Artist: Bruce Hamana
Title: Hamana
Year: 1974 (2005)
Genre: Psychedelic, Folk-Rock
Country: US
Format / Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 Kbps
Tracklist:
01. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth 2:35
02. Why Can't I Understand 3:40
03. Be Free With Me 2:46
04. I Remember 3:13
05. On the Road 2:18
06. One Night 3:07
07. Future Goodbyes 2:58
08. Show Me 4:25
09. Message to the Crystal 3:41
10. Shine On 5:36
11. Peace is Within you 5:33
Bruce Hamana was a native American, who went in 1969 to college in the white man's world and the album expresses perfectly the sunny California peace, love and freedom feeling. The music itself is emotive with strong vocals, lots of West coast psychedelic guitar flashes, a bit garage feeling but also loner folk style with native American elements.
All instruments, bass, guitars, vocals and drums have been played by Hamana himself, later to be overdubbed into a tasty and atmospheric stereo acoustic/electric mix. This very rare album recorded in 1974, originally issued on the local Phoenix label, Canyon Records. To most 60?s psychedelic/folk fans this is almost an unknown album, with only a few copies known to exist.