"Offers ceremonial and social music of Indians from the Great Plains.?Although the styles of singing and drumming vary greatly in different regions and among different tribes, the forms of the music are similar, enabling musicians from many tribes to perform together. Most of the music here is inter-tribal singing of what are now the Southern Plains Indians, primarily from Oklahoma."--Insert. Produced by Charlotte Heth. Tracks 1-4 were recorded live at the sixth annual Kihekah Steh Powwow, Skiatook, Oklahoma, in August 1975. Tracks 5-8 were recorded by the Los Angeles Northern Singers in October 1975 at an informal performance. Compact disc.
Contents:
War dance songs (flag parade) (6:30). Contest songs for straight dancers (5:07) -- Contest song for fancy dancers (1:22) -- Round dance (9:00) -- Sioux flag song (2:04) -- Grass dance theme song (2:24) -- Grass dance song (2:19) -- Grass dance song (2:20) -- War dance song (5:26) -- Slow war dance, Vietnam song (2:46) -- War dance songs (flag parade) (6:30).
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