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Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

Various Artists
Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest This album contains songs of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw) people collected by Dr. Ida Halpern (1910–1987). Halpern, an Austrian-born Canadian musicologist, studied the music of several Indigenous groups along the coast of British Columbia, including the Haida, Tlingit, Coastal Salish, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth), and Bella Coola (Nuxalk). The liner notes for this album thoroughly discuss Dr. Halpern’s methodology, and provide an analysis of the music and short biographies of the performers. Other recordings by Dr. Halpern include Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, and Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast.

Track Listing

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MM52: Wolf Cycle Mungo Martin 05:38
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102
A7: Raven Song Billy Assu 01:17
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103
TW19: Hagok Song, Huk Huk Song Tom Willie (Kewakhalis) 04:46
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N35: Hagok Song, Huk Huk Song Billy Assu 01:32
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105
MM59: Hunting for Mountain Goat Mungo Martin 02:48
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106
TW21: Mountain Goat Song Tom Willie (Kewakhalis) 04:29
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201
H2: Hamatsa Song Stanley Hunt 03:29
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202
N9: Cedar Bark Dance Billy Assu 02:30
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N41: Hamatsa Song Billy Assu 01:16
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204
MM73: Hamatsa Song Cycle Mungo Martin 04:50
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MM74: Hamatsa Song Cycle Mungo Martin 04:13
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MM75: Hamatsa Song Cycle Mungo Martin 04:21
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301
TW36: Bukwas Songs Tom Willie (Kewakhalis) 07:24
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302
TW40: Thunderbird Song, Hiligyala Song Tom Willie (Kewakhalis) 05:30
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303
MM65: Sea Eagle Ghost Mask Mungo Martin 03:09
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304
The MM68: Stonebody Mungo Martin 07:12
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401
N4: Love Song Billy Assu 02:15
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402
N8: Potlatch Song, Chief's Own Party Song Billy Assu 02:10
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403
N33: Chief's Party Song Billy Assu 02:15
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404
A8: Whale Song Billy Assu 02:07
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405
MM28: Old Potlatch Song Mungo Martin 06:13
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406
N12: Potlatch Song Billy Assu 01:31
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407
N5: Tugwid Dancing Song Billy Assu 01:06
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408
N38: Nimkish Dance, Wind Song Billy Assu 01:36
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409
TW38: Madem Song Tom Willie (Kewakhalis) 04:24