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Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast

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Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast Dr. Ida Halpern (1910–1987), an Austrian-born Canadian musicologist, collected these tracks from several tribes along the British Columbia coast. Songs of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka’wakw) are the most prevalent here, but also included are the Ucluelet and Toquaht First Nations, with informants from the Nuu-chah-nulth and Da'naxda'xw Nations as well. The liner notes provide an exhaustive yet accessible analysis of the musical techniques of the coastal tribes, and of the musicians’ lives. Other recordings by Dr. Halpern include Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, and Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast.

Track Listing

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Wolf Song Billy Assu 03:10
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Wolf Song Mungo Martin 02:05
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Grizzly Bear Song (1-3) (medley) Fred Louis and Ella Thompson 06:10
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Grizzly Bear Song Mungo Martin 02:18
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105
Raven Song Mungo Martin 03:00
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106
Raven Song Billy Assu 01:41
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107
Raven Song Billy Assu 01:25
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201
Potlatch Song Billy Assu 01:39
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202
Potlatch Song Billy Assu 00:58
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203
Headdress Song Mungo Martin 04:03
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204
Feast Song Mungo Martin 15:26
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Finishing Song Mungo Martin 00:51
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Hamatsa Song Billy Assu 02:02
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Hamatsa Song Billy Assu and Wikwli Smeka 02:26
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303
Hamatsa Song, Hikeles Stanley Hunt 04:37
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304
Hamatsa Song, Mosquito Mungo Martin 01:10
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305
Mourning Song Mungo Martin 05:28
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306
Little Woman Doctor Song Mary Wamish and Billy Assu 01:30
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307
Ghost Song, Hacha Mamai Mungo Martin 01:58
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308
Ghost Song, Hama Maa Mei Mungo Martin 01:47
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401
Love Song Mungo Martin and Mrs. Martin 04:09
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402
War Song for Marriage Billy Assu 01:49
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403
Paying for Daughter Song Billy Assu 02:02
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404
Cradle Song, Ya Sella Mungo Martin 04:15
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405
Baby Song Dan Cranmer 02:19
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406
Cedar Bark Dance Song Mungo Martin 04:30
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Gambling Song Mungo Martin 02:47