Shelley Morningsong (Northern Cheyenne) is a multiple music award winner, with seven prestigious Native American Music Awards to her credit. She sings, writes and performs soulful and powerful Native American Contemporary music. 

Her credits include:

2025 World Roots Music Award Winner in the Intercontinental Music Awards out of Los Angeles and 2019 Native American Music Awards "Artist of the Year" Singer, Songwriter and Native American flute player, Grammy Member, photographer. and painter. She has also authored her very first children‘s book called She Talks to the Animals based on a song she wrote for her album Love Medicine.

Shelley is joined by her husband, Fabian Fontenelle, he was born in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico and resides there in the middle Village with his wife Shelley Morningsong. Fabian is the great-great-grandson of the famed Chief Big Elk of the Omaha people and is of the Elk clan on his Omaha side. On his Zuni side, he is of the Coyote and White Badger clan. 

Fabian is an original member of the American Indian Dance Theatre. He has provided master-work choreography and dance performances with two-time Grammy Award Winning Taos Pueblo, NM acclaimed artist Robert Mirabal on tour in the acclaimed “Music from a Painted Cave” which was also featured on PBS television under Great Performances. As an educator on the history of Native America, Fabian has done consulting work and acting for the History Channel on Into the West which was produced by Stephen Spielberg along with other productions. His work also includes education for public schools and museums. While performing around the world with The Shelley Morningsong Band, Fabian has developed a long history of delighting audiences. With powerful dance performances intertwined with traditional storytelling, Fabian depicts a profound imagery of a “Spirit World” pronouncing the spoken word of his ancestors in his fluent Native Zuni Language. A performance by Fabian Fontenelle is a show in itself, a captivating display of ancient sacred songs, dancing, drumming and hand-crafted regalia adorned with the intricacy of hand-beading and more.

Shelley and her husband Fabian have recently opened their very own fabric & sewing supply shop in the Village of Zuni Pueblo, “Elk Dance Native Threads,” in order to serve their community member's and artist's great need for supplies.

Rona Yellow Robe is a Cree and African American woman, born and raised in Havre, Montana, and an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy, Montana. She picked up her first flute in 2002, and from that moment, her life was forever 

changed. 

What began as desire and curiosity soon became a calling — a musical and spiritual journey that continues to shape who she is today. Through her voice, her gift in storytelling, her Native American flutes, and her heartfelt presence, she share what she feels most deeply: the beauty of love, healing, and connection. 

Over the years, Rona has recorded several award-winning albums, including Voice of the Trees, The Gathering, Lighting Our Way, Shoot for the Moon, and Sunday’s Child. Each project has been created with the intention to inspire, uplift, and fill the listener with peace and hope. 

Rona was honored to receive the Native American Music Award for Flutist of the Year, and held the title in 2014, 2015, and 2016. My song Voice of the Trees was nominated for Song of the Year, and her albums have received nominations for Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Another special recognition came when her song Caterpillar & Butterfly received the North American Indigenous Flute Player Award from the Native American Style Flute Association. 

Rona’s music has carried her across the country and around the world — performing at tribal gatherings, festivals, schools, museums, and sacred ceremonies. Whether she is honoring our veterans, celebrating life, or offering comfort at memorials, she sees each performance as a prayer — a moment to share love, peace, and light through her Native American flutes. 

For nearly two decades, Rona has brought her flutes into hospice settings, offering music as a companion in moments of transition and healing. Rona’s work with hospice communities has taught her that music can touch the soul in ways words cannot — it becomes a bridge between the seen and the unseen, a breath of comfort and grace. 

Rona’s  purpose and mission with her music also serves to advocate for the  awareness of the MMIWM&C(Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Men,  & Children). She works with Canada's  Truth and Reconciliation, which brings awareness to the healing of our  Elders and those of us affected by cultural genocide and  intergenerational trauma by the Indian Residential schools. She also works with tribes and organizations to bringing support and awareness about cancer and diabetes. These are missions that are personal, and near and dear to her heart.

These missions are personal, and near and dear to her heart. Rona often says, “I will perform for five or for fifteen hundred.” And I have — because for me, it’s never about the size of the audience; it’s about the intention behind every song I sing and every note I play. My music is created with purpose to bless lives, to awaken peace, and to remind each listener that within every heart there is a song waiting to be heard — one of joy, love, healing, and belonging. ~Rona Yellow Robe

Joseph L Young is an accomplished composer and recording artist, a dynamic improvisational musician and lifelong performer, an instructor of Native American and world flutes, and a professional sound engineer. Joe has spent his entire life intimately involved with music. He composed his first song at age eleven, continued with classical training on saxophone from sixth grade through college, then fell in love with the Native American style flute.  

As a versatile and gifted multi-instrumentalist, Joe embraces the belief that art should have no restrictions.  He is known for his mastery on saxophones and a wide variety of ethnic flutes from around the world — Native American style flutes, the “prayer rock” end-blown flute, Irish pennywhistle, Chinese xiao, the modern mathematical Phi flute, South and Central American clay drone flute and others.  Joe artfully weaves together his world flutes with saxophone, percussion, keyboards and synthesizer.  

Joe’s compositions have received multiple awards and have garnered accolades from recognized critics around the globe. His six self-produced albums continue to receive worldwide acknowledgments, radio airplay, and top chart placements.  Some of his awards and nominations include the Echoes Radio Top 10, Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, New Age Notes Music Awards, Indian Summer Music Awards, Independent Music Awards, International and USA Songwriting Competitions, Zone Music Reporter Awards, One World Music Radio Awards, and International Acoustic Music Awards.  “Breathtakingly gorgeous,” “mesmerizing,” “beautifully relaxing” and “soulfully rejuvenating” are some of the words used to describe his music.  He will take your heart and soul on a musical journey beyond the boundaries of space and time.  

Joe is also a 2nd degree black belt in Chinese Shao-Lin Kung Fu and Tai Chi. Having spent 14 years studying the martial arts discipline, he carries many of the philosophies of grounding, breathing, inner balance and training into his musical performances and teachings.  Bringing his broad musical perspective into the classroom, Joe has a passion for inspiring creativity in his students by expanding their musical boundaries and building confidence through encouraging experimentation. Students of all abilities find Joe to be a patient, gracious, motivating, and knowledgeable teacher. You can discover more about Joe and his music at www.josephlyoung.com.

Kalani Das is an internationally known musician, music educator/trainer, and music therapist whose books and publications have shaped the way people create, teach, and facilitate music.  

As a percussionist, Kalani has worked with the likes of Barry Manilow, Yanni, Rod Stuart, Kenny Logins, Jon Mayall, and others. He can be heard on movie and TV sound tracks by Disney, Warner Bros., Tri-Star, Jim Hensen Records, The Nature Company and Paramount. He has released three CDs as an Artist: Pangea, Insights and Rhythm Spirit.  

As an Orff-Schulwerk music educator and creator of the Developmental Community Music (DCM) approach, Kalani has written over eleven books, including Together in Rhythm, and The Way of Music. His YouTube channels: Kalani Music, Ukulele Club, and World Drum Club, are some of the most popular of their kind, with over 300k subscribers and millions of views.  As a presenter, Kalani works with the National Association for Music Education, The American Music Therapy Association, the Percussive Arts Society, regional, state, and local music education and music therapy chapters, and International Associations from Asia to Europe. He has shared the DCM approach with hundreds of music educators, music therapists, and music facilitators for over 20 years.  

As a music therapist, Kalani specializes in TBI and Addiction Recovery, currently working at several Los Angeles locations. He is a former Adjunct-Professor of Music Therapy at California State University Northridge and a founding member of the Music Therapy Drumming curriculum for music therapists.  

Kalani teaches world drumming, ukulele, native flute, and specializes in the art of music improvisation, community music facilitation, and how music making and mindfulness practices are mutually supportive and beneficial. He publishes Music Mindfulness via the   Kalani Das YouTube channel, and continues to promote the many benefits of music making to his fans and followers.

As someone who was diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of seven, and who currently experiences adult ADHD, Kalani has experience living with, and overcoming, invisible and misunderstood conditions and challenges. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and enjoys classic cars and motorcycles, scuba diving, and sharing good food with friends and family.

Suzanne Teng has been described by the Los Angeles Times as a “brilliant flutist” who “plays music for the soul.”   Originally from Berkeley, California, she received her Master’s degree  in Music Performance from Boston University’s School for the Arts and  completed the coursework for the PhD in ethnomusicology  at UCLA where her focus was on music and healing. She plays an  extensive array of flutes from around the world and is a renowned music educator who has taught at conservatories, colleges and universities, music camps, schools and conventions for over 40 years. She served on the National Endowment for the Arts Music Education panel  for three years and is an endorsed Yamaha Performing Artist.

Recognized in the recording industry for her skillful and creative playing, she can be heard on hundreds of recordings on Polygram, Warner Brothers, Windham Hill, BMG, Shanachi, Sounds True, Scottie Brothers and numerous independent labels, commercial soundtracks for Kleenex, Pepsi, Dodge, Johnnie Walker, video game soundtracks for “Myst” and “Prince of Persia,” film and television soundtracks for Emmy-winning “Tumble Leaf“ (PBS), “Machu Picchu” (Netflix), “Miss  Spider,” “Babar and the Adventures of Badou,” “Boston Legal,” “Murder, She Wrote,” and the films “300,” “Green Dragon,” and “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” plus numerous films and commercials for India, Germany, Korea and Mexico. She has appeared on national television, including live performances on several of CBS’s Survivor finale shows, which were seen  by over 70 million viewers.

Suzanne and Gilbert Levy, her husband and music partner, have  released seven critically acclaimed albums. They have won numerous international awards including the Independent Music Awards (twice), International Acoustic Music Awards, Los Angeles Music  Awards,  New Mexico Music Awards, Native America Style Flute Awards Album of the Year, Akademia Music Awards, Global Music Awards (Gold  Medal), Peace Song Awards, and InterContinental Music Awards. Suzanne was recently awarded the Best Multiple Flutes Player Award from the World Flute Society.

Their music has been licensed for hundreds of film, television, commercial and video productions and was featured on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Appreciated for its sacred, relaxing and heart opening qualities, their works have been used in numerous healing recordings, films and videos, including a special CD compilation of their music created by the pharmaceutical company Genentech that was distributed to over 50,000  cancer patients to aid in their recovery. “Mystic Journey…lifts the listener to a place where beauty, ecstasy and tranquility reside” (Whole Life Times) both in recordings and live performances, as demonstrated in venues where they have performed such as the Dalai Lama’s International World Festival of Sacred Music, where they were featured artists each year of the festival. Suzanne and  Gilbert have also composed and recorded music for yoga and acupuncture DVDs and several films including the documentaries “Raw for 30” and  “Beirut Rising.” 

They live in Santa Fe with their dog, cat, a coop of  chickens, and their son Miles, when he visits home for the holidays.

A limited number of private lessons with  Suzanne will be available during Flute Camp (Monday- Friday). Topics: NA  style flute, world flutes, alto flute, composing improvising, career  coaching. Please text Suzannae(310-455-7029 or email her at suzteng@mysticjourney.net to schedule. $100/hour payable by cash, check, Venmo, or credit card (with 3% fee added).

Gilbert’s musical journey started early at the age of seven when he began to play the piano. He received his first drum set for his Bar Mitzvah and was launched for life. By the age of 18, he was performing professionally on Bourbon Street in his hometown of New Orleans and soon after, had the distinction of hiring Wynton and Branford Marsalis for some of their first gigs while they were still in high school.

At 28, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical endeavors. Of significance during that time was that he discovered North Indian music and began to study tabla drums. (This move was hastened by the fact that one could not practice a drum set in a small apartment.) Discovering hand drums changed his life. All of a sudden, he was in different musical environments that were much closer to the music he loved, and which led him to meet Suzanne Teng who was also involved in the world music scene.

After many years as an in-demand world music drummer in the Los Angeles scene, he developed a significant hand injury. Gilbert then had to learn to play left-handed, and the injury caused him to learn different instruments than he’d played before. Also at this time, he embraced his keyboard and stringed instrument skills, leading him to discover a new voice that was more musically and compositionally based.

Gilbert and Suzanne have released seven critically acclaimed albums. They have won numerous international awards, including the Independent Music Awards (twice), International Acoustic Music Awards, Los Angeles Music Awards, New Mexico Music Awards, Native America Style Flute Awards Album of the Year, Akademia Music Awards, Global Music Awards (Gold Medal), Peace Song Awards, and InterContinental Music Awards.  Suzanne was recently awarded the Best Multiple Flutes Player Award from the World Flute Society.

Their music has been licensed for hundreds of films, television, commercial, and video productions and was featured on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Appreciated for its sacred, relaxing, and heart-opening qualities, their works have been used in numerous healing recordings, films, and videos, including a special CD compilation of their music created by the pharmaceutical company Genentech that was distributed to over 50,000 cancer patients to aid in their recovery. “Mystic Journey…lifts the listener to a place where beauty, ecstasy, and tranquility reside” (Whole Life Times) both in recordings and live performances, as demonstrated in venues where they have performed, such as the Dalai Lama’s International World Festival of Sacred Music, where they were featured artists each year of the festival. Suzanne and Gilbert have also composed and recorded music for yoga and acupuncture DVDs and several films, including the documentaries “Raw for 30” and “Beirut Rising.” 

They live in Santa Fe with their dog, cat, a coop of chickens, and their son, Miles, when he visits home for the holidays.