Indian Music of the Southwest

Recorded and produced by Laura Boulton (1899–1980), an American ethnomusicologist, this collection of songs includes music from rituals in several tribes from Arizona, New Mexico, and the northern region of Mexico. Mostly male voices perform all of the songs either solo or in chorus, accompanied by rattles, bells, or drums. The liner notes contain in-depth descriptions of the rituals of which the songs are a part, in addition to other cultural context. Boulton studied music all around the world, from Africa and Eastern Europe to the South Pacific and the Arctic Circle.

Track Listing

101	Hopi: Mudhead Kachina	Hopi male chorus with rattle and drum	02:51
102	Zuni: Harvest Dance	Zuni male chorus with rattle, bells and drum	03:36
103	Navajo: Squaw Dance	Navajo male chorus with rattles	03:42
104	Navajo: Night Chant, Yeibichei	Navajo male chorus with rattles	03:37
105	Taos: Horse Song	Taos male chorus with drum	03:14
106	San Ildefonso: Corn Dance	San Ildefonso male singer with drum	02:24
107	San Ildefonso: Comanche Song	San Ildefonso male chorus with drum	01:02
201	Santa Ana: Drum Dance	Keres male chorus with bells and drum	01:09
202	Santa Ana: Midnight Dance	Keres male chorus with bells and drum	02:31
203	Mohave: Bird Song	Mohave male and female singers with rattle	01:50
204	Mohave: Ailsha Chant	Mohave male singer with rattle	01:12
205	Tohono O'odham: Medicine Song	Tohono O'odham male singer with rattle	01:56
206	Tohono O'odham: Girl's Initiation Ceremony	Tohono O'odham male singers with rattle	01:46
207	Pima: Social Dance	Pima male singers with drum	02:44
208	Apache: Horse Dance	Apache male chorus with drum	02:58
209	Apache: Crown Dance	Apache male chorus with drum	03:42