Native American music

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Native American music · Among the Indigenous peoples of North America, music is centuries old and interwoven with prayer, healing, hunting and dance. On the Great Plains, a group of singers sits in a circle around one large drum; the lead singer begins a song and the others take it up. In the late nineteenth century, when the American government was taking land and banning ceremonies, the powwow grew out of the Grass Dance and other traditions, a gathering where peoples sing and dance together.

Listening

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  Grass Dance Song · Los Angeles Northern Singers, 1975
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  Jingle Dress Song · Northern Cree, 1991
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  Inward Journey · R. Carlos Nakai, 1989

See also

• Los Angeles Northern Singers
• Northern Cree
• R. Carlos Nakai
• Prehistoric music