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Carved Through Naval Experience: A Native Musician’s Inspiration

Defense Media Activity - Navy Production

Nov. 27, 2018 | 2:40

R. Carlos Nakai, of Ute, Navajo and Zuni descent, is a Vietnam-era Navy veteran and world-renowned Native American flutist. He was drafted in 1966, his Navy experience influencing the sound of his music and the way he shares his culture.
Note: concert footage courtesy of Canyon Records.

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