Heartbeat of the People - Music and Dance of the Northern Pow-Wow

Informationen zum Autor Tara Browner Klappentext The intertribal pow-wow is the most widespread venue for traditional Indian music and dance in North America. Now in paperback, Tara Browner's Heartbeat of the People is an insider's journey into the dances and music, the traditions and regalia, and the functions and significance of these vital cultural events. Zusammenfassung The inter tribal pow-wow is the most widespread venue for traditional Indian music and dance in North America. Now in paperback, this book is a journey into the dances and music, the traditions and regalia, and the functions and significance of the Pow-wow. Inhaltsverzeichnis CoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsNotes on Terminology and Capitalization1. All about Theory, Method, and Pow-wows2. People and HistoriesIllustrations3. Dance Styles and Regalia4. Making and Singing Songs5. Pow-wows in Space and Time6. The Dancing of Six Generations: Lakol Wicoh'an Ki Wastélaka Imacage (I have grown up liking the Lakota ways)Illustrations7. The Musical Life of an Anishnaabeg Family: Nda Maamawigaai (Together we dance)Afterword: When the Pow-wow's Over, Sweetheart . . .NotesBibliographyIndexBack Cover

Product details

• Authors: Tara Browner
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2004
• EAN: 9780252071867
• ISBN: 978-0-252-07186-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 254 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Music in American Life; Music in American Life (Paperb; Music in American Life; Music in American Life (Paperb
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore