Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women

Powerful living music from Native women in the United States and Canada includes performances rarely heard beyond these artists’ communities. Ceremonial and social songs traditionally sung by women, other music now performed by women, and material that combines traditional and contemporary themes and musical forms. Thirty-four selections present a seamless range of solo, choral, and instrumental pieces, forming pulsating and driving music, the heart of Indian Country. "A majestic offering." — Entertainment Weekly.

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Track Listing

101	Mother Earth	The Six Nations Women Singers	01:37
102	Bingo Song	The Six Nations Women Singers	01:37
103	Ho Way Hey Yo	The Six Nations Women Singers	01:35
104	Fish Dance Song	Joanne Shenandoah	01:06
105	I May Want a Man	Joanne Shenandoah	03:55
106	Taos Courting Flute Song	Lillian Rainer	01:20
107	Lakota Flute Song	Georgia Wettlin-Larsen	01:17
108	Ojibwa Love Charm Song	Georgia Wettlin-Larsen	01:17
109	Ojibwa Love Song	Georgia Wettlin-Larsen	01:54
110	War Mothers' Song	Anita Anquoe George	01:47
111	Bunny Hop Dance	Mary Ann Meanus and Verbena Green	01:12
112	Stick Game Song	Mary Ann Meanus and Verbena Green	01:36
113	Navajo Riding Song	Lillian Rainer	02:17
114	Let 'em Talk	The Sweethearts of Navajoland	02:22
115	One Woman's Man	The Sweethearts of Navajoland	02:54
116	Lizard, His Song	Nancy Richardson	01:42
117	Panther, Her Song	Nancy Richardson	01:22
118	Kick Dance Song	Nancy Richardson	01:16
119	Spotted Fawn Dance	Nancy Richardson	00:52
120	The Mice and the Bad Angel	Betty Mae Jumper	00:39
121	Turtle's Song to the Wolf	Betty Mae Jumper	00:44
122	Glitter Nights	Geraldine Barney	05:46
123	Tsidii-Bird	Geraldine Barney	01:24
124	Honor Song for an Older Sister	Poldine Carlo	01:43
125	World War II Honor Song	Poldine Carlo	01:10
126	Blessing Song	Cornelia Bowannie and Arliss Luna	03:27
127	Ange'in	Tewa Indian Women's Choir	03:20
128	Holy, Holy, Holy	Tewa Indian Women's Choir	01:32
129	Beautiful Mansion in the Sky	Betty Mae Jumper	01:06
130	Hallelujah	Betty Mae Jumper	01:12
131	Going Home	Ulali	04:46
132	Mother	Ulali	02:52
133	Northern Lights	Crying Woman Singers	03:47
134	Starwalker	Buffy Sainte-Marie	03:01