Join Robert and the Mirabal Band for a full-on "In the Blood" show

American Indian Week

On Christmas Eve at Taos Pueblo, the smoke of bonfires turns the dusky sky black as embers shoot up to mix with starlight. Gunfire echoes in the frigid air and when the church doors open we hear the traditional hymns sung in Spanish and in English, accompanied by a violin and native drum.

On this night, nowhere in America do Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures so freely mingle to share the spiritually of the season—creating a palpable sense of unity and hope.

To mark this yearly celebration, on Sunday, December 20th at 3 & 6 PM, Taos Pueblo artist and musician Robert Mirabal brings his intimate Pueblo Christmas concert experience to El Farol. Featuring stories of growing up on Taos Pueblo and Christmas Carols that he has arranged for an array of Native American flutes, tribal percussion, and accompanied by keyboardist extraordinaire Paul Fowler, this is a concert for the entire family.

“Many of these songs were published in 19th century Europe,” says Mirabal, “at the same time that slavery was still prominent in the US, Manifest Destiny was in full stride, and many Native American cultures were being annihilated. But this wasn’t the music of governments and armies. It was the popular music of the people— beautiful, uplifting and inspiring.”

Mirabal says that music so traditionally rooted in a non-Native expression does set up a kind of radical confrontation in his soul, but that this project has given him the room to explore those feelings and find some common ground.

“I am the product of that swirl of smoke and dogmas from more than one culture,” he says. “Our Native religion is based on a 24/7, 365-day spiritual concept. We’re a completely Nature-based culture—but then on the corner of the Pueblo there’s a Catholic Church. For many Americans, Christmas is one of the few times they become conscious of their spiritually, and it feels appropriate for me to find something that connects with them at this special time.”

A Santa Fe holiday tradition, on Sunday, December 20th at 3 & 6 PM, Taos Pueblo artist and musician Robert Mirabal brings his intimate "Pueblo Christmas" concert experience to El Farol.

Featuring stories of growing up on Taos Pueblo and Christmas Carols that he has arranged for an array of Native American flutes, tribal percussion, and accompanied by keyboardist extraordinaire Paul Fowler, this is a concert for the entire family.

There is a $25 cover charge per person.

One of the signature features of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Winter Showcase is a special holiday performance and book signing by Robert Mirabal. Two-time GRAMMY award-winner and international ambassador of the Native American flute, Robert Mirabal, weaves a special connection to the earth with traditional and contemporary music in an unmatched way. In 2006, Robert won his first GRAMMY Award for Sacred Ground, "Best Native American Album of the Year," and in 2008 won again for Johnny Whitehorse Totemic Flute Chants. In 2007 he won "Best Male Artist" at the Native American Music Awards and his CD Pueblo Christmas was nominated "Record of the Year." Robert's first novel, Running Alone in Photographs was published in 2008. - $10.00.

Robert will kick off the Museum's Winter Traditions program with an intimate solo show of music and storytelling.

This is a free-to-the-public performance with admission to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. New Mexio residents with ID are admitted free to the musuem on Sundays.

TAOS, NM— Whenever Native American superstar and Grammy Award-winner Robert Mirabal takes to the concert stage he uses the opportunity to engage the audience in making ceremony—ceremony to heal, honor, and bring blessings for a brighter day.

His new stage show, In the Blood, does just that, blending scenes from the American experience—past, present and future—with themes from contemporary Native life. Sung in both English and Tiwa, Mirabal’s native tongue, love songs merge with ghost songs that roll into Americana ballads and full-on tribal rockers.

To accompany this singular mix of Native roots, rock, jazz and electronica, a special video presentation, Spirits in the Blood, incorporates sweeping, timeless natural vistas with 21st century cityscapes and a heart-racing, mind-altering high-tech lightshow.

Using exquisite time-lapse photography, thunderheads build, lightning strikes, and clouds change the subtle light on a canyon wall. In a matter of seconds we see the sun’s year-long dance on the Eastern horizon, a rushing trout stream becomes a kaleidoscopic tapestry, and the stars in the heavens pulse out their cosmic message before streaking across the sky… all set to the music of Robert Mirabal.

On this heroic video canvas, produced and directed by Academy Award-winner Bill Mitchell, are painted the strong and sometimes fragile faces of the people of Taos Pueblo, who after a thousand years still practice the ceremonial life passed on to them by their ancestors. Using rare archival photographs, many seen here for the first time, Spirits in the Blood juxtaposes the ancient and modern worlds in an unforgettable way.

“This collection of songs and video reflect the traditional life I live at Taos Pueblo, and also the experiences of a man fortunate enough to travel the world,” says Robert Mirabal. “Many of these songs are sung in Tiwa, my native tongue, which is not a written language but passed orally from one generation to the next. If you live a traditional life, you see things differently—spiritually and musically. My music is informed by the ceremonial music 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.”

New renditions of all-time Mirabal favorites like Medicine Man and The Dance shimmer beside new works like Brave New World, Pottery Shard Man and Holding up the Sky that ends with an 1866 quote from Sitting Bull. Guitar master Larry Mitchell provides the lightning for the quartet while Patrick Shendo Mirabal, Robert’s brother, adds his voice, percussion and sweet flute music. Paul Fowler joins in on keyboards and all manner of electronic effects while Robert drums, dances, sings and plays flute.

His ninth release overall and second on his own label, Star Road Records, Inc., (www.starroadrecords.com) In the Blood is Mirabal’s breakout, crossover CD. “This album honors Robert’s songs in a new way,” says Andy Byrd, the record’s producer, “making ceremony of performance and taking us on a techno-tribal journey that returns us to family, hope and love. You’ve never heard anything like it.”

Robert Mirabal has won many honors, including two-time Native American Artist of the Year, three-time Songwriter of the Year, and a 2006 Grammy Award for "Sacred Ground," Best Native American Album of the Year. His 2001 breakthrough PBS musical production, Music From a Painted Cave, remains a benchmark of Native American musical expression. Robert was voted “Best Male Artist” of the year at the 2007 NAMMYs.

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ETHEL'S TRUCKSTOP™: THE BEGINNING
DIRECTED BY AND CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH ANNIE DORSEN
Oct 14, 16—18 at 7:30pm

BAM Harvey Theater
Running time: 90min, no intermission
Tickets: $20, 30, 40
Since 2007, the adventurous string quartet ETHEL has been seeking out homegrown virtuosos of the American vernacular in places like Lexington (Kentucky), San Antonio (Texas), and the Grand Canyon, all with a simple set of goals: listen, learn, and make music with them on their own turf. Ten cities, eleven months, and 40,000 miles later, ETHEL brings it all home—with a few new friends in tow—in ETHEL's TruckStop™: The Beginning, an electrifying celebration of American music at its most diverse.

Directed by Annie Dorsen (Broadway's Passing Strange) and featuring a virtual set composed of Kate Howard's documentary footage from ETHEL's travels, this work pairs the quartet’s signature hard-driving style with the singular sounds of four dazzling artists—a Texan queen of conjunto accordion (Eva Ybarra), a Grammy-winning Native American flutist from New Mexico (Robert Mirabal), a Grammy-winning Hawaiian slack-key guitarist (Jeff Peterson), and a bluegrass banjo legend from Kentucky (Dean Osborne)—for a raucous evening of cross-country musical collaboration, grown from the ground up.



Cornelius Dufallo—violin
Ralph Farris—viola
Dorothy Lawson—cello
Mary Rowell—violin

Featuring:
Jeff Peterson—Hawaiian slack-key guitar
Robert Mirabal—Flute
Eva Ybarra—Tejano Conjunto accordionist
Dean Osborne—Banjo

Join Robert and keyboard wizard Paul Fowler for some Mirabal magic at the Colorado Indian Market.

A rare treat to see Robert close-up and personal:)

One performance on Friday, 1/23 (6:15 pm), two shows on Saturday, 1/24 (11:30 am and 3:20 pm), and two solo sets on Sunday 1/25 (12 pm and 3:20 pm)

Robert and the full-on Mirabal Band have been invited to play at this year's 40th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

32nd Annual Seminole Tribal Fair & Powwow

FREE PERFORMANCE of "IN THE BLOOD" with the full Mirabal Band!

TAOS, NM (January 2008) — Whenever Native American superstar and Grammy Award-winner Robert Mirabal takes to the concert stage he uses the opportunity to engage the audience in making ceremony—ceremony to heal, honor, and bring blessings for a brighter day.

His new stage show, In the Blood, does just that, blending scenes from the American experience—past, present and future—with themes from contemporary Native life. Sung in both English and Tiwa, Mirabal’s native tongue, love songs merge with ghost songs that roll into Americana ballads and full-on tribal rockers.

To accompany this singular mix of Native roots, rock, jazz and electronica, a special video presentation, Spirits in the Blood, incorporates sweeping, timeless natural vistas with 21st century cityscapes and a heart-racing, mind-altering high-tech lightshow.

Using exquisite time-lapse photography, thunderheads build, lightning strikes, and clouds change the subtle light on a canyon wall. In a matter of seconds we see the sun’s year-long dance on the Eastern horizon, a rushing trout stream becomes a kaleidoscopic tapestry, and the stars in the heavens pulse out their cosmic message before streaking across the sky… all set to the music of Robert Mirabal.

On this heroic video canvas, produced and directed by Academy Award-winner Bill Mitchell, are painted the strong and sometimes fragile faces of the people of Taos Pueblo, who after a thousand years still practice the ceremonial life passed on to them by their ancestors. Using rare archival photographs, many seen here for the first time, Spirits in the Blood juxtaposes the ancient and modern worlds in an unforgettable way.

“This collection of songs and video reflect the traditional life I live at Taos Pueblo, and also the experiences of a man fortunate enough to travel the world,” says Robert Mirabal. “Many of these songs are sung in Tiwa, my native tongue, which is not a written language but passed orally from one generation to the next. If you live a traditional life, you see things differently—spiritually and musically. My music is informed by the ceremonial music 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.”

New renditions of all-time Mirabal favorites like Medicine Man and The Dance shimmer beside new works like Brave New World, Pottery Shard Man and Holding up the Sky that ends with an 1866 quote from Sitting Bull. Guitar master Larry Mitchell provides the lightning for the quartet while Patrick Shendo Mirabal, Robert’s brother, adds his voice, percussion and sweet flute music. Paul Fowler joins in on keyboards and all manner of electronic effects while Robert drums, dances, sings and plays flute.

His ninth release overall and second on his own label, Star Road Records, Inc., (www.starroadrecords.com) In the Blood is Mirabal’s breakout, crossover CD. “This album honors Robert’s songs in a new way,” says Andy Byrd, the record’s producer, “making ceremony of performance and taking us on a techno-tribal journey that returns us to family, hope and love. You’ve never heard anything like it.”

Robert Mirabal has won many honors, including two-time Native American Artist of the Year, three-time Songwriter of the Year, and a 2006 Grammy Award for "Sacred Ground," Best Native American Album of the Year. His 2001 breakthrough PBS musical production, Music From a Painted Cave, remains a benchmark of Native American musical expression. Robert was voted “Best Male Artist” of the year at the 2007 NAMMYs.
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Enter the very special world of two-time Grammy winner Robert Mirabal at this solo show sponsored by COLLAGE.

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The full Mirabal Band will rock YOUR world in Ecuador on 2/15 '09 headlining the AguaZero Festival.

Make plans now to hit the road with the MIrabal Band for this out-of-country excursion.

2008 GRAMMY Award-Winner, Robert Mirabal, Brings Music, Storytelling, and Cultural Exchange to The Boulder Theater

Concert blends Americana roots with world music, jazz, classical, and poignant storytelling for unique theatrical experience

TAOS, NM (February 2008) — Whenever Grammy Award-winner Robert Mirabal takes to the concert stage he uses the opportunity to engage the audience in making ceremony—to heal, honor, and bring blessings for a brighter day.

Adding a visual element to this singular mix of Americana roots, world music, jazz, classical and storytelling, a special video presentation, “Spirits in the Blood,” features sweeping, timeless natural vistas with 21st century cityscapes and a heart-racing, mind-altering high-tech lightshow. Using exquisite time-lapse photography, thunderheads build, lightning strikes, and clouds change the subtle light on a canyon wall. In a matter of seconds we see the sun’s year-long dance on the Eastern horizon, a rushing trout stream becomes a kaleidoscopic tapestry, and the stars pulse out their cosmic message… all set to the music of Robert Mirabal.

On this heroic video canvas, directed by Academy Award-winner Bill Mitchell, are painted the strong and sometimes fragile faces of the people of Taos Pueblo, who after a thousand years still practice the ceremonial life passed on to them by their ancestors. Using rare archival photographs, many seen here for the first time, “Spirits in the Blood” juxtaposes the ancient and modern worlds in an unforgettable way.

Joining Mirabal on stage will be keyboardist extraordinaire (and Boulder resident), Paul Fowler. A classically trained vocalist and composer, Fowler’s compositions have been performed around the world including at the Borealis Festival of Norway, Japan’s Suntory Hall, the Belgium International Marimba Festival, the Kennedy Center, and NYC’s MATA festival. 2007 brought premieres by the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall and Taiwan’s Ju Percussion Group.

“This collection of songs, stories and video reflect the traditional life I live at Taos Pueblo, and also the experiences of a man fortunate enough to travel the world,” says Robert Mirabal. “If you live a traditional life, you see things differently—spiritually and musically. My music is informed by the ceremonial music 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.”

Mirabal has won many honors, including two-time Native American Artist of the Year, three-time Songwriter of the Year, and a 2006 Grammy Award for "Sacred Ground," Best Native American Album of the Year. His 2001 breakthrough PBS musical production, Music From a Painted Cave, remains a benchmark of Native American musical expression.

On February 10, 2008, Mirabal won his second GRAMMY Award for “Johnny Whitehorse Totemic Flute Chants,” Best Native American Album of the Year.

NEW WORK BY ROBERT MIRABAL AND PAUL FOWLER IN CONCERT AT TEMPLE BETH SHALOM, MARCH 15TH, 2009.

Temple Beth Shalom presents world-renowned Native American flute player and recording artist from Taos Pueblo Robert Mirabal, in concert with jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Paul Fowler, Sunday, March 15, 2009, from 4 to 6 PM.
Two-time GRAMMY Award-Winner Robert Mirabal brings music, storytelling, and cultural exchange to Temple Beth Shalom, including selections from an upcoming album “Seed Songs”.

Paul Fowler, winner of the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, will open the show with a solo set of his own original compositions that feature his virtuosity on the keyboards and angelic vocals.

This groundbreaking concert blends Americana roots with world music, jazz, classical, and poignant storytelling for a unique theatrical experience. Invoking a sonic array of cross-cultural influences, Robert Mirabal and Paul Fowler perform a duo concert, featuring songs from Mirabal's "In the Blood" and the Grammy-winning "Totemic Flute Chants."

Mirabal is best known for depicting scenes from the American experience—past, present and future—with themes from contemporary Native life. His songs are sung in both English and Tiwa, Mirabal's first language, where love songs merge with ghost songs that roll into Americana ballads and full-on tribal rockers.

Mirabal and Fowler take full advantage of their skills in improvisation to create a fluid musical experience, where songs blend into one another and the inspiration for something new can come from any corner. Mirabal spreads 20 or more flutes and percussion instruments - directly opposite Fowler's modern setup, featuring several keyboards and a computer.


For more info call 505-982-6161

On Friday, September 4th, two-time Grammy winner Robert Mirabal and his All-Star Band brings his unique blend of mystical high-desert rock to the foot of sacred Taos Mountain and KTAO's Solar Center.

Jazz, funk, blues, rock, traditional, classical

Don't miss this homecoming of the most dynamic Native American recording artist working today.

An outstanding evening of music in our Own Enchanted Circle

MOZART
Quintet in E-flat Major for Horn and Strings, K. 407

AUGUSTA READ THOMAS
Circle Around the Sun for Piano and Strings

PAUL FOWLER
"On Taos" for Robert Mirabal's Native American Flute, Flute, Cello and Piano

MENDELSSOHN
Sinfonia No. 12 in G Minor for String Orchestra

First Hearing

HINDEMITH
Kleine Kammermusik for Winds, Op. 24, No. 2

AUGUSTA READ THOMAS, Composer-in-Residence
Capricious Angels for Eight Players, World Premiere
Commissioned by and dedicated to Music from Angel Fire and Ida Kavafian,
with the support of the Bruce E. Howden, Jr. American Composers Project
and Friends of the Festival

ROBERT MIRABAL
Selections for Native American Flute

GRIEG / ARR. O'CONNOR
Norwegian Dance No. 1 for Winds, Op. 35

Join Robert and his world music trio for a sublime musical encounter...

More info on this show shortly.

The Premiere of "O/Keeffe"

(Pictured here with Tyne Daley who plays Mabel Dodge Luhan)