William Horncloud - Sioux Songs of Love & War (CR-6150)
This collection of seventeen traditional Lakota songs is by one of the great native singers of all time, William Horncloud, and includes honor songs, war songs, old Omaha dance songs, love songs and rabbit songs. Born in 1905, Horncloud learned songs reaching back into the 1800's and was instrumental for keeping Lakota culture alive.
TRACKS:
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1. Honoring Song sung by Charles Red Cloud (3:14)
2. Omaha Dance Song (4:25)
3. War Song (2:45)
4. War Song (2:09)
5. Omaha Dance Song (2:45)
6. War Song (2:14)
7. Marching Song (3:18)
8. War Song (2:53)
9. Love Song (4:48)
10. Love Song (4:33)
11. Love Song (4:27)
12. Round Dance Song (4:27)
13. Sioux National Anthem & Victory Song¹ (2:30)
14. Chief's Honoring Song (2:45)
15. Oldest Rabbit Song² (3:09)
16. Rabbit Song² (2:32)
Total Time: 47:30
¹Originally released on Sioux Favorites (CR-6059)
²Originally released on William Horncloud Sings Rabbit Sioux Songs (CR-6081)
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