Robert Mirabal (b. 1966), a member of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, began making traditional flutes at 19 and has become both a widely recorded flutist and a nationally exhibited flute maker, with instruments held by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. He won the Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album in 2008 for Johnny Whitehorse: Totemic Flute Chants.

Mood and energy: Earthy, rhythmic, genre-crossing. Recommended uses: reflection, meditation, nature immersion.

Sacred Ground Confidence Score: 5 out of 5 stars   Final recommendation: Approved.

Why this artist belongs in Sacred Sounds: A Grammy-winning flutist and internationally exhibited flute maker whose Taos Pueblo heritage and genre-crossing catalog reflect the living, evolving nature of Indigenous musical tradition.