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Song for Humanity (SD/SC 932)
Celebrating the visionary collaboration between Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai and German born pianist Peter Kater, this anniversary collection brings together eleven favorite performances from previous albums with two new songs created expressly for this recording.
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The soulful sounds of Nakai's flutes, chants, and eagle bone whistle are masterfully woven through the lush and eloquent musical pathways created by Kater's piano and compositions. Together their music is ceremony, praise and celebration - A Song for Humanity.
"Nakai's powerful, haunting flute work and his deep vocalizations go together with the stirring piano sounds of Kater, making for a magical fusion from these two musicians who produce soul-stirring sounds as masters of their instruments." - Nexus Magazine
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Through Windows & Walls (SD/SC 929)
Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai emerge anew with the musical magic that has enraptured their listeners for over a decade.
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The original impetus of this highly acclaimed and world renowned musical partnership is alive and well on this, their first album of new material since 1996's "Improvisations in Concert." Their trademark styles on Piano and Native flute, along with voice and percussion, create moods ranging from melodic and upbeat to dramatic and introspective, unfolding into this transformational journey.
"An intensely moving collaboration which exemplifies creativity, purpose and melody in music ... pure pleasure." -Body, Mind & Spirit Magazine
'Through Windows & Walls' exquisitely reveals the blossoming of both artists since their first collaboration, 'Natives' in 1990. This album features David Darling on cello and Jeffrey Gordon & Michael Moses Tirsh on percussion. It was produced and arranged by Peter Kater and mastered in HDCD technology.
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Improvisations in Concert (SD/SC 910)
The beauty, grace and mystery of Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai live and improvised.
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Like a snapshot of the creative moment, this ten song collection captures the spontaneity and warmth of these two celebrated musicians as they "express the ever changing truth of the moment." With Mark Miller on soprano and alto flute.
"This is music that in all its quietude forces one to listen and be moved by its beauty." -Oakland Tribune
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How The West Was Lost: Volume 2 (SD/SC 901)
This breathtaking soundtrack by to the second part of the Discovery Channel broadcast features the distinctive collaboration of Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai. |
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| Kater and Nakai's collaboration, at times introspective and reverential, passionate and proud, blends European derived instruments and vocals with those of the Native Americans to create a powerful and haunting backdrop to this arresting series. Guest performers include: Joanne Shenandoah, White Oak Singers, Cecil Hooker, Chris White, Marty Goodbear and more.
Reached #17 on the Billboard New Age Chart
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How the West Was Lost Vol. 1 (SD/SC 801)
The dramatic score is composed, arranged and performed by Peter Kater with R. Carlos Nakai, whose performance includes Native flute, rattles, eagle bone whistle, and chanting.
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| The result is a music that brings forth a distinctive Native American sound enhanced by drums, percussion and traditional Native singing and chanting.
Reached #6 on the Billboard New Age Chart
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Honorable Sky (SD/SC 807)
Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai continue their acoustic relationship in this improvisational journey, exploring male soulfulness and intimacy in our world today.
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| In collaboration with three of the instrumental world's finest musicians, Honorable Sky is at once enlivening, stirring and healing. |
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Migration (SD/SC 704)
Peter Kater's piano and R. Carlos Nakai's Native American flute are at the heart of this recording, and Kater has expanded the arrangements to include a full palette of instrumentation and sound.
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Outstanding musical guests David Darling, Mark Miller and Chris White blend seamlessly with Kater and Nakai to create a moving musical journey. A beautiful, meditative recording.
Subtle to passionate, simple to complex, ...sophisticated . -NAPRA Review
Reached #15 on the Billboard New Age Chart
Best new age album of 1992" NAIRD Indie Award
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Natives (SD/SC 601)
Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai's first collaborative effort reached #15 on the Billboard New Age Chart.
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| Natives is the first collaboration with Peter Kater on piano and Navajo/Ute Native American R. Carlos Nakai, who incorporates the sound of eagle bone whistle, nose flute, rattle, and voice into this music. Recorded live and direct to digital tape, the music is powerful yet exquisitely simple. CD Review gave it a perfect 10/10 rating. |
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Peter Kater (Pianist, Composer, Producer) and R. Carlos Nakai (Flutist, Percussionist, Composer, Vocalist) have sold 600,000+ copies of their first six musical collaborations. Four of these albums have reached the Top 15 in Billboard's New Age chart. Kater & Nakai are often credited as the original duo who helped propel the popularity of the 'Contemporary Native American' music genre, by melding the styles and sounds of contemporary European with traditional Native American instruments.
"Together they enter contemplative chambers with flutes calling out into the darkness and piano sounding like rain in slow motion." -CD Review
Kater & Nakai first crossed paths in the late eighties, as Nakai was garnering accolades as the world's premier Native performer. Kater was so inspired by Nakai's music that he asked him to record a track, 'Shaman's Call,' for Kater's 1989 release "Homage." The following year, in 1990, Kater asked Nakai to collaborate again, this time on an entire album which became "Natives."
"Through Windows & Walls," is their first recording of all new material in five years. It still has the unmistakable Kater/Nakai sound, but is distinctive from their previous collaborations by including more percussion and voice, Kater's finest production work to date, and HDCD mastering.
"Rich, melodic, quietly intuitive ... the mood of their music is exploratory yet contemplative." -Billboard
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