Track Listing

1. Hunter's Chant
2. Great Sioux War Chant
3. Dance of the Sun God
4. Spiritual Dance of the Mountain
5. Dance Chant of the Lillies
6. Dance of Skybird
7. Chieftain Dance
8. Commanches War Dance
9. Cherokee Dance of Spirits
10. Great Rockies Fire Chant
11. Rain Chant
12. Thunder and Lightning Dance of the Navajo
13. War Dance of the Nations
14. Tribal Dance of Warriors
15. Great Spirit of the Nite
16. Burial Chant
17. Songs of Harvest
18. Tribal Corn Dance of Sioux

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79297 in Music
• Released on: 1996-02-09
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The editors at the Madacy label did a nice job with this collection in choosing stirring, beautiful traditional music from various Native American cultures. Liner notes would have helped explain the significance and context of the different songs, but even without them the performances are highly enjoyable. Included are chants and dances from the Cherokee, Navaho, Sioux, and Comanche nations as well as a "Rain Chant," "Burial Chant," "Hunter's Chant," and other songs whose origins are not identified. Most of the songs present strong unison male voices backed by a large ceremonial drum. However, the whistles far in the background of "Dance of the Sun God" and "Chieftain Dance" add a delicate counterpoint, effectively evoking the mysteries of the natural world, the next world, and the meeting of the two. --Bob Tarte

Customer Reviews

authentic music
I ordered this for a class of young students. I needed an authentic example of native american music and found it in this cd. The best aspect of the cd were the various selections from many different tribes. The kids enjoyed it, and I was pleased to find that it was not a bastardization of native american music as so many others have been in the past.

Why didn't this hit the top forty?
Wow, what a compilation of Native American tunes. Being a fan of George Catlin's artwork, I took great pleasure in hearing what may have been the same chants and music that great artist was once privy to. Keep those hits coming. This, by the way, makes a truly great potlatch gift

Many repeat songs
This CD does have authentic Native American Indian Music but many of the songs just repeat with different titles. There are 2 songs that are copied 4 times each # 2,4,6,8 and 3,5,7,13 and 2 songs which are copied twice #15,17 and 9,12. Better bet for your money is Authentic Native American Music.