Creation's Journey: Native American Music

Various Artists SFW40410

Presented by the National Museum of the American Indian. From powwow music to Christian songs in Cherokee to Irish reels, Native peoples from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia present living traditions and crossovers to Euro-American musics. Recorded in New York City and Washington D.C., in 1992 and 1993. Package includes detailed notes in a beautifully illustrated booklet. An eloquent expression of enduring creativity, vibrant cultural life, and diverse artistry. 64 minutes. "A wondrous exhibition of Native American music." — TSC Entertainment News
Country(s) Bolivia; Canada; Mexico; United States
Culture Group(s) Navajo; Apache; Apache-White Mountain; Aymara; Blackfoot; Cherokee; Comanche; Iroquois; Kwakiutl; Micmac; Seneca; Tewa; Yupik; Zapotec
Keyword(s) American Indian; Gospel music; Music--Cape Breton; Religious
Instrument(s) Fiddle; Guitar; Piano; Tinya (Drum)

Year of Recording 1994
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Charlotte Heth ; Produced by Terence Winch ; Design by Roger Gorman ; Mastered by David Glasser

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101	Prairie Chicken Dance	The Blackfoot Crossing Singers	2:00
102	Scalp Dance / Victory Dance (medley)	Comanche Singers	4:08
103	Two-Step: Inform Your Grandma	D.J. Nez	2:01
104	Crown Dance	Ramsey Burnette	2:36
105	Butterfly Dance	Peter Garcia and Carpio Trujillo	10:18
106	New Women's Shuffle Dance	Young Nation Singers	6:28
107	Constitution Breakdown	Lee Cremo Trio	2:11
108	Sheehan's Reel / Pigeon on the Gate (medley)	Lee Cremo Trio	2:25
109	A Beautiful Life	The Kingfisher Trio	2:06
110	On the Jericho Road	The Kingfisher Trio	2:35
111	Helana	Elena and Nicholas Charles and Joe Chief, Jr.	1:30
112	Hello Song	Elena and Nicholas Charles and Joe Chief, Jr.	2:43
113	Ladies Dance	Kwakiutl Singers	5:59
114	Peace Dance	Kwakiutl Singers	2:21
115	Sata Kallta	Comunidad Aymara de Laqaya	4:30
116	Axawiri Imilla	Comunidad Aymara de Laqaya	6:56
117	Son de la Danza de los Mixes	Zapotec Singers	4:32

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