Prophecy of the Eagle & The Condor
For his Silver Wave debut, Peruvian wind player Tito La Rosa  addresses a familiar theme--a future socio-spiritual reunification of  the Americas--and musically articulates the vision with an agreeable  mix of humility and passion. La Rosa, a descendant of the Quechua  Indians of the Andes, enlists the talents of labelmateMary Youngblood(Native American flute) to intertwine the native musical traditions of  two hemispheres, and the result is attractively reverent and  reflective, flavored with occasional displays of dignified celebration.  Producer Tom Wasinger carefully embellishes La Rosa's organic  instrumentation (he even blows a conch shell on the prayerful "The  Invocation) with just enough modern-day flourishes (a faint keyboard  glow on "All One Nation;" traces of guitar and piano on selected  tracks) to make this worthwhile, low-key disc appealing to both  contemporary and traditional listeners. Highlights: a pair of softly  percussive charmers, "Fire Spirit" and "The Dance of the Puma and the  Wolf," and the delicate, respectful duet shared by La Rosa and  Youngblood on "El Muney (The Power of Love)."--Terry Wood