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Native American Music, Ca. 1960s - 1970s

 File — Box: 2, cd: 74

Scope and Contents

  1. 1.       00 min: 00 sec - Group of singers, with drum, Navajo
  2. 2.       2:00 - Group of singers, with melodica, accordion, Navajo - Shineshaw? Navajo Anthem
  3. 3.       3:21 - Female singer, Navajo, vocables
  4. 4.       4:12 - Female singer, Navajo
  5. 5.       5:09 - Different female singer, Navajo, water drum song?
  6. 6.       6:14 - Group of male singers, with drum, Navajo
  7. 7.       8:03 - Male Singer and metal tapping on beat, Navajo, some vocals
  8. 8.       9:19 - Group of male singers using falsetto, Navajo, Yei-Bi-Chai , Night Way chant
  9. 9.       12:30 - Group of female singers, with drum, Plains, Northern - Round Dance?
  10. 10.   16:10 - Female singer, with drum, Plains - Sun Dance? Eagle bone whistle?
  11. 11.   17:37 - Group male Singers, with drum and shakers, Northern Plains
  12. 12.   19:18 - Male singer, with drum, Native American Church, Peyote Song
  13. 13.   21:40 - Male singer? - Northern Plains, Honor song?
  14. 14.   22:33 - Flute - Native American Flute, Plains style - courting flute?
  15. 15.   23:42 - Men, Women, Northern Plains, vocal
  16. 16.   25:40- Male chanter, with low drum, with animal calls, effects in background, Apache - Crown dance or gaar - Part of Sunrise Ceremony?
  17. 17.   29:18 - Group of male singers, with drum, Apache - Same as above
  18. 18.   32:00 - Singing, shouting, with drum - a New Mexico Pueblo Buffalo dance? Tewa or Towa? Jemez?
  19. 19.   35:36 - Singing, shouting - Pueblo - Buffalo dance?
  20. 20.   38:54 - Group of male singers, with shakers - Navajo - Yei-bi-chai - Night Way chant
  21. 21.   41:29 - Polyphonic singing - Navajo - Squaw dance - part of Enemy Way ceremony
  22. 22.   44:3 0- Group of male singers, with fast drum, with flutes - Plains-Northern - Sun Dance Song
  23. 23.   47:20 - Call and Response - Southern Plains? Ghost Dance? Shoshone?

Dates

  • Ca. 1960s - 1970s

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 boxes (.45 cu. ft., including 89 CDs and 5 folders)

General

Native American songs, believed to be recorded in New Mexico. From 1 DAT from UNM Fine Arts Library, reformatted to 2 CDs, no other information available. Although the DAT was labeled Creation Chants, notes made upon listening indicate these are mainly publically known Navajo chants and social songs. Also includes other pow-wow songs performed by Plains Indian groups, with a few Pueblo and Apache songs. Notes from listening to recordings. Starts with Hispanic folk songs, moves to multiple Indian chants - Navajo Blessing Way, Beauty Way

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