American Indian Music

[kflach]

Does anyone know of any places online where I can listen to authentic American Indian music from our era?

It's occurred to me that this is a music genre I'm completely unfamiliar with and I'd love to get at least some exposure to it. I'd like to find examples from a variety of tribes, just a song or two, just enough to get a feel for it

Are there any Internet radio stations that play any, or are there any videos on youtube that anyone can recommend?

Free (and legal) is preferred.

[Silent Joe]

kflach, look here: http://nativespirits.ning.com/ This is a Native American site and I love it. S.J.

[Dutch Limbach]

You should be able to find a nice selection of native American music on CDs at your local library. I found one at my library called Creations Journey that I'm quite fond of.

[kflach]

Thanks!

BTW, is there such a thing as "contemporary" Native American music? If I find something on CD can I take it for granted that it's "old school?"

[Dutch Limbach]

Thanks!

BTW, is there such a thing as "contemporary" Native American music? If I find something on CD can I take it for granted that it's "old school?"

No. don't take for granted that what you'll find is "old School". You might want to look for "Traditional". There is "Contemporary", "Modern", and "New Age" as well. The CD I mentioned earlier has both Traditional and Modern. You might want to check out the Music section of Amazon.com. There you can listen to samples of the tracks.

Also, here is a link to the Omaha Indian Music section at the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/omhbib:@field%28NUMBER%28@range%28m0001+m99999%29%29%29

[Ottawa Creek Bill]

Kevin...
Most traditional pow-wow songs, northern & southern are old songs handed down before the white man came here....The exception being those songs modernized for the different wars such as the Kiowa song, Korea...it's a long story how that song came about but in a nut shell it honors the Indian dead killed in the Korean war. Most tribes will have a song they use today to honor their dead.

Look for a good pow wow CD that has northern & southern traditional songs......there are some differences between the two. In your area a good Comanche drum is what you want.

As far as contemporary Indian songs..one group comes to mind "Brule", pronounced Bru-lay. They are very popular among Indians and non Indians alike. There are others.

Most of these songs can be purchased at Crazy Crow http://www.crazycrow.com

If you would like more information, send me an email.

Bill

[Mogorilla]

Check your local public radio as well.  Ours in Kansas City has a Native American music hour.   It may be syndicated.

[Texas Lawdog]

Paul LaRoche organized "Brule" several years ago. His family comprises most of the Band. I have 3 of their CD's and I enjoy their music. It is traditional Lakota with modern sound technology. They perform at Branson, Mo. and have a program on RFD-TV each week.

[Delmonico]

Our local listener supported station has a couple shows, you can listen on line:

http://www.kzum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=71

[JohnR]

Go here:

http://radio.powwows.com/

I believe it operates 24/7.  Great variety of contemporary powwow music from the most popular drums.

[kflach]

Thanks for the additional info!