21st Century Musical Healer--Cedar Songs
Peter Ali On the Solstice, I felt exhausted, but I wanted to check out the Fairhaven District Art Walk. So I dragged myself by bus to the event. When I stepped into Village Books, I heard Peter Ali talking about his introduction to Native American and other traditional flutes. While I was only planning on staying for one or two songs (since I wanted to see as much art as possible), I ended up staying much longer. I found Peter engaging as he shared stories about his life experiences in relationship to his flute. One of those stories involved performing for the 14th Dalai Lama and another story revolved around surviving cancer and its brutal chemo treatment. However on that particular evening, I felt drawn to the soothing qualities of Indigenous flutes and Peter's healing stories that went along with his improvised songs. Coming from mixed heritage, Peter could call himself a true world citizen and one with a healing heart. So let's celebrate another 21st Century Mu