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For the record: If you are a fan of American Indian musicians, particularly those from the Southwest, Redhouse should be a familiar name to you.

Patriarch and Indian culture advocate Rex Redhouse produced several talented children in his lifetime, including daughter Mary Redhouse, a vocalist and bass player; Larry Redhouse, accomplished musician and leader of the Larry Redhouse Trio and Tony Redhouse.

A percussionist and flutist, Tony Redhouse has built a reputation in the Phoenix area as a sharp and skillful musician but has only recently relocated to the Tucson area.

He performs a traditional Indian workshop/meditation at the Spiritchild Metaphysical Center, 3773 W. Ina Road, No. 130, Sunday.

"My father was Navajo. He passed away two years ago. He raised us to do traditional dance and traditional music. He was always singing and performing Navajo dance. He started us as a family as a dance group. We went to different schools and events in the Monterey Bay area. He was stationed at Fort Ord in California after World War II. He raised us in that area with our mom, and we would present cultural awareness to the community."

"The music of the time filtered down to us through TV and radio from the San Francisco area, and we started taking a liking to other styles: jazz, funk, soul and R&B. Then as young teens and preteens, we started the Redhouse Family Band. We did cover tunes. We were doing songs like 'Sitting on the Dock of the Bay' and Sergio Mendes' 'Brasil 66.'

"We were playing for adults, for my mom and dad's social club. They had the whole family up there playing these songs. We were still doing the traditional Native American arts but this as well. They were our managers for a while until we got too wild."

"I see the symbolism in different sounds and textures in music that can represent a person's soul. It is a very transparent way a person can express their personality, their history and their life experiences, very much the things in your soul.

"They can be expressed through music in the simplest form, through a drum, a flute, a voice. The things that resonate through a person are ways that people can identify who you are."

"I think for me it is actually a foundation, a reference point. I am a flute player and a recording artist but at the root of it all is the drum. That kind of is the foundation point. It has been easy for me to branch off into other indigenous cultures through drums. I use drums from around the world and show how they are compatible and complementary to the Native American foundation."

"The presentation will consist mainly of live Native American music for meditation and healing. This will be a very interactive session of spontaneous music and Native American dance for the participants.

"They will experience the joy and freedom of being at peace with themselves and in harmony with the universe. We will look at the use of ritual that leads to the ceremonial spiritual state.

"I will speak on traditional Native American symbolism and spirituality that leads to healing and reveal everyday activities and musical exercises that are viable tools in contemporary society."