Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America

Synopsis

Presents A Reference Guide Of Alphabetically Arranged Entries On The Musicians, Songwriters, Instruments, And Dances Of Native Americans, Along With Essays On The History And Regional Variations Within Their Musical Tradition. Regional Essays. Arctic Region ; Subarctic Region ; Northwest Coast Region ; Great Plateau Region ; Plains Region ; Northeastern Region ; Southeastern Region ; Great Basin Region ; Southwest Region ; California Region -- Alphabetical Entries. Aerophones (flutes And Whistles) ; The Aim Song ; Avery, Dawn ; Ballard, Louis ; Bell, John Kim ; Blues ; Brass Bands ; Broadcasting : Radio, Television, And Internet ; Buck, Sadie ; Chacon, Raven ; Chordophones (string Instruments) ; Classical Music Performers ; Concert Music Composers ; Country And Western Music ; Crow Hop Dance ; Davids, Brent Michael ; Drum Dance ; Drum Group ; Electronica ; Ethnomusicologists ; Fancy Dance ; Fiddling ; Film Music ; Flute Players And Performances ; Folkways Recordings ; Forty-niners ; Ghost Dance Songs ; Gospel/hymnody ; Gourd Dance ; Guitar Performers ; Hard Rock/heavy Metal ; Hip Hop And Rap ; Hoop Dance ; Idiophones ; Jazz ; Jingle Dance ; Katchina Songs ; Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick ; Love Songs ; Membranophones (drums) ; Métis National Anthem ; Morris, Sam ; Music Awards ; Native American Record Labels ; Nevaquaya, Doc Tate ; New Age ; Owl Dance ; Peyote Songs ; Pow Wow Songs Of Northern Style ; Pow Wow Songs Of Southern Style ; Quincy, George ; Rabbit Dance Songs ; Rock 'n' Roll ; Round Dance Songs ; Smoke Dance ; Snake Dance ; Sneak-up Song And Dance ; Songwriters ; Stick Game (hand Game) Songs ; Stomp Dance (muscogee/creek) ; Tate, Jerod Impichchaachaaha ; Throat Singing ; Vocables ; Waila (chicken Scratch Music) ; Yeagley, David. Elaine Keillor, Tim Archambault, And John M. H. Kelly. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.