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MUSICIAN C.S. FUQUA

Las Crucen releases Native American jazz flute album

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Las Cruces based musician C.S. Fuqua has released a new album, “Within the Mystic.”

With the album, Fuqua “attests (that) the native flute is gradually becoming known as an instrument for all genres.”

Fuqua’s first six albums, “WindPoem -- Native American Flute Meditations I-VI,” celebrate the traditional sound of the native flute, the artist said in a news release.

His seventh album, “Different Direction,” was “an exploration of the flute’s range, incorporating it into music that combines influences from bluegrass, rock, jazz and traditional music to create a genre best described as world fusion.”

“Within the Mystic” continues to expand the flute’s range, Fuqua said, “drawing on an eclectic blend of styles and genres to create a sound that is as familiar as it is unique.”

The album contains 12 cuts “of world jazz,” he said, with native flute featured as the primary instrument in most of the songs.

“Within the Mystic” is available for streaming and/or purchase from most major music platforms, including Pandora, Deezer, Amazon.com, iTunes and Fuqua’s website, csfuqua.bandcamp.com, where the album can be previewed in its entirety.

Fuqua said he has researched and published extensively on the history, mythology and crafting of the Native American flute. He is the author of “A Comprehensive Guide -- The Native American Flute -- History & Craft.”

Fuqua released the first “WindPoem” album in 2014. His “WindPoem – Infinite” album was a finalist in the 2019 New Mexico Music Awards. Contact Fuqua at fuqua.cs@gmail.com.

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