Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

Various Artists

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The music of the Haida tribe in the Pacific Northwest is shrouded in secrecy from outsiders, largely as a response to their visual art being exposed by European missionaries in the 19th century. As a result Haida elders sought to protect their music from western influence. Haida songs are constructed of a unique speech-vocal style and foundation tones which tell the story of each piece and direct each ritual. Musicologist Ida Halpern collected a number of recordings of Haida songs from tribespeople eager to keep their heritage alive and was the first scholar of native music of this region. This album contains songs about love, celebration, war, drinking, and dialogue between Halpern and the singers. Liner notes include musical analyses of each song, as well as interviews with artists involved in the project.

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101	MM 44: Play Song	Mungo Martin	0:52
102	MM 45: Play Song	Mungo Martin	1:13
103	MM 46: Play Song	Mungo Martin	1:23
104	MM 47: Love Song	Mungo Martin	2:43
105	MM 48: War Song Cycle	Mungo Martin	3:47
106	MM 49: Love Song	Mungo Martin	1:41
107	MM 50: Drinking Song	Mungo Martin	2:30
108	MM 19: Drinking Song	Mungo Martin	1:18
109	TW 12: Paddle Song	Tom Willie Johnson	3:20
110	L 18: Haida Song	Fred Louis and Ella Thompson	3:12
111	L 19: Hummingbird Song	Fred Louis and Ella Thompson	3:08
201	K 1: Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	3:06
202	K 2: Haida King Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	2:40
203	K 3: Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	2:15
204	K 4: Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	0:56
205	Dialogue	Mrs. Peter Kelly	7:05
206	K 5: Tsimshian Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	2:08
207	K 6: Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	1:32
208	K 7: Chinook Love Song	Mrs. Peter Kelly	7:30
301	FD 1: Celebration Song	Florence Davidson	6:41
302	FD 2: Lullaby Song	Florence Davidson	2:51
303	FD 3: Marriage Song	Florence Davidson	5:07
304	FD 4: Children's Song	Florence Davidson	2:15
305	FD 5: Neyland's Pride Song	Florence Davidson	6:02
401	FD 6: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch	Florence Davidson	2:55
402	Dialogue	Florence Davidson	11:55
403	FD 6A: Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch	Florence Davidson	2:37
404	FD 7: Tsimshian Song	Florence Davidson	2:01
405	Dialogue	Florence Davidson	3:42

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