| Indigenous music of North America: Topics |
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| Native American/First Nations | |
| Chicken scratch | Ghost Dance |
| Hip hop | Native American flute |
| Peyote song | Pow wow |
| Tribal music articles | |
| Arapaho | Blackfoot |
| Dene | Innu |
| Inuit | Iroquois |
| Kiowa | Kwakwaka'wakw |
| Navajo | Pueblo (Hopi, Zuni) |
| Seminole | Sioux (Lakota, Dakota) |
| Yaqui music | Yuman |
| Related topics | |
| Music of the United States - Music of Canada | |
The Kiowa are a Native American tribe. American Indian music is the Musics that are shared by or that distinguish American Indian Tribes and First Nations. Chicken scratch (also known as waila music) is a kind of Dance music developed by the Tohono O'odham people Noted in historical accounts as the Ghost Dance of 1890 the Ghost Dance was a religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems Native American hip hop is popular among Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations of Canada. Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound used in a variety of New Age and World music recordings Peyote songs are a form of Native American music, now most often performed as part of the Native American Church. The Arapaho are a tribe of Native Americans from the western Great Plains, in the area of eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Blackfoot music is the Music of the Blackfoot tribes (best translated in the Blackfoot language as nitsínixki - "I sing" from The Dene live in northern Canada. Their music includes modern rock and country songs Jigs and reels Work songs community dances numerous kinds The Innu are among the First Nations of Canada. They have maintained a vibrant Folk music culture especially involving Dance and percussion The Inuit live across the northern sections of Canada, especially in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and Northwest Territories, as well The Iroquois is a confederacy of six Native American tribes Traditional social gatherings among the Iroquois feature music and dance as central components Kwakwaka'wakw music is the ancient art of the Indigenous or Aboriginal Kwakwaka'wakw peoples Navajo music is the Music of the Navajo people and nation, currently in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Pueblo music includes the Music of the Hopi, Zuni, Taos Pueblo, San Ildefonso Santo Domingo and many other Puebloan peoples, and The Seminole are an Indigenous people of the Americas, living in the U The Sioux are a diverse group of Native Americans generally divided into three subgroups Lakota, Dakota and Nakota. Yaqui music is the Music of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora The Yuman are a tribe of Native Americans from what is now Southern California. The music of the United States reflects the country's multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles Canada's music has mirrored the history and culture of the country The Kiowa (ˈkaɪoʊwə are a nation of American Indians who migrated from what is now Canada to their present location in Southwestern Oklahoma. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Their traditional music is strongly focused on dancing, such as the Sun Dance (k'aw-tow), when the people gather to build a lodge out of cottonwood trees; courtship is a traditional part of k'aw-tow celebrations, and this facet is often reflected in the music. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic The Sun Dance is a Ceremony practiced by a number of Native Americans The cottonwoods are three species of Poplars in the section Aegiros of the genus Populus, native to North America, Europe and western Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage A dance called the Brush Dance commemorates these gatherings. Both of the Dances were very important to the Kiowas.
Kiowa music, one of the most heavily recorded Native American musics, is part of the larger Southern Plains Indian music that is heavily influenced by the Omaha, often through the Ponca via the Omaha. The Kiowa adapted their flag song from the Arapaho, their memorial song and the dance bustle in the O-Ho-Mah Lodge warrior society from the Cheyenne. The Smithsonian Institute made recordings during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s that are close to 19th century music, while Indian House Records and Canyon Records began commercial recording in the '60s and '70s and Soundchief began recording in the '40s. (Carney and Foley 2003, p. 287)
Much of Kiowa music is related to the warrior societies of the 20th century. According to the Random House Dictionary, the term warrior has two meanings The Kiowas significant contributions to world music include the maintenance of traditions such as the Black Leggins Society, the Oh-Ho-Mah Lodge, the Kiowa Gourd Clan, Peyote songs, and sacred Kiowa hymns. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Peyote songs are a form of Native American music, now most often performed as part of the Native American Church. (ibid, p. 286)
Cornel Pewewardy (flautist and full blood Comanche/Kiowa) is a leading performer of Kiowa/Southern Plains music, including Kiowa Christian hymns which include prominent glissandos. A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities " Glissando " (plural glissandi abbreviated gliss is a glide from one pitch to another (Broughton and Ellingham 2000, p. 586)
Source
- Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). Rough Guide to World Music Volume Two: Latin and North America, theCaribbean, Asia & the Pacific. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
- Carney, George and Foley, Hugh Jr. (2003). Oklahoma Music Guide: Biographies, Big Hits, and Annual Events. ISBN 1-58107-104-3.
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