SAGGIO: Hollow Bone: Healing Songs of the Native Flute

Saggio

Hollow Bone: Healing Songs of the Native Flute

© 2007 Richard Saggio (642973526523)

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Native American flute, Swiss PanArt Hang drum and other melodic world percussion with zither harp and dulcimer, created for healing, massage, meditation, bodywork and wellness programs.

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Saggio is a former student of R. Carlos Nakai, a member of The International Native American Flute Association, and an honorary member of the Arizona Flute Circle. He has been playing native American flutes for 13 years, ever since he was captivated by this primal sound and made aware that some kind of collective cellular memory had been triggered in him.

Saggio's first encounter with the native American flute was a mystical union of wood, flesh and spirit, a genuine heart-awakening. This was a coming home for both the flute and the flute player, a soulful reunion of long separated friends.

"I play these flutes without knowing how," says Saggio. "It is because I AM what I play. I put my head under my arm and play from my heart until I become a hollow bone."

This self taught artist describes this newest release as "...a haunting, ethereal healing journey of flute spirit songs, accented with melodic world percussion (including the amazing steel hang drum from Switzerland, (tracks 3 & 9) and the magical strings of Indian tuned zither-harp (tracks 4 & 8) and baritone dulcimer ( track 2)." Also in the mix is a deep, resonant udu, a meditation tongue drum, Jew's harps from different cultures and an extraordinary German Sansula kalimba mounted on a drum head (track 5). Boyd Sibley also joins Saggio on this album with magical touches of keyboard.

The energetic signature of the album and its title derive from the spiritual pathway of Fools Crow, a great holy man of the Teton Sioux. When asked by his people how he could perform such miracles of healing, Fools Crow answered, "I make myself a hollow bone."

All the songs on this CD are one-take impartations from within as Saggio becomes a hollow bone for the spirit that animates all being.

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  • saggio Hollow Bone
    author: FREDERIC GIGNAC

    Very great album, very relaxing and good sound.the celtic harp was superb

  • Saggio: Hollow Bone
    author: Caroline A. Cook

    Beautiful Native American flute music. I listen to this CD throughout the day and for long periods. It speaks to my heart.

  • Saggio: Hollow Bone
    author: becky Hutchens

    This Native American sounding music is so inspiring. I could listen to this all day!

  • Saggio: Hollow Bone
    author: SB

    I love this album! It's very soothing but, at the same time, there are some unexpected sounds which keeps it very interesting!

  • Saggio: Hollow Bone
    author: Francis Akinpelu

    It is very inspirational. It opens d alpha channel of my brain. I luv it with a passion.

  • Hollow Bone
    author: Beth Edwards

    A wonderful, soothing instrumental album, I especially enjoy cut #5 with its unexpected sounds

  • Hollow Bone
    author: Marjorie Post

    Lovely, music. Very restful, peaceful and beautiful. Nonrepetitious, which is most important to me, hate to hear repetitious sounds throughout a recording, makes me think the artist didn't have any imagination. This is a very enjoyable CD. Thank you!

  • Hollow Bone
    author: Alane Alongi

    so far is nice

  • author: ernest petty

    loved it. have always been moved and intrigued by the spiritual connection mind and music of those who taught us to embrace "what is" naturally

  • hollow bone
    author: margarita hutchison

    so healing!

  • author: Elaine Dinges

    Just fabulous. I'll buy more.......

  • Wonderfully meditative
    author: Roz

    Having just discovered the Native American Flute sound by accident a few months ago, and now owning one, I can appreciate the beautiful music you and your instrument are making.

  • Beautiful
    author: Karen

    Beautiful, haunting music. I can't get enough of it!

  • A peaceful, musical journey I want to take again and again.
    author: Randy Granger

    Having been a fan of Saggio's music already, I was excited to hear this new material. Hollow Bone is a mesmerizing musical journey through completely original lands, instruments and meditative states. As a massage therapist I like to use music that is thoughtful and peaceful. This CD has stayed in my player since day one!

  • Beautiful Stunning
    author: Micah

    My grandfather was native american. He grew up on a reservation closely connected to his tribe. I never met him but his old carving knife was passed down to me. This album makes me feel closer to my grandfather. IT is a wonderfully passionate album. Spiritual is how I would describe it.I clutched my grandfathers knife and through the vehicle of this music I could feel a connection to a tribe I have never known.

  • author: Tamara at CD Baby

    A former student of R. Carlos Nakai, a member of The International Native American Flute Association, and an honorary member of the Arizona Flute Circle, Saggio has been playing native American flutes for 13 years. It is clear through his playing that his spirit and mind are inseparable from the music- that the music moves through him as a vessel. Although there is no lack of gifted, inspired flute players today, Saggio posseses an inforgettable quality in his "voice." This deeply moving sense is particularly tangible in this release, largely because of his creative play with instrumental color and sound shaping. Accenting his playing with strings of an Indian tuned zither-harp, a baritone dulcimer, an udu, a meditation tongue drum, Jew's harps, a German Sansula and an extraordinary kalimba mounted on a drum head, the subtle explorations and metaphysical atmospheres are exquisite and powerful. This is easily one of the best flute releases we have heard in months.

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