Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

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Pacific Northwest Indigenous Collection Vancouver Island Collection British Columbia Folklore Indigenous Canada 1980's
Year 1986
Label Folkways FW 4119 (USA)
Format 2LP VARIOUS ARTISTS
Genre folk, traditional, First Nations, Folklore
Keywords Unknown
Purchase / Links folkways.si.edu

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Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest

By: Compilation

Origin: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Play Song

    Track 1 Side 1 00:52

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Play Song

    Track 2 Side 1 01:13

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Play Song

    Track 3 Side 1 01:23

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Love Song

    Track 4 Side 1 02:43

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - War Song Cycle

    Track 5 Side 1 03:47

  • Mungo Martin - Love Song

    Track 6 Side 1 01:41

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Drinking Song

    Track 7 Side 1 02:30

  • Mungo Martin, Abaya Martin - Drinking Song

    Track 8 Side 1 01:18

  • Tom Willie Johnson - Paddle Song

    Track 9 Side 1 03:20

  • Fred Louis and Ella Thompson - Haida Song

    Track 10 Side 1 03:15

  • Fred Louis and Ella Thompson - Hummingbird Song

    Track 11 Side 1 03:08

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Love Song

    Track 1 Side 2 03:06

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Haida King Song

    Track 2 Side 2 02:40

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Love Song

    Track 3 Side 2 02:15

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Love Song

    Track 4 Side 2 00:56

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Dialogue

    Track 5 Side 2 07:05

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Tsimshian Song

    Track 6 Side 2 02:08

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Love Song

    Track 7 Side 2 01:32

  • Mrs. Peter Kelly - Chinook Love Song

    Track 8 Side 2 07:30

  • Florence Davidson - Celebration Song

    Track 1 Side 3 02:37

  • Florence Davidson - Lullaby Song

    Track 2 Side 3 02:51

  • Florence Davidson - Marriage Song

    Track 3 Side 3 05:07

  • Florence Davidson - Children's Song

    Track 4 Side 3 02:15

  • Florence Davidson - Tsimshian Song

    Track 4 Side 3 02:37

  • Florence Davidson - Neyland's Pride Song

    Track 5 Side 3 06:02

  • Florence Davidson - Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch

    Track 6 Side 3 02:55

  • Florence Davidson - Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch

    Track 1 Side 4 02:55

  • Florence Davidson - Dialogue

    Track 2 Side 4 03:42

  • Florence Davidson - Welcome Dance for Edenshaw's Potlatch

    Track 3 Side 4 02:37

  • Florence Davidson - Dialogue

    Track 5 Side 4 03:42

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The music of the Haida people in the Pacific Northwest is shrouded in secrecy from outsiders, largely as a response to their visual art being exposed by European missionaries in the 19th century. As a result Haida elders sought to protect their music from western influence. Haida songs are constructed of a unique speech-vocal style and foundation tones which tell the story of each piece and direct each ritual. Musicologist Ida Halpern collected a number of recordings of Haida songs from community members eager to keep their heritage alive and was the first scholar of native music of this region. This album contains songs about love, celebration, war, drinking, and dialogue between Halpern and the singers. Liner notes include musical analyses of each song, as well as interviews with artists involved in the project.

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