Native American music in eastern North America : experiencing music, expressing culture / Beverley Diamond.
| Author/creator | Diamond, Beverley, 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xix, 186 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 21 cm + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.). |
| Subjects |
| Series | Global music series Global music series. ^A563337 |
| Contents | Traditions of knowledge: indigenous knowledge and the western music school -- Music and historical encounter: Inuit communities -- Music and historical encounter: the Wabenaki and other eastern Algonquian nations -- Music and historical encounter: Haudenosaunee music culture with occasional references to Cherokee traditions -- Contemporary intertribal and cross-cultural Native American music. |
| Contents | Accompanying CD contents: An arctic lullaby : The ptarmigan and the snow bunny (narrated by Jeannie Arreak-Kullalik) -- Life force (Santee Smith) -- Travelling song (Aboriginal Women's Voices Group) -- Juggling game song -- Qiarvaaq (Betty Peryuaq and Hattie Atutuva) -- Qimmiruluapik (Lucy Amaroalik and Alacie Tulaugak) -- Seagull = Naujaq (Karin and Kathy Kettler) -- E5-770, my mother's name (Lucie Idlout) -- Shuk tshi naskumitin (Mani Shan Nui) -- Santu's song (Santu Toney) -- Mte-skmuey/Mi'kmaq snake dance (Kitpu Singers) -- I'ko (Susan Hill) -- Mi'kmaq ko'jua (Sarah Denny) -- Pine cone dance (Spirit of the Dawn) -- Eskanye set (Gordie Buck) -- Peter Cottontail : eskanye / Alfred Keye, Floyd Harris (Old Mush Singers) -- Smoke dance : slow and fast -- Rattle songs (Ulali) -- The mystery stepdancer (Lee Cremo) -- My way (Forever) -- Why we rhyme (Trurez Crew) -- Sweet tobacco (Charlie Panigoniak) -- 1942 who found who? (Murray Porter) -- Museum cases (Ulali) -- A postcolonial tale (Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice) -- Bones. Bone game = Oma bema / Sadie Buck. |
| Abstract | This is one of the first books to explore the contemporary musical landscape of indigenous North Americans in the north and east. It shows how performance traditions of Native North Americans have been influenced by traditional social values and cultural histories, as well as by encounters and exchanges with other indigenous groups and with newcomers from Europe and Africa. Drawing on her extensive fieldwork and on case studies from several communities--including the Iroquois, the Algonquian-speaking nations of the Atlantic seaboard, and the Inuit of the far north--the author discusses intertribal celebrations, popular music projects, dance, art, and film. She also considers how technology has mediated present-day cultural communication and how traditional ideas about social roles and gender identities have been negotiated through music. Enhanced by accounts of local performances, interviews with tribal elders and First Nations performers, vivid illustrations, and hands-on listening activities, this book provides a captivating introduction to this under-examined topic. It is packaged with an 80-minute audio CD containing twenty-six examples of the music discussed in the book, including several rare recordings. The author has also provided a list of eighteen songs representing a wide variety of styles--from traditional Native American chants to an Inuit collaboration with Bjork--that are referenced in the book and available as an iMix at www.oup.com/us/globalmusic. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER LIBRARY MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-10460 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-179) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007014405 |
| ISBN | 9780195301045 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195301048 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195301038 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 019530103X (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Item has been checked out | CD-10460 | Due 09/25/2026 | Want This? |
| Music | Item has been checked out | ML3550 .D53 2008 | Due 09/25/2026 | Want This? |