R Carlos Nakai

**Raymond Carlos Nakai** (vadut eth 16 d’april de 1946) ei un flautista estatunidenc apartenent ad era tribú des Navajo/Ute.

## Biografia

Ray Carlos Nakai siguec vadut en Flagstaff, Arizòna, eth 16 d’april de 1946 e adara demora en Tucson, Arizona. Ei un nadiu american dera tribú Navajo-Ute que comencéc era sua carrera musical ena Universitat deth Nòrd d’Arizona estudiant instruments e tocant ena NAU marching band. Dempús s’enlistéc ena US Navy tà poder tocar en es bandes des Forces Armades (1). Arrivéc ath 28au loch enes listes d’admission.

Atau poguec pas tocar dab es Forces Armades e auec un accident de veitura que deishéc quauques herides ena boca, empachant de poder contunhar tocant instruments de boca (2). Un shinhau dempús auec coma regal ua fluta de cedre nadiua americana e trabalhéc enquia poder toca-la (3).

Nakai ditz que plan dera sua inspiracion son expressions des comunautats nadiues e que son desir ei sauvar eth sòn eritatge nadiu american. Ath delà, le shaute mesclar era sua musica nadiua dab era d’autes cultures e atau ajudar tà sauvar tamben toti es eritatges deth monde. A collaborat dab diuersi musics japonesi folk, eth music de cello Udi Bar-David, dera orquestra israeli de Filadelfia (3) e d’autes.

A trabalhat dab eth compositor american Philip Class (4), eth flautista tibetan Nawang Khechog e tamben eth flautista Paul Horn. En 2005 collaboréc dab eth guitarrista Keale Beamer e ac fusionéc dab diuerses formes culturals indigenes culturals. Atau auem era musica en era *nòsta aimada tèrra* (our Beloved Land). A ditz quaus son es sòns ponchs de vista des dera cultura nadiua americana en eth monde modern e eth Native Digest l’a intervistat (5).

Era Libreria deth Congrés a més de 30 de sòns disques tà sauvar aguest tipe de musica en eth American Floklife center (6).

Nakai desvolopéc un sistema d’escritura musical (coneguda coma Nakai Tablature) que pode éster utilisada per tot lo monde. Publiquec The Art of the Native American Flute 81996) dab James demars, Ken Light and David P. McAllester. Açò permetec auer més honts e support tà autes musics que toquen era fluta nadiua americana (7).

En 2005 toquéc en er Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (8). Auec pr’açò  eth premi des arts deth gobernador d’Arizona (9) e un doctorat onorari dera Universitat deth Nòrd d’Arizona en 1994. En 2001 (10) auec eth premi d’alumne der an per NAUAA Dwight Patterson (1934). Tamben auec un Mestratge en Estudis Indians Americans per Universitat d’Arizona.

## Films

·Songkeepers (1999, 48 min.). Directed by Bob Hercules and Bob Jackson. Produced by Dan King. Lake Forest, Illinois: America's Flute Productions. Five distinguished traditional flute artists - Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Sonny Nevaquaya, R. Carlos Nakai, Hawk Littlejohn, Kevin Locke – talk about their instrument and their songs and the role of the flute and its music in their tribes.[11] 

·The New World (2005, 135 min.). Directed by Terrence Malick. Produced by Sarah Green and Terrence Malick. Performed "Water Bearer", "Ancient Voices", "Ritual 1" and "Spiral Journey". Courtesy of Celestial Harmonies/Mayflower Music Corporation.

## Discografia

·	Changes, 1983. 
·	Cycles, 1985. 
·	Journeys, 1986. 
·	Earth Spirit, 1987. 
·	Canyon Trilogy, 1989. 
·	Emergence, 1992. 
·	Mythic Dreamer, 1998. 
·	Island of Bows, 1994. 
·	Inner Voices, 1999. 
·	Enter >> Tribal, 2001. 
·	Fourth World, 2002. 
·	Sanctuary, 2003. 
·	In Beauty, We Return, 2004. 
·	Talisman, 2008. 

## Publicacions

The Art of the Native American Flute, 1996. R. Carlos Nakai with James Demars, Ken Light and David P. McAllester

## Referéncies

1.- Frank, Kathleen. "Celebrating Cultural Differences Through Music". Native American Cultural Center. Arizona Board of Regents. Retrieved 19 March 2013. 

2.- "Chautauqua Lectures 2012". Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved 19 March 2013. 

3.- a b Wein, Gail. "Native American Composers". NewMusicBox. New Music USA. Retrieved 8 April 2009. 

4.- "Philip Glass: Music: Piano Concerto No. 2". lipglass.com. New York: Dunvagen Music Publishers. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 

5.- Native Digest. "Interview with R Carlos Nakai". Raven Voyager. Retrieved 20 March 2013. 

6.- Nakai, R Carlos. "R Carlos Nakai, All Items". Library of Congress. Retrieved 20 March 2013. 

7.- Clint Goss (2011). "Nakai Tablature the Native American Flute". Flutopedia. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 

8.- Nakai, R Carlos. "Inductee Biography". Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2004-2012. 

9.- Nakai, R Carlos. "Recipient List". Arizona Citizens for the Arts. Retrieved 20 March 2013. 

10.- Nakai, R Carlos. "2001 Award Recipients". Northern Arizona University Office of Alumni Relations. Retrieved 2001. 

11.- Joyce-Grendahl, Kathleen. "Songkeepers: A Video Review". worldflutes.org. Suffolk: International Native American Flute Association. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-13. And: National Museum of the American Indian.[dead link]