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Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women

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Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women
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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

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Mother Earth The Six Nations Women Singers 1:37
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102
Bingo Song The Six Nations Women Singers 1:37
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103
Ho Way Hey Yo The Six Nations Women Singers 1:35
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Fish Dance Song Joanne Shenandoah 1:06  
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I May Want a Man Joanne Shenandoah 3:55  
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Taos Courting Flute Song Lillian Rainer 1:20
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107
Lakota Flute Song Georgia Wettlin-Larsen 1:17
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108
Ojibwa Love Charm Song Georgia Wettlin-Larsen 1:17
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Ojibwa Love Song Georgia Wettlin-Larsen 1:54
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110
War Mothers' Song Anita Anquoe George 1:47
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111
Bunny Hop Dance Mary Ann Meanus and Verbena Green 1:12
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112
Stick Game Song Mary Ann Meanus and Verbena Green 1:36
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113
Navajo Riding Song Lillian Rainer 2:17
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114
Let 'em Talk The Sweethearts of Navajoland 2:22
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115
One Woman's Man The Sweethearts of Navajoland 2:54
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Lizard, His Song Nancy Richardson 1:42
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Panther, Her Song Nancy Richardson 1:22
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Kick Dance Song Nancy Richardson 1:16
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119
Spotted Fawn Dance Nancy Richardson 0:52
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120
The Mice and the Bad Angel Betty Mae Jumper 0:39  
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121
Turtle's Song to the Wolf Betty Mae Jumper 0:44
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122
Glitter Nights Geraldine Barney 5:46
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Tsidii-Bird Geraldine Barney 1:24
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Honor Song for an Older Sister Poldine Carlo 1:43
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World War II Honor Song Poldine Carlo 1:10
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Blessing Song Cornelia Bowannie and Arliss Luna 3:27
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Ange'in Tewa Indian Women's Choir 3:20
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Holy, Holy, Holy Tewa Indian Women's Choir 1:32
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Beautiful Mansion in the Sky Betty Mae Jumper 1:06
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Hallelujah Betty Mae Jumper 1:12
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Going Home Ulali 4:46
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Mother Ulali 2:52
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Northern Lights Crying Woman Singers 3:47  
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Starwalker Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:01  

Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40415

Year(s) Released

1995

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

American Indian

Country(s)

Canada; United States

Culture Group(s)

Assiniboine-Nakota; Cayuga; Cherokee; Cree; Dakota; Diné (Navajo); Karuk-Ojibwe-Shasta-Nahua; Kiowa; Koyukon Athabascan; Onondaga-Oneida; Seminole; Seneca; Taos-Apache; Tewa; Tuscarora; Warm Springs; Wasco; Zuni

Instrument(s)

Drum; Flute; Guitar

Language(s)

Cayuga (Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’); Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ); Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin); Creek (Muskogee, Maskoke, Mvskokē Empunakv); Diné Bizaad (Navajo); English; Karuk; Kiowa; Koyukon; Lakota (Lakȟótiyapi); Mikasuki; Navajo (Diné Bizaad); Ojibwa (ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐏᐣ, Anishinaabemowin); Onondaga-Oneida; Seminole; Seneca; Taos; Tenino; Tewa; Tuscarora; Wasco-Wishram; Zuni (Shiwi'ma)

Credit(s)

Rayna Green - Producer
 Howard Bass - Producer
 John Tyler - Mastering Engineer
 Joe Gastwirt - Mastering Engineer
 Nancy G. Brooks - Liner Notes Editor
 Watermark Design - Designer
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*One or more tracks from this album are unavailable for digital download. You may download the available tracks individually below. Please purchase the CD version to receive all tracks.

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