Primeaux & Mike - Peyote Songs in Sioux & Navajo (CR-6301)

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike.

Primeaux & Mike with Joe Jakob - Sacred Path (CR-6306)

Healing songs are a newer style of soothing harmonized chanting from the Native American Church (or Peyote Church) without the accompaniment of the peyote water-drum or rattle and are meant to facilitate meditation and prayer and provide comfort and peace for the singers and listeners. This recording combines the inspiring sound of healing chants sung by Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike with a backdrop of ambient electronic textures and sweeping atmospherics. The result is a innovative and reverent presentation of chants from the time-honored Native American Church tradition.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Peyote Songs of the Native American Church (CR-6309)

Peyote songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum, are performed as part of the ceremonies of the Native American Church. These songs were created and sung (some with Navajo and Sioux words, some with vocables) by two of today's leading peyote singers, Verdell Primeaux of the Sioux and Johnny Mike of the Navajo people.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Gathering of Voices (CR-6310)

Peyote Songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum, are performed as part of the ceremonies of the Native American Church. these are harmonized songs created and sung (some with words, some with vocables) by award winning singers, Verdell Primeaux of the Sioux and Johnny Mike of the Navajo with Art Nell assisting.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Live in Harmony (CR-6313)

Peyote Songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum, are performed as part of the ceremonies of the Native American Church. Created and sung (some with words, some with vocables) by award winning singers, Verdell Primeaux of the Sioux and Johnny Mike of the Navajo, these harmonized songs help listeners on their spiritual quest and provide an atmosphere of peach and harmony.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Evolution: Generation to Generation (CR-6314)

Peyote Songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum, are performed as part of the ceremonies of the Native American Church. Created and sung (some with words, some with vocables) by award winning singers, Verdell Primeaux of the Sioux and Johnny Mike of the Navajo, these harmonized songs help listeners on their spiritual quest and provide an atmosphere of peace and harmony.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Bless the People (CR-6317)

Peyote Songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum, are musical prayers of the Native American Church. Created and sung by two of the greatest Native American voices of today, Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike, these harmonized songs help listeners on the spiritual quest and provide an atmosphere of peace and harmony. Winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Native American album.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Hours Before Dawn (CR-6342)

Peyote songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum , are musical prayers of the Native American Church. Created and sung by GRAMMY Award winners*, Verdell Primeaux (Sioux) and Johnny Mike (Navajo), these harmonized songs help listeners on their spiritual quest and provide an atmosphere of peace and harmony. Two songs in the healing style (peyote songs without drum and rattle) are included as special encores.

Gerald Primeaux, Sr. - A Tradition Continues... (CR-6377)

Gerald Wayne Primeaux, Sr. (Yankton Dakota), is a fifth generation member of the respected Primeaux family of Peyote singers and songmakers. The soothing sound of harmonized singing with gourd and drum, these songs of prayer, honor and blessing are blended with gentle sounds of nature leading the listener on a journey of the spirit. Carrying on the harmonized singing tradition of his father, Asa Primeaux, Sr. and grandfather, Harry Primeaux, Gerald songs ensure that the Primeaux name and prayer live on, blessing all and inspiring future generations.

Gerald Primeaux, Sr. - Voice of a Dakota (CR-6408)

Gerald Wayne Primeaux, Sr. (Yankton Dakota), is a fifth generation member of the respected Primeaux family of Peyote singers and songmakers. The healing sound of harmonized voices set against a gentle backdrop of birds, rain and other sounds of nature brings peace to the mind and strengthens the spirit. Carrying on the respected harmonized singing tradition of his relatives, Gerald's songs ensure that the Primeaux name and prayer live on for generations to come.

Clinton Denny with Gerald Primeaux, Sr. - Prayers for My Father (CR-6427)

From the famed Denny family of Montana, Clinton Denny (assisted by Gerald Primeaux, Sr.) sings original harmonized songs for the Native American Church in honor of his late father, Bill Denny, Jr. Included as a special encore are four peyote songs recorded by Bill Denny, Jr. over two decades ago.

Verdell Primeax with Terry Hanks - Stories Told (CR-6432)

Grammy winner Verdell Primeaux (Lakota) is joined by Terry Hanks (Dine) in harmonized peyote songs of the Native American Church. Primeaux and Hanks guide the listener down the Red Road by harnessing the spiritual power of their musical prayers.

Gerald Primeaux, Sr. - Into the Future (CR-6441)

One of today's most experienced and eloquent voices in the Native American Church, Gerald Primeaux, Sr. belongs to a singing legacy going back generations. With gourd, water drum and gently layered harmonies, Gerald's songs continue the Primeaux tradition of heartfelt and reverent singing.

R. Carlos Nakai & Cliff Sarde - Enter Tribal (CR-7043)

The timeless sounds of Native American flute, traditional singing and drumming blend with the textures and beats of electronica in a tribute to the resilient spirit of Native peoples throughout North America. This album also features Robert Tree Cody, Delphine Tsinajinnie, William Horncloud, Primeaux & Mike, Jay Begaye and Blackstone Singers.

Various Artists - Voices Across the Canyon, Vol. 2 (CR-7052)

Since 1951, Canyon Records has specialized in the production of traditional and contemporary Native American music. Voices Across the Canyon brings together some of the finest songs from our archives of over 400 albums. Includes Native American flute music, chicken scratch, pow-wow music, traditional songs from the Navajo and Lakota and contemporary song in Navajo and English. This second collection of Native American music includes songs by R. Carlos Nakai, Ed Lee Natay, Primeaux & Mike, Jackalope, Joanne Shenandoah, Robert Tree Cody and Burning Sky.

Primeaux & Mike with Xavier Quijas Yxayotl - The Color of Morning (CR-7081)

The harmonized vocal chants of Grammy-winning singers Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike meld with Mayan flutes and percussion within a sonic mist of shadowy atmospherics and fluid guitars.

Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - Walk In Beauty (CR-16304)

These healing songs in Sioux and Navajo are a newer style of soothing harmonized chants from the Native American Church. These songs are meant to provide spiritual peace to the listener. CD Review called this album, "...gorgeously pacific..." A 1996 NAIRD Awards finalist.