Dennehotso Swinging Wranglers - 14 Karat Mind (CR-7136)
Navajo Two-Step and Skip Dance songs are traditional songs about love, courting and honor and are a central part of Navajo culture. A classic singing group, the Dennehotso Swinging Wranglers, present songs that portray the social life, with its pathos and humor, of the Navajo.
Two-Step Dance Songs:
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1. Wasted Days / Wasted Nights (3:19)
2. Proud To Be A Navajo (2:26)
3. Blue Eye Blonde (3:43)
4. Broken Heart For Sale (2:50)
5.I'm The Same Old Me (3:24)
6. Song And Dance Turns Me On (3:56)
Skip Dance Songs:
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7. 14 Karat Mind (3:16)
8. I'll Be Waiting At The National Finals (2:50)
9. When You Used To Dress Up So Pretty (3:10)
10. Heart Break Highway (2:47)
11. Let's Take A Ride To Four Corners New Mexico Borderline (3:49)
With a voice as clear and exciting as the immortal Ed Lee Natay, Dine singing star Davis Mitchell presents ten new songs about Navajo life and loving. A great performer who needs no comparison with anyone, the ever-popular Mitchell is a favorite throughout all corners of Dinetah and beyond!
Christmas comes to Navajoland as the Todi Neesh Zhee Singers present five Christmas songs done in traditional song and dance style interspersed with four social dance songs. These popular singers are joined by Roger Begay in a traditional style Christmas song and singers Radmilla Cody, Socie Saltwater and Consuela Chacon in Christmas standards sung in both Navajo and English.
Groups Featured: Toh-Den-Nas-Shai Singers, T/L Swingers, Smoke Signal Travelers, Four Corners Singers, Nataani Nez Travelers, Beclabito Valley Singers, Chinle Valley Boys.
Recorded live during the Chinle Valley Traditional Song & Dance Festival, April 19, 1986, Chinle, Arizona.
Navajo Two-Step and Skip Dance songs are traditional songs about love, courting and honor and are a central part of Navajo culture. A classic singing group, the Dennehotso Swinging Wranglers, present songs that portray the social life, with its pathos and humor, of the Navajo.
Singers: Paul Dokey (head singer/drummer), Miller Dedman, Jr., Erin Dokey, Harrison Nez, Virginia Burke (secretary), Mary Dedman, Ann Dokey, Vee Shirley, Mae Dedman.
All songs made by Paul Dokey.
The Sweethearts of Navajoland: Alberta Wilson, Lillian Ashley, Darlene Juan, Eileen Reed.
The Sweethearts of Navajoland, led by Lillian Ashley, are one of the top traditional singing groups from the Navajo Nation. Formed in 1989, this group has performed throughout the United States and in Europe including the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The group's name was chosen because the singers come from the area surrounding Chinle, Arizona which is sometimes referred to as the "Heart of Navajo."
The Southwestern Singers: Bill McCabe (lead singer), Dannie Largo, Richard Begay (drummer). Backup singers: Rita Begay and Helena Largo. (Annie MacCabe could not be present for this recording.)
All songs composed by Richard Begay and Bill McCabe.
Todi Neesh Zhee Singers - Alger Greyeyes, Elmer Greyeyes, Albert Nelson, Jr., Jerome Cly, Albert "Bucky" Nelson III, Jerome Austin, Gary Nelson, Leander Seaton, Paul F. Boone, Herbert Greyeyes, Harry Austin, Everett Greyeyes, Jr.
Northern Ranchers of Shiprock, New Mexico: Frankie Ute (Many Goats and Yucca Fruit clans), James Joe, lead singer (Yucca Fruit and Red Steak clans), Garry Jay, assistant manager (Bitter Water and Red House clans), Ted C. Begay (Yucca Fruit and Red Steak clans).
Todi Neesh Zhee Singers: Gary Nelson, Alger Greyeyes, Jerome Austin, Elmer Greyeyes, Albert Nelson III, Jerome Cly, Albert Nelson, Jr., Paul F. Boone, Leander Seton, Ezra Graymountain, Ajaye Boone, Everett Greyeyes, Jr., Harry Austin.
