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Navajo Songs

Various Artists
Navajo Songs The lifestyles, philosophies, and traditions of the Navajo nation are represented by songs for herding, planting, harvesting, hunting, blessing hogans, and soothing children. The 1933 and 1940 field recordings from settlements in New Mexico and Arizona beautifully document a music largely vocal and highly melodic with relatively short song phrases repeated, divided, and combined in intriguingly complex ways. Recorded by Laura Boulton. Compiled and annotated by David McAllester and Charlotte Frisbie. "...[A] vocally rich collection..." — The Patriot Ledger

EN ESPAÑOL
Los estilos de vida, filosofías y tradiciones de la nación Navajo están representados por canciones para pastoreo, siembra, cosecha, caza, bendición de las hogans (casa india de la tribu de los navajos) y música relajante para los niños.

Las grabaciones de campo de 1933 y 1940 de los asentamientos en Nuevo México y Arizona, documentan bellamente una música en gran medida vocal y altamente melódica con frases repetidas, divididas y combinadas relativamente en una corta canción, de una manera compleja e intrigante. Grabado por Laura Boulton.

Compilado y anotado por David McAllester y Charlotte Frisbie. ”... [una] colección rica vocalmente ...“- El Patriot Ledger.

Track Listing

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Ben Hudson Begay and his team, Thoreau, New Mexico
04:01
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102
Ben Hudson Begay and his team, Thoreau, New Mexico
03:24
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103
Unidentified Navajo singers, Lukachukai, Arizona
02:53
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104
Unidentified Navajo singers, Lukachukai, Arizona
02:18
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105
Unidentified Navajo singers, Lukachukai, Arizona
03:37
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106
Unidentified Navajo singers, Lukachukai, Arizona
03:18
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107
Joe Lee and unidentified man, Lukachukai, Arizona
01:20
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108
Joe Lee and unidentified man, Lukachukai, Arizona
01:57
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109
Unidentified Navajo singers, Window Rock, Arizona
03:11
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110
Unidentified Navajo singers, Window Rock, Arizona
03:30
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111
Unidentified Navajo singers, Window Rock, Arizona
02:08
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112
Unidentified Navajo singers, Window Rock, Arizona
02:56
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113
Unidentified Navajo singers, Window Rock, Arizona
02:57
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114
Pablo and Frank Huerito
02:05
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115
Pablo and Frank Huerito
01:53
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116
Pablo and Frank Huerito
01:38
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117
Pablo and Frank Huerito
01:51
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118
Pablo and Frank Huerito
01:28
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Pablo and Frank Huerito
01:14