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CRIES AT WHITEPATH'S GRAVE
24 x 36 inch oval stretched canvas
papercast & Acrylic
Current price: $2400
Whitepath had been an influential leader during the turbulent 1820's and
30's. He had often warned the Cherokee " beware of the white way's, they will never
let us be like them." Chief John Ross had made Whitepath a leader of one of the
detachments during the Removal of the Cherokee in the winter of 1838-39. He died at the
present day site of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Whitepath was buried, his grave covered
with stones, long poles with streamers marked the grave. The passing Cherokee knew
an important leader had been laid to rest.
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Fourth World
I had never heard any of Nakai's work before buying this CD, so I
came to it with no idea of what to expect. The first word that comes to my
mind when I play it is "soothing." That describes the first three tracks
without need of another word. With the fourth, soft sweeping strings join
Nakai's plaintive flute for a feel best described as "floating" or
"drifting." The fifth is sweetly mournful. The sixth brings muted brass into
play. In the seventh there are moments both majestic and plaintive. And so
it goes. This is quiet, thoughtful music, the kind you might play while
reading some favorite old "gentle" book or practicing your deep breathing.
Although I generally prefer more powerful sounds from my stereo, this one is
an enjoyable change of pace, and full of Native mysticism. |
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