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A Cry from the Earth: Music of the North American Indians

Various Artists
A Cry from the Earth: Music of the North American Indians

This album is representative of the vast variety of American Indian music found across the United States and Canada. A complement to the book of the same name by John Bierhorst, this collection delineates the different regional musical styles in North America (including The Northwestern Coast, The Great Basin, The Plains, and the Eastern Woodlands) and explores the close relationship between music and culture.


RELATED LESSON PLAN
"Trail of Tears: Music of the American Indian Diaspora"


EN ESPAÑOL

Este álbum es representativo de la gran variedad de música de los indios de América del Norte que se encuentran en los Estados Unidos y Canadá.

Un complemento para el libro del mismo nombre de John Bierhorst, esta colección delinea los diferentes estilos musicales regionales en América del Norte (incluyendo la Costa Noroeste, La Gran Cuenca, Los Llanos y los Bosques orientales) y explora la estrecha relación entre la música y la cultura.

Track Listing

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Paddling Song (Tlingit) Mt. Edgecumbe Boys Chorus 02:10
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102
Raven Song (Kwakiutl) Billy Assu 01:27
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103
To Quiet a Raging Storm (Copper Eskimo) Anivyunna 00:31
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104
It Was a Very Lovely Day When the Water Was Calm (Alaskan Eskimo) Joe Sikvayunak 00:40
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105
A Dance Song of the Night Chant (Navajo) Sandoval Begay 02:14
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106
Father, Have Pity on Me (Arapaho Ghost Dance) Unspecified 00:59
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107
Yellow Light from Sun Is Streaming (Comanche Ghost Dance) Unspecified 00:53
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108
Sleep Song (Hopi) Clarence Taptuka 01:29
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109
A Song of the Wildcat Dance (Diegueño) Kate Coleman 01:16
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110
One Wind (Chippewa) Kimiwun 01:47
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111
Modern Love Song (Pan-Indian) Leah K. Hicks 01:00
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112
A Song of the Drum Dance (Iroquois) Corbett Sundown 00:36
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113
Pleasure Dance (Choctaw) Men's and Women's choruses 00:29
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114
Dance Song (Penobscot) Unspecified 01:31
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201
Lullaby (Zuni) Laughing Eyes Margaret Eagle 01:18
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202
Lullaby (Cherokee) Tom Handle 00:48
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203
The Elf's Song (Picuris) Rosendo Vargas 00:42
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204
Power Song of the Eagle (Nez Perce) Ralph Armstrong 01:19
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205
Dream Song (Iroquois) Joshua "Billy" Buck 01:00
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206
A Song of the Flute Ceremony (Hopi) Makawatiweh 01:07
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207
Clear the Way (Teton Sioux) Bear Eagle 01:56
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208
Farewell to the Warriors (Chippewa) Charles Mee 01:08
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209
Song for a Woman Who Was Brave in War (Chippewa) Odjibway 00:35
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210
Flute Call (Sioux) John Coloff 00:57
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211
Lonesome Flute (Yuchi) Jim Tiger 00:43
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212
I Have Found My Lover (Chippewa) Julia Warren Spears 00:20
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213
Flute Song (Pima) Unspecified 01:13
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214
Mourning Song for a Brother (Tlingit) Maggie Harry and Jenny Jack 02:19
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215
Inviting-in Dance Song (Alaskan Eskimo) Otis Ahkivigak 00:50
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216
When I Met Him Approaching (Arapaho Ghost Dance) Unspecified 00:58
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217
Peyote Song (Delaware) Charlton L. Williams 00:56
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218
Methodist Hymn (Chippewa) Betty Pamptopee 00:37
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219
Gourd Dance - With Captured Us Army Bugler (Kiowa) Kenneth Anquoe 01:16