Navajo Dine Songs, 1971
File — Box: 2, CD: 40
Scope and Contents
Navajo Dine Songs from Canyon Records Navajo Songs of the Diné (the People), recording from reels to reels, original source was - Canyon Records, Phoenix, Arizona, ca. 1971. (ARP 6055) Performers: Joe Lee, of Lukachuchai; with group, Mesa Verde Group Singers; Reg Begay; Natay, Navajo singer; Laughing Boy; Tseyia Chee; Yeibechai Team from Fort Defiance area. Notes from record in Box 2.
1. Round Dance, Joe Lee of Lukachuchai, social dance, 3 songs, done 3rd afternoon of Enemy Way 2. The Trail to Gallup, Mesa Verde Group Singers, social dance 3. I Want to Put My Arms Around Your Neck, Mesa Verde Group Singers, love song, used as a squaw dance song 4. Sonnie, I’m Leaving You, Mesa Verde Group Singers, social dance 5. The Old Glory Raising on Iwo Jima, solo, Reg Begay, commemorates the heroic deed of Ira Hayes, one of the four servicemen who raised the American Flag on Iwo Jema, World War II and Navajo patriotism. 6. Let’s Hope for Love, solo, Reg Begay, love song for a social dance. 7. Riding Songs, solo, Natay, Navajo singer, 5 songs. Song of the Navajo horses. 8. Rhythm Squaw Dance Song, solo, Natay, skip dance. 9. Do Not Forsake Me, solo, Natay, a song for a social dance. 10. Navajo Hoop Dance, solo, Laughing Boy, skip dance song, like the one he and his dancing daughter, Red Wing, made famous. 11. Goat Song, solo Laughing Boy, squaw dance song. 12. Grinding songs, male singers with women corn-grinders, recorded during a corn-grinding exhibit. 13. Sun Dance Song, Tseyia Chee, medicine man, chant, with singers and basket drum over a hole in the ground, chorus only 14. Yei-be-chai Chant, Yeibechai Team from Fort Defiance area, sacred night chant, last night of a nine day healing ceremony.
1. Round Dance, Joe Lee of Lukachuchai, social dance, 3 songs, done 3rd afternoon of Enemy Way 2. The Trail to Gallup, Mesa Verde Group Singers, social dance 3. I Want to Put My Arms Around Your Neck, Mesa Verde Group Singers, love song, used as a squaw dance song 4. Sonnie, I’m Leaving You, Mesa Verde Group Singers, social dance 5. The Old Glory Raising on Iwo Jima, solo, Reg Begay, commemorates the heroic deed of Ira Hayes, one of the four servicemen who raised the American Flag on Iwo Jema, World War II and Navajo patriotism. 6. Let’s Hope for Love, solo, Reg Begay, love song for a social dance. 7. Riding Songs, solo, Natay, Navajo singer, 5 songs. Song of the Navajo horses. 8. Rhythm Squaw Dance Song, solo, Natay, skip dance. 9. Do Not Forsake Me, solo, Natay, a song for a social dance. 10. Navajo Hoop Dance, solo, Laughing Boy, skip dance song, like the one he and his dancing daughter, Red Wing, made famous. 11. Goat Song, solo Laughing Boy, squaw dance song. 12. Grinding songs, male singers with women corn-grinders, recorded during a corn-grinding exhibit. 13. Sun Dance Song, Tseyia Chee, medicine man, chant, with singers and basket drum over a hole in the ground, chorus only 14. Yei-be-chai Chant, Yeibechai Team from Fort Defiance area, sacred night chant, last night of a nine day healing ceremony.
Dates
- 1971
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (.5 cu. ft. containing 49 CDs, transcriptions, and notes)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu