"When I was growing up, I met a holy man, a medicine man from one of the southern pueblos. One day while watching the sunset, I asked him why he had never married. And he said, 'A long time ago when I was young, I played the flute for a woman and we fell in love, but I was called to fight for my country and when I came home she had married another. So, I married the people. I became a medicine man. I sacrificed my whole life for this. I can do all these magical things. I can travel at night. Bring home medicine from your mountain. Go to the ocean, gather the foam, bring it home while it's still wet. But that one love that I wanted, I could never have..."
A great video (6:09) performance of the song "Medicine Man" from the PBS special Robert Mirabal "Music From A Painted Cave".
Medicine Man is an awesome song. Robert says, "My music is informed by the ceremonial music that I've heard all my life. What I create comes out of my body and soul in a desire to take care of the spirits of the earth" and "If you live a traditional life you see things differently, spiritually and musically." His first flute came when he was 18 with money he borrowed from his grand mother, and shortly afterwards he had the opportunity to meet Native American flute player Carlos Nakai.Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!
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