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