Huwenai (Song from Zuni), June 3 and 6, 1968
Item — CD: 4
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection of field and commercial recordings was donated to the UNM Archive of Southwest Music by Donald L. Roberts and offers a wide variety of music selections collected in the 1960s. Most of the collection includes interesting commentary about these songs in Spanish and English.
The majority of the items are Navajo chants, songs, dances and healing ceremonies from Crownpoint, New Mexico. There are sections of dialogue and singing by John Nez, a Navajo medicine man, who discusses the use of sand paintings and prayer for healing. Included are English translations. A later section features contemporary Navajo songs and dances. The collection also includes recordings of Hopi, Pueblo, Ute, Navajo, Apache and Kiowa songs and dances with discussions about their meanings.
There are recordings of a Matachines dance from San Juan Pueblo, and a Spanish Los Pastores program performed at the Guadalupe Church, in Taos, N.M. The last section contains traditional Mexican folksongs in Spanish as well as French and Italian tunes performed by the University of Chihuahua Grupo Folklórico. Donald L. Roberts donated more reel-to-reel recordings in June 2018. All but two reels were reformated and added to the collection as Cds. 11 to 16 A and 16 B. The two remaining reels contain duplicates of recordings by John S. Candelario and John H. Green - that were already in the collection. The Roberts 2018 donation also included an original album, with a color cover, of four long play (gramophone) music records - entitled "Indian Songs of the Southwest" by John S. Candelario Productions. These four have Native American Apache, Hopi, Navajo and Taos Pueblo songs. The John H. Green recording has songs by Tarascan, Yaqui and Chichimeca natives. The archival Cds and Candelario lps have been retained in the Archival CD area. Forms part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
The majority of the items are Navajo chants, songs, dances and healing ceremonies from Crownpoint, New Mexico. There are sections of dialogue and singing by John Nez, a Navajo medicine man, who discusses the use of sand paintings and prayer for healing. Included are English translations. A later section features contemporary Navajo songs and dances. The collection also includes recordings of Hopi, Pueblo, Ute, Navajo, Apache and Kiowa songs and dances with discussions about their meanings.
There are recordings of a Matachines dance from San Juan Pueblo, and a Spanish Los Pastores program performed at the Guadalupe Church, in Taos, N.M. The last section contains traditional Mexican folksongs in Spanish as well as French and Italian tunes performed by the University of Chihuahua Grupo Folklórico. Donald L. Roberts donated more reel-to-reel recordings in June 2018. All but two reels were reformated and added to the collection as Cds. 11 to 16 A and 16 B. The two remaining reels contain duplicates of recordings by John S. Candelario and John H. Green - that were already in the collection. The Roberts 2018 donation also included an original album, with a color cover, of four long play (gramophone) music records - entitled "Indian Songs of the Southwest" by John S. Candelario Productions. These four have Native American Apache, Hopi, Navajo and Taos Pueblo songs. The John H. Green recording has songs by Tarascan, Yaqui and Chichimeca natives. The archival Cds and Candelario lps have been retained in the Archival CD area. Forms part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
Dates
- June 3 and 6, 1968
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cassettes (17 cassettes and one folder with Rathbun notes)
General
Artist: Justin Setala
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