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Various Artists - The Great Plains: Indian Singers and Songs (CR-6052)
Performed By: William Koomsa, Sr. & Kiowa Singers Arikara Singers of Parshall, N.D., Little Axe Singers (Shawnee), Cheyenne Dave Group (So. Cheyenne), Philip Whiteman Group (No. Cheyenne), Chief Spotted Back Hamilton & Ponca Singers, Rough Arrow & Phoenix Plains Singers, Willie Horncloud Group (Oglalla Sioux), Otto Hungary Group (No. Arapahoe). Cover Art by Rex Moore (Sioux).
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Various Artists - Peyote Ceremonial Songs (CR-6054)
Since the mid-1800's an intertribal religion, the Native American Church has developed a philosophy and ritual around the use of the peyote cactus. The peyote ceremony of the Native American Church includes prayers and quiet meditative songs accompanied by a special rattle and water-drum. This collection of vintage peyote recordings brings together many historic performances of sacred songs from this enduring tradition. Sung by David Apekaun, Morris Medicine with Betty Jo Pimpey and Pamela Medicine, Chief White Eagle, Chief Spotted Back Hamilton, Johnny Buffalo, Wilbur Jack, and Ralph Turtle with Alfred Armstrong.
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Various Artists - Zuni (CR-6060)
The Zuni people are a Pueblo tribe that settled in the desert of the American southwest more than 2000 years ago. The beautiful songs and ornate dances that accompany their ceremonies celebrate the planting and harvesting of crops and offer prayers for rain and a successful hunt. These historic recordings give a glimpse into the life and traditions of an ancient people.
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Various Artists - Traditional Navajo Songs (CR-6064)
These traditional Navajo songs were recorded from 1952 to 1963 by noted singers Ed Lee Natay, Reg Begay, Roger McCabe, Tseiya Chee, Joe Lee of Lukachuchai and the Mesa Verde National Park Team. This collection brings together social songs including love songs, squaw dance songs and ceremonial songs from the Yei-Be-Chai ritual.
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Various Artists - Pueblo Songs From San Juan (CR-6065)
Recorded in 1969, this collection of songs from the San Juan Pueblo in New Mexico provides a musical window to one of the oldest cultures in North America. These hunting, fertility, honoring and social songs have been passed from generation to generation and their time-honored beauty is captured in this recording.
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Various Artists - Hopi Butterfly (CR-6072)
The Butterfly Dance, a traditional social dance of the Hopi, is held in August after the gathering of the harvest and presentation of the Snake Dance. It is a thanksgiving dance for the harvest, chiefly for the corn crop and features dancing by young Hopi maidens wearing elaborate headdresses. This rare and unique recording is the first commercially released recording of an actual Butterfly Dance in progress. Recorded in Hotevilla Village in 1967 by Ben Setima, it captures the beauty of a culture that is rarely glimpsed by outsiders.
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Various Artists - Traditional Songs of the Tohono O'Odham (CR-6084)
This recording captures the traditional social and ceremonial music of the Tohono O'odham people (formerly called "Papago"). The sound of human voice is accompanied by gourd rattle and basket drum in these unique and disappearing songs from the peoples of the southern Arizona desert.
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Various Artists - Waila! (CR-6085)
Originally released in 1972, these are the legendary first two recordings of waila, the energetic social dance music of the Native American peoples of the southern Arizona desert. Also referred to as "chicken scratch", the vibrant melodies of saxophone, accordion, and electric guitar glide across the solid backbeat of bass and drums performing polkas, schottisches, and mazurkas. This newly remastered collection brings together classic recordings of this musical hybrid rooted in the contacts between European immigrants and the Tohono O'odham peoples.
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Various Artists - Crow Celebration (CR-6089)
"The best drums come to the Crow Fair" goes the saying among the crow people. It is said with pride and a feeling of hospitality. This album includes songs by ten outstanding groups representing the finest singers of the Northern Plains and Canada.
Recorded live by special permission during the Crow Indian Fair and Celebration, Crow Agency, Montana.
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Various Artists - Hopi Social Dance Songs (CR-6107)
For millennia, the Hopi people have graced the great deserts of the southwestern United States and have preserved an enduring culture centered around their agricultural way of life. Although primarily sung to accompany social dances from January to mid-May, these songs also include prayers asking for good crops, rain, health, and other blessings.
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Various Artists - Kyi-Yo Pow-Wow (CR-6111)
Recorded live at the University of Montana, Missoula, Montana May 4 and 5, 1973, during the Fifth Annual Kyi-Yo Indian Youth Conference. On this occasion some of the finest drums in the northwest USA and Canada attended to support Indian Youth. Cover illustration: ?ISSIWUN? by A. Whiteman, Cheyenne-Arapaho artist.
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Various Artists - Songs of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation (CR-6123)
These Songs represent the traditional music of the native people of the Warm Springs Reservation (comprised of fourteen tribal groups including Warm Springs, Wasco, and Northern Paiute) located in Oregon. Chosen with great care by the singers, this special collection contains honor, serenade and creation songs, providing the listener an opportunity to experience the beauty of the Warm Springs cultural heritage. Includes detailed song descriptions.
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Various Artists - Yaqui Ritual & Festive Music (CR-6140)
Through centuries of persecution, the Yaquis of northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona have strived to preserve their homelands and culture. Much of Yaqui culture centers around the colorful songs and dances of their religious fiestas. Performed on both indigenous and Spanish instruments along with voice, this recording of the many unique Yaqui musical traditions provides a glimpse into the rich pageantry of the Yaqui way of life.
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Various Artists - Songs of the Caddo (CR-6146)
Long out of print this comprehensive collection of traditional Caddo music features rare ceremonial and social songs that blend the musical styles of Southeastern and southern Plains tribes. A people rich in spirit, the Caddo have maintained their heritage through the preservation of these songs and dances. The compact disc contains both Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 which were originally available on separate LP records. Cassette contains Vol. 1 only.
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