somehow absent from here, as is music of his level of quality.
I'm not sure if this album is worth it for those songs alone. There are better Native American albums, like the Rough Guide to Native American music, which restricts itself to the US mostly, but is more varied and authentic than this.
Description of A Native American Odyssey: Inuit to Inca
The goal of this Putumayo collection is to present contemporary music as rendered by indigenous peoples of the Americas--North, Central, and South. It succeeds as an appealing and diverse affair. While the 13-track package showcases a number of acts nobly seeking to preserve musical traditions in a contemporary world, the album's chief attractions lie in the modern spins several acts put on their musical heritage. The album's first six selections are the most intriguing, starting with a mystical folk rave, driven by acoustic guitar and passionate violin, as conjured up by members of Kashtin, a group spawned by the Montagnais Indians of Quebec. Their language, Innu, may be undecipherable to most, but the group's earnestness and urgency is easily comprehended. An Inuit (Eskimo) duo, Tudjaat, casts an Enya-like spell with the vocals of Madeline Allakariallak. Apache member Andrew Vasquez delivers an image-rich, spoken-word soliloquy, followed by rousing pop-folk from Mohican Bill Miller, followed next by an inventive blend of acoustic guitar, traditional flute, and percussion from the Ute trio Burning Sky. As the album stretches to Central and South America, the selections become more traditional and perhaps not quite as bewitching to modern listeners. The cheerful interplay of pipes, charango, and handclaps on "Tema de Maimara" from Peru's Los Incas is a charmer for sure, yet it is this noteworthy project's earlier tracks that leave the most lasting impressions. --Terry WoodGeneral CDs
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