Sacred Spirit - More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans (New Age 2003)

Given the multi-million-copy selling success of Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans, its follow-up, Sacred Spirit II is bound to have a built-in audience. Like its predecessor, the collection mixes chant and song with dance beats and electronic instrumentation. While tracks such as "Dela Dela" and "Yane-Heja-Hee" meld these elements most effectively, the overall effect of the synthesized sound is heavily over the top and distracting from the gentle melodies and heartfelt cries of Native music at its best. A prime example is the tender and lovely female vocal on "May You Walk in Sunshine," obscured by overly aggressive accompaniment. A more solid and aesthetically pleasing choice for the genre is Prophecy: A Native American Collection, which achieves a finer balance of modern and ancient.

Tracklist:

01. Intro_ Gods & Heroes
02. Looking For North
03. Dela Dela
04. Land Of Promise
05. The State Of Grace
06. Yane-Heja-Hee
07. A-La-Ke
08. May You Walk In Sunshine
09. The Spirit
10. O-Loa-Ki-Lee
11. That Noble Dream
12. The Sad Eyed Chief