Native American flautist using music to save the past, heal the present

JJ Kent plays the flute for an attentive group of youngsters at the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology recently.

Native American flautist Johnny ‘JJ’ Kent is trying to do his part to make the world a better place, preserve the cultural heritage of his people while also promoting harmony.

“One of the things I try to do through my music is try to help promote good feelings between all people. I want all people to realise that we’re all related to each other because we’re all family,” the Native American musician said in a recent interview with Stabroek News. He was in Guyana at the behest of the US Embassy here as part of its cultural programme.

Kent, who plays the flute and also sings, is a Native American Music Award-winning recording artiste and a cultural speaker and educator in schools and at University campuses in the US. He won “2009 Flutist of the Year” at the