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 Male chorus with rattle and drum, Hotevilla, Arizona	02:51
102	Zuni: Harvest Dance Male chorus with rattle, bells, and drum, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico	03:36
103	Navajo: Squaw Dance Male chorus with rattles, Lukachukai, Arizona	03:42
104	Navajo: Night Chant, Yeibichei Male chorus with rattles, Lukachukai, Arizona	03:37
105	Taos: Horse Song Male chorus with drum, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico	03:14
106	San Ildefonso: Corn Dance Male singer with drum, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico	02:24
107	San Ildefonso: Comanche Song Male chorus with drum, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico	01:02
201	Santa Ana: Drum Dance Male chorus with bells and drum, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico	01:09
202	Santa Ana: Midnight Dance Male chorus with bells and drum, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico	02:31
203	Mohave: Bird Song Men and women with rattle, Parker, Arizona	01:50
204	Mohave: Ailsha Chant Male singer with rattle, Parker, Arizona	01:12
205	Papago: Medicine Song Tohono O'odham male singer with rattle, Sells Agency, Arizona	01:56
206	Papago: Girl's Initiation Ceremony Tohono O'odham men with rattle, Sells Agency, Arizona	01:46
207	Pima: Social Dance Men with drum, Gila Crossing, Arizona	02:44
208	Apache: Horse Dance Male chorus with drum, San Carlos, Arizona	02:58
209	Apache: Crown Dance Male chorus with drum, Mescalero, New Mexico	03:42