Mary Youngblood.MARY YOUNGBLOOD Mary Youngblood is a Native American flutist in Northern California. She is half Aleut, and half Seminole. Her music has become very highly respected, and she has been awarded three Native American Music Awards, being the first woman to win "Flutist of the Year," which she won in Dance with the Wind (Silver Wave Records) Grammy recipient for 2003's Beneath The Raven Moon and multiple Native American Music Native American music. The music of Native North Americans is primarily a vocal art, usually choral, although some nations favor solo singing. Native American music is entirely melodic; there is no harmony or polyphony, although there is occasional antiphonal singing Award winner--including flutist of the year in 1998 and 1999--Youngblood returns with a concept album that further exemplifies her dedication to a continued honing and perfecting of her craft. Dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Youngblood's fifth release is filled with complex multi-voiced phrasing and a variety of stylistic approaches to songwriting and maintaining an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. mix of calm and emotional urgency across numerous tempos and textures. A talented multi-instrumentalist proficient on guitar, violin and piano, Youngblood has an approach to the music that takes on an uncannily spiritual texture. Her playing often sounds as if multiple flutists are soloing the same line simultaneously. From the opening strains of "Misty Rain" to the tender vocal stylings of the title track, Youngblood takes the listener not only where she is trying to go, but to anywhere they may be willing to go as well. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Juba Kalamka Juba Kalamka (born July 12, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an artist/activist most recognized for his work as a founding member of "homohop" crew Deep Dickollective (D/DC) and his development of the micro-label Sugartruck Recordings. is a founding member of the queer hip-hop group Deep Dickollective and creator of the label Sugartruck Recordings. Send suggestions for reviews to juba@jubakalamka.com. |
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