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American Indian Dances

Various Artists
American Indian Dances In 1958 Folkways Records hired Ronnie and Stu Lipner, two international folk dance instructors and consultants, to “edit, compile, and/or procure…a series of recordings based on Dances of Many Peoples.” One of the results is this collection of field recordings of various tribal dances from the Great Plains and American Southwest. Liner notes detail each of the dances, though the names of the performers and dates and locations of the performances are not specified.

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En 1958 Folkways Records contrató a Ronnie y Stu Lipner, dos instructores y consultores de danza folclórica internacional, para ”editar, compilar y / o conseguir ... una serie de grabaciones basadas en danzas de muchos pueblos.“ Uno de los resultados es esta colección de campo de grabaciones de varias danzas tribales de las grandes llanuras y el Suroeste de Estados Unidos.

Las notas detallan cada uno de los bailes, aunque no se especifican los nombres de los artistas, las fechas y los lugares de las actuaciones.

Track Listing

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Night Chant (Navaho) Male Navajo chorus led by Sandoval Begay with gourd rattles 02:55
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102
Rabbit Dance (Sioux) Lucy Randall, Paul High Horse, and Oliver Standing Bear 03:11
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103
Sun Dance / Omaha Dance (Sioux) Benjamin Sitting Up, Ellis Chips, John Long Commander 03:05
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104
Devil Dance (Apache) Macklin Palmer, Andrew Palmer, Sinew Riley, Stanley Paxson 02:53
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105
Eagle Dance (San Ildefonso) Mike Martinez and Richard Martinez 03:00
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106
Harvest Dance (Zuni) A group of Zuni musicians 03:32
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Rain Dance (Zuni) Harry Nieto, Dan Philips, Edmund Ladd, Morris Lekeela, Mr. Wasson 04:44
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202
Squaw Dance (Navaho) Ambrose Roanhorse, Chester Roanhorse, Tom Roanhorse 01:39
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203
War Dance (Plains Indians) Louie Nine Pipe, Paul Finley, and five other singers from Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana 01:42
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204
Snake Dance A vocalist and drummer 01:53
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205
Pow-wow Dance (Flathead) A group of vocalists and a drummer 03:14
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Dog Dance (Plains) A vocalist and drummer 03:22