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The encyclopedia of Native music: more than a century of recordings from wax cylinder to the Internet

2005; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 43; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.43-0663

1943-5975

Brian Wright-McLeod,

Music History and Culture

Want word on Buffy Sainte-Marie? Looking for best powwow recordings? Wondering what else Jim Pepper cut besides Witchi Tai To? This book will answer those questions and more as it opens up world of Native American music. In addition to widely heard sounds of Carlos Nakai's flute, Native music embraces a wide range of forms: country and folk, jazz and swing, reggae and rap. Brian Wright-McLeod, producer/host of Canada's longest-running Native radio program, has gathered musicians and their music into this comprehensive reference, an authoritative source for biographies and discographies of hundreds of Native artists. The Encyclopedia of Native Music recognizes multifaceted contributions made by Native recording artists by tracing history of their commercially released music. It provides an overview of surprising abundance of recorded Native music while underlining its historical value. With almost 1,800 entries spanning more than 100 years, this book leads readers from early performers of traditional songs like William Horncloud to artists of new millennium such as Zotigh. Along way, it includes entries for jazz and blues artists never widely acknowledged for their Native roots Oscar Pettiford, Mildred Bailey, and Keely Smith and traces recording histories of contemporary performers like Rita Coolidge and Jimmy Carl Black, the Indian of group in original Mothers of Invention. It also includes film soundtracks and compilation albums that have been instrumental in bringing many artists to popular attention. In addition to music, it lists spoken-word recordings, including audio books, comedy, interviews, poetry, and more. With this unprecedented breadth of coverage and extensively cross-referenced, The Encyclopedia of Native Music is an essential guide for enthusiasts and collectors. More than that, it is a gateway to authentic music of North America music of people who have known this land from time immemorial and continue to celebrate it in sound.