R. Carlos Nakai (born April 16, 1946) is a Native American flautist of Navajo/Ute heritage. Born in Flagstaff, Arizona, he released his first album, Changes, in 1983 and since then his work has been universally appreciated. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and two of his records, Canyon Trilogy and Earth Spirit (which are the two of the first native American flute albums to go gold), have been RIAA certified Gold. In 2005 he was inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. As well as having a large number of solo albums, Nakai has also worked with many other musicians, including Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog, flutist Paul Horn, and American composer Philip Glass.He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Films · Songkeepers (1999). Directed by Bob Hercules and Bob Jackson. Lake Forest, Illinois: America's Flute Productions. Ex