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Commissioned to come up with a soundtrack for the 1994 Turner Network Television special The Native Americans, Robbie Robertson delivered some of his most haunting and evocative work to date. Combining the sleek atmospherics of 1991′s Storyville with traditional tribal chanting and instrumentation, Music for the Native Americans often manages to sound both contemporary and timeless. Unfortunately, Robertson’s lyrics are often as clunky as they are well intentioned–though brief, his liner notes are far more powerful and informative–and his gravelly speak-singing is consistently outclassed by Native American guest vocalists Pura Fe, Soni, and Jen, whose “Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)” is also the album’s highlight. File under “flawed but interesting.” –Dan Epstein
Music for Native Americans – O.S.T.
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Tribal Voices: Music from Native Americans
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Tribal Voices: Music from Native Americans
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Tribal Voices: Music from Native Americans
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Songs from Native Americans
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Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans is an 11-song journey bridging the gap between ancient and contemporary history, tradition and modern instrumentation. While it is impossible to fully realize such scope on a single disc, Sacred Spirit makes the choice to represent all indigenous Americans rather than become mired in the potentially divisive bog of politics and tribal allegiance. All but two melodies are entirely traditional, bringing together flute, drums, and vocals with a cello and keyboard wash. This marriage is most effective on the lovely bowing of “The Cradlesong,” and the looping electro-acoustic beauty of “Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity.” Elsewhere, synthetic elements are overwhelming, detracting from a song’s essence, as with the spongy nervosity of “Elevation.” An uneven offering, Sacred Spirit doesn’t quite live up to its promise. A better choice is Earthbeat’s Tribal Waters. –Paige La Grone
Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
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Another in Earthbeat!’s Tribal Collection series, Tribal Waters is a marriage of contemporary and traditional sound. It’s a celebratory synthesis, bringing together nature sounds, bells, spoken word, chant, drumming, horns, flute, and keyboards. Presented by artists of multiple tribes (largely from the western United States), each song is a meditation and prayer, a call for mindfulness. Tribal Waters as a whole is like a river running through all terrain, weather, depth, and velocity. It can be enjoyed as a centering touchstone as the listener allows the sound to unwind and heal while he or she is bathed in beauty. This collection is a reminder of our connection to one another as well as to the earth, and of the great reverence we must hold for that which sustains us. –Paige La Grone
Tribal Waters: Music from Native Americans
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Unearth a Native American artifact, explore the past, and learn about how the Pueblo culture lives today. This kit contains a fully-illustrated book of stories, games, ceremonies, and authentic tribal teachings; plus a replica of an Anasazi bowl, buried in soft rock ready to be unearthed and reconstructed, with an excavation tool and step-by-step instructions.
Native Americans of the Southwest: A Journey of Discovery/Book, Rock and Excavation Tool
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Given the multi-million-copy selling success of Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans, its follow-up, Sacred Spirit II is bound to have a built-in audience. Like its predecessor, the collection mixes chant and song with dance beats and electronic instrumentation. While tracks such as “Dela Dela” and “Yane-Heja-Hee” meld these elements most effectively, the overall effect of the synthesized sound is heavily over the top and distracting from the gentle melodies and heartfelt cries of Native music at its best. A prime example is the tender and lovely female vocal on “May You Walk in Sunshine,” obscured by overly aggressive accompaniment. A more solid and aesthetically pleasing choice for the genre is Prophecy: A Native American Collection, which achieves a finer balance of modern and ancient. –Paige La Grone
Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
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