A husband and wife duo, share their Eastern Woodland Native American culture and music through their flute and drum performance art. They perform traditional songs and stories in language and English.
Windwalker, of Lenape, Mic-Mac and Cherokee decent, is the groups flutist and singer. Spirit Buffalo, of Mic-Mac and Cherokee heritage, is the groups resolute drummer. The couples daughter, Anagqus, dances traditional Cherokee dances to her parents music.
Their captivating performances have entertained audiences from Maine to Florida as they performed on the Pow Wow circuit for six years.
In 2000 they drummed at the United Nations for Leonard Pellitier.
They have performed at Expo New Mexico in 2007 sharing their culture with the State Fair audiences. The group has appeared twice at the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in April 2009 performed with Nammy nominated Cherokee singer/songwriter, Michael Bucher at both the Gathering & Rock The 9 music concerts.
The group recently completed its first music video, TRAILS OF TEARS, shot on-location in Magdelena, New Mexico with Nammy nominated film-maker/editor, Chris Crosby, musicseenPROductions and Jason Cochran, Skysirrico Productions.
Email - windspiritdrum@yahoo.com
For Immediate Release. . . May 1, 2009 (Hot Springs, South Dakota).
PK Productions, LLC in association with musicseenPROductions releases, WIND SPIRIT DRUM new music video promo trailer, “Trail of Tears” from their new CD, LENAPE SPIRITS.
Filmed and edited on-location Spring 2009 by Jason Cochran & Christopher Crosby in Albuquerque, Magdelena, and Taos New Mexico; the music video trailer includes featured performances by traditional drum performance group, Wind Spirit Drum with Cherokee singer-songwriter, Michael Bucher on-stage during the 26th Annual World Celebration of the Gathering of Nations | Stage 49.
Additional perfomances by Anagqus and Montana Star Dancer.
WIND SPIRIT DRUM PROMO | 2009
Video footage & editing by Jason Cochran New Mexico April 2009
Wind Spirit Drum (Datil, NM) is an Eastern Woodland Native family that shares their Mic Mac, Lenape and Cherokee heritage and culture through flute and drum performance art. They educate and story tell with song and music in English and native language.
Windwalker, in addition to being the group’s flutist and lead singer is fluent in many instruments and genres. She is a Native American healer and a licensed massage therapist.
Spirit Buffalo is the group’s resolute drum. He passes on his knowledge of his heritage through seminars on drum making and educational native performances.
The group has just released its debut CD, LENAPE SPIRITS in December 2008. The newly released CD traditional melodies can be heard on NativeRadio . com.
Michael Bucher (Birchwood, Wisconsin) is a Cherokee singer/songwriter who was taught from the beginning of his memory the stories, language and legends of his people. His songs are intended to teach, heal and bring an awareness to everyone who hears them. He sings about topics that are important to him and others in Indian Country. From the desecration of sacred sites, to Cherokee legends, to the sometimes seemingly Invisible Indian, there's a passionate quality throughout. With strong vocals and heartfelt lyrics, his music is a blend of acoustic guitar, native and a contemporary drum, flute, shakers, rattles, bass and electric guitars, and cuts a swath through native folk, blues and rock.
TRAIL OF TEARS MUSIC VIDEO On Location in New Mexico April 2009
Wind Spirit Drum at the
Bigfoot Memorial Ride Kyle, South Dakota Dec 2008
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