Smoke Signals 7
FEBRUARY 1,2011
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Reibach returns to Native American flute with 'Message From the Sun'
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
After three years of rocking out,
playing guitar, singing, entertain
ing at the Tribe's 25th Restoration
celebration and fighting drug and
alcohol abuse among Native Ameri
can youth, Tribal member Jan
Michael Looking Wolf Reibach has
returned to what originally made
him famous in Native American
music circles.
The Native American flute.
Reibach recently released "Mes
sage From the Sun" on High Spirits
Music based in Arizona.
Returning to predominantly
Native American flute music and
arrangements, "Message From
the Sun" features Reibach playing
more than a dozen flutes, from solo
flutes with a gentle canon sound to
double flutes to three flute harmo
nies to pairing flute with upbeat
world percussion.
'The experience of recording this
music was the most amazing jour
ney," Reibach says. "It was like a
voice building up inside over the
past three years and finally being
released.
"We wanted to make a Native
flute CD that combined the purity
of ancient, indigenous sounds with
original melodies that would keep
the listener interested. I am so
thankful to be part of it all."
"Message From the Sun" opens
with an entrancing flute-percussion
melody called "Breath Giver." It also
features "Grace," which interweaves
the well-known melody of "Amazing
Grace" in its musical sojourn.
Reibach's last Native flute re
cording, "Unity," was released in
2007 and received national honors,
including being the only Native
American flute recording to ever
win Flutist of the Year honors at
both the Native American Music
Awards and Indian Summer Music
Awards in the same year.
Starting in 2008 with the rocking
"Looking Wolf Project," Reibach
experimented with incorporating
Native flute into predominantly
rock 'n' roll arrangements.
The musical experiment was well
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The Grand Ronde Saddle Club is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday near the
former Grand Ronde Food Bank west of Grand Ronde Road.
The Saddle Club is closed on Thursday and Sunday.
Everyone is invited to visit the horses and go for a ride.
For more information, contact Tribal member Clint Folden at 503-559-1977.
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received by the Na
tive American music
community as Reibach
was named Artist of
the Year by the Na
tive American Music
Awards in 2009 and
the rocking "Breakin'
Free" received Record
of the Year honors
in 2010 at the NAM
MYs. "Breakin Free"
was Reibach's arrow
head effort to connect
with Native Ameri
can youth about the
dangers of drug and
alcohol abuse.
With a more contemplative com
pact disc now in release, Reibach,
who is also the Tribe's Land Man
ager, says he will be touring select
venues this year, playing large fes
tivals and performing arts centers
with percussionist Nathan Myers,
Native American dancers and a
captivating slideshow.
His next concert will be 7 p.m. Fri
day, Feb. 11, at the Unity Church
auditorium, 1777 Fabry Road. S.,
Salem. Tickets are $10 for adults
and $5 for those older than 60 and
younger than 12. Call 503-364-0156
for more information.
Reibach, 44, also continues to
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spread his heartfelt message based
on Native American tradition of
"One Heart."
"In short, it is the belief that we are
equal regardless of the color of our
skin, Tribal affiliation, language we
speak, income, gender, faith, nation
ality," Reibach says. "It is the recog
nition of unity through diversity."
"Message From the Sun" can be
purchased from www.highspirits.
com. Reibach is also in the process
of collecting all of his music, from
Native American flute to rock 'n'
roll, at his Web site www.looking
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area and retain about 200 trees per acre. Opening the canopy will
increase the amount of light for huckleberry production.
The stands are at about 4,500 feet and the average tree is 9 inches
at chest height.
To comment or for more information, contact Sweet Home Ranger
District Operations Staff Officer Ken Loree at 541-367-3490.
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