Elemental: Sounds from Native America
Louie Gonnie Elements Meditation Songs from the Dine Canyon Records Johnny Mike My Spirit Soars Harmonized Peyote Songs Canyon Records If you find that you need strong musical medicine, you might try slipping Canyon Records artists, Louie Gonnie's Elements or Johnny Mike's My Spirit Soars into your disc player. While both CDs hail from the Dineh peoples of the American Southwest, the recordings feature different vocal styles. Louie Gonnie performs original compositions a cappella, sometimes double tracking his baritone vocals. While Grammy winner Johnny Mike sings harmonized peyote songs of the Native American Church accompanied by a water drum and rattles. Gonnie, a prolific painter, song composer and vocalist, features the elements (water, fire, air and earth) on his meditative recording. Similar to his debut, Sacred Mountains , Gonnie's new set of songs connect his listeners to the beauty of the sacred earth. Gonnie describes Elements' themes, "These songs r