This evening, we went to the Mesa Arts Center and the Ikeda Theatre, where we had third-row tickets to watch a performance of R. Carlos Nakai with Keola Beamer. Bridging indigenous cultures using the dream world of the ocean, the two artists crafted a delicate and beautiful landscape of heartfelt music. Keola’s wife, Moananlani, rounded out the ensemble, bringing humor, song, and sound to the ethereal flute of Carlos and Keola’s masterful delivery of Hawaiian spirit through song and slack-key guitar. Some of the evening’s songs are from the new CD titled Our Beloved Land from Canyon Records. Great show.