Biography

“People ask me why I’ve made a Christmas album after all the struggles between Indigenous People and Christianity.” says Mirabal. My answer is I needed to address the contradictions. Our Native religion is based on Nature, and is a 24/7, 365-day spiritual concept, but then there is a Catholic church on the corner.

For many Americans, Christmas is a time when they become conscious of their spirituality, and I wanted to connect our cultures at this special time.” No matter what the politics were like when these songs were first heard, the music was created to fill the listener with love, hope and joy. They show that beauty can go beyond conflict to a place where music is the hero.”

As you listen, remember that many of these songs became popular during the 19th century, a time of great change in America. This wasn’t the music of the governments and armies, but the popular music of the people, beautiful, uplifting and inspiring.

The album “Pueblo Christmas” won artist Robert Mirabal "Best Male Artist" of the Year at the 2007 Native American Music Awards where his "Pueblo Christmas" release was nominated for "Record of the Year." The album also includes the rock infused "Green Chili Christmas" a contemporary song celebrating the Southwest Pueblos during the winter months, and "Christmas Eve" about an old Taos Pueblo man who returns to the Christmas Eve celebration after being gone for many years, both originally poems by Robert Mirabal set to music.

Robert Mirabal is a two-time GRAMMY Award winning artist and six-time Native American Music Award winner who lives with his family at the foot of the sacred Taos Mountain in northern New Mexico where he maintains a traditional life, keeping the centuries-old customs of the Taos Pueblo people.

Mirabal took the time to research "Classic American Christmas Carols", their origin, the time period in which they were written and what was going on in the world during that time. The result, “Pueblo Christmas” the award nominated album filled with an array of classic American Christmas carols. All of the songs on the album were specifically arranged using an array of Native flutes, tribal percussions and cello; and all were recorded at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.

We call it simply "The Wonder of Robert Mirabal"

His many albums of traditional music, rock and roll, and spoken word present a contemporary view of American Indian life that is unequaled. A leading proponent of world music, Robert has merged his indigenous American sound with those of Africa, Asia and Australia, tapping into a planetary pulse with a style that defies categorization.

As a composer and musician, Robert has won many honors, including two-time Native American Artist of the Year, three-time Songwriter of the Year, and two Grammy awards. His 2002 breakthrough PBS musical production, "Music From a Painted Cave", remains a benchmark in Native American theatrical production.

His most recent album, "In the Blood," has won multiple awards including "Best International Album" at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. In October 2008, Robert was featured with the New York-based classical string quartet ETHEL at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s NEXT WAVE festival.

His first novel "Running Alone in Photographs," hailed as a contemporary "The Catcher in the Rye" meets "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," was released November 15, 2008. His most recent performance is as Tony Luhan in the film "Georgia O'Keeffee" which aired Saturday, September 19, 2009, on the LIFETIME Television Network.

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Myra Chapman
Publicist/Promoter/Artist Management
All Indianz Promotions
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