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CAJUN & CREOLE MASTERS
Canray Fontenot, Dennis McGee, Sady Courville, Bois-Sec Ardoin
Some of the finest grandmasters of Cajun music are featured
on this classic recording. Legendary twin fiddlers plus the finest
exponents of early Black Creole music from Louisiana create the
sixteen tunes heard here. Also featured are Michael Doucet (guitar,
vocal) and Billy Ware (triangle) of BeauSoleil fame. Special
bonus tracks at the end highlight stories and humor from these
masters of the tradition. Laissez les bons temps rouler! (MOW
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SONGS OF MY PEOPLE: NATIVE AMERICAN
CEREMONIAL MUSIC
Peter Garcia and The Garcia Brothers
From San Juan Pueblo, in Northern New Mexico, comes a sound rich
with history and honor for the living Earth. San Juan has been
an active ceremonial center for seven hundred years and Songs
Of My People is a collection of music to accompany ceremonial
dances. The solo and group songs are sung by men with deep, penetrating
voices and the instrumentation consists mainly of double-sided
drums and gourd rattles. The Garcia Brothers are also featured
on Talking Spirits (MOTW126), which won a Library of Congress
Award and has been a best seller for several years. This album
is one of four Native American titles available on the Music
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TALKING SPIRITS: Native American music from the Hopi, Zuni,
and SanJuan pueblos
Social dance music from the Pueblo people of New Mexico and
Arizona. Featured are The Garcia Brothers (San Juan), Chester
Mahooty and The Olla Maidens (Zuni), The Laguna Dancers, and
Roger Mase and the Singers from 2nd Mesa (Hopi). Sound quality
is superb, and extensive notes on native music and culture are
included. An excellent introduction to Southwest Indian music.
(MOW 126)
A Library of Congress
award-winner. Best seller.
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VINTAGE BEAUSOLEIL
BeauSoleil
Culled from live performances in New York City in 1986 and
1987, Vintage BeauSoleil is an essential, delicious taste of
this seminal cajun band s early works. Previously unreleased
songs, as well as some of Beausoleil s best known tunes are included
on this savory compilation. (MOW 213)
"These songs
will whirl and waltz you from a fais do do to a zydeco
shootout. I guar-an-tee."
Utne Reader
"...vigorous
two-steps and sublime waltzes from what is possibly
the band's most fertile period."
Gambit, New Orleans
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DANCING BUFFALO: Cornel Pewewardy and the Alliance West
Singers
An outstanding compilation of authentic Native American music
from the Southern Plains. This recording features peaceful flute
and prayer songs performed by Cornel Pewewardy (Kiowa/ Comanche),
and gripping ceremonial pieces by Alliance West, a group of eight
singers and drummers. Round dances and gourd dances are featured
as well as hymns and solo flute pieces. Detailed liner notes
on the songs and musicians included. (MOW 130)
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Various Artists
TRIBAL GATHERINGS - Native American Inter-Tribal Music
Tribal Gatherings is an excellent selection of social and
ceremonial music from the Navajo, Zuni, Pueblo, Cheyenne, Hopi,
Kiowa and Comanche peoples. The songs are varied, and the music
includes group and solo singing, drums and rattles. Descriptions
of the songs and information on the artists are included. (MOW
154)
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