Robert Mirabal
Traditional Native American flute music is fused by Robert Mirabal with diverse influences – described by Village Voice as “ancestral drumming and ritualistic chanting [that] create an intoxicating swirl as they intermingle with contemporary ideas and sounds.” A member of New Mexico’s Taos Pueblo tribe, Mirabal began making traditional flutes as a teenager. Borrowing money from his grandmother, he recorded his 1988 debut album, launching a prolific career in music and writing. His flutes have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution.