Land (Robert Mirabal album)

Land is an album by the Native American musician Robert Mirabal, released in 1995.[2][3] The album originated as a score for a dance piece by Eiko & Koma, which was first performed in 1991.[4][5][6] It was nominated for a First Americans in the Arts award.[7] Mirabal and Eiko & Koma adapted part of the score for later productions.[8]

Land
Studio album by
Robert Mirabal
Released1995
LabelWarner Western[1]
ProducerMike Wanchic, Reno Kling
Robert Mirabal chronology
Song Carrier
(1995)		 Land
(1995)		 Warrior Magician
(1996)

Production

Produced in part by Mike Wanchic, Land was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana, in a week.[7][9][10][11] Mirabal wrote the score; he sang and played flute and his cousin Reynaldo Lujan sang and played drums.[12][13] Land is about surviving in a harsh terrain.[14]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[16]

The Santa Fe New Mexican wrote that "Mirabal is bringing much-deserved attention to the Native American flute, an instrument with shrill and lonesome tones that is capable of expressing as much emotion in its gentle way as any European woodwind."[13] Tulsa World deemed the album "a fascinating work of simple, earthen music," writing that "both movements of 'Eikos Shaman' are heart-racing dances; the first movement builds a crescendo so effectively, you may rise from your chair unwillingly."[17] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised the "haunting score, at once contemporary and Native American timeless."[18]

AllMusic called Land "a splendid album from Robert Mirabal, here devoting himself to the traditional in terms of performance—the focus is less on flute than on drum and voice."[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Isidro's Song" 
2."Yuta's Song" 
3."Eikos Shaman" 
4."Moonlight Song" 
5."Eikos Shaman – Reprise" 
6."Extinction" 
7."White Buffalo" 
8."Masa-Yumé" 

References
  1. Terzian, Nancy (Jan–Feb 1996). "Robert Mirabal: Land". Yoga Journal (126): 128.
  2. Wright-McLeod, Brian (January 30, 2018). "The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet". University of Arizona Press – via Google Books.
  3. Prince, David (18 Aug 1995). "TWO CONCERTS SET FOR RED NATION CELEBRATION". PASATIEMPO. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 50.
  4. "Robert Mirabal Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (August 19, 2010). "The Oxford Dictionary of Dance". OUP Oxford – via Google Books.
  6. Gladstone, Valerie (27 Feb 2011). "Eiko and Koma manipulate time, space". Los Angeles Times. p. E6.
  7. Flippo, Chet (Mar 9, 1996). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. 108 (10): 39.
  8. Jowitt, Deborah (June 1, 2010). "Eiko & Koma, TAKE Dance, and the Modes of Japanese Choreography". Dance. The Village Voice.
  9. Sorg, Lisa (October 13, 1995). "AUDIBLES". The Herald-Times.
  10. O'Brien, Jill (1 June 1995). "THE NEW SOUND OF ROBERT MIRABAL". Indian Country Today. p. C4.
  11. Allan, Marc D. (8 Oct 1995). "Love and loads of others are there to like at Lotus". The Indianapolis Star. p. I2.
  12. Harris, William (12 Jan 1995). "Evoking a Landscape All Their Own". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  13. Terrell, Steve (17 Nov 1995). "TERRELL'S TUNEUP". PASATIEMPO. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 34.
  14. Segal, Lewis (16 Jan 1995). "Dance Eiko and Koma's 'Wind' Rises Above Their 'Land'". Los Angeles Times. p. F3.
  15. "Robert Mirabal - Land Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 518.
  17. Conner, Thomas (September 1, 1995). "CD Reviews". Entertainment. Tulsa World. p. 12.
  18. Vranish, Jane (3 Feb 1997). "EIKO AND KOMA DANCE IN A DESOLATE LANDSCAPE". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D2.
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