Nootka Indian Pacific NW / Var: Nootka Indian Pacific NW / Various
Nootka Indian Pacific NW / Var: Nootka Indian Pacific NW / Various
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: Nootka Indian Pacific NW / Var
Label: Folkways Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 093070452428
Genre: International, Native American
The Nootka people, now referred to as Nuu-chah-nulth, live along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on and around Vancouver Island. Their music shows a clear history of polyphonic tradition, which the liner notes claim to be the earliest instance in the region. Song leaders begin some vocal songs unaccompanied, but then are joined by followers and drum beats. On many tracks, the musicians offer introductions; the inclusion of the spoken word is significant because it gives both a more complete picture of the singer and a glimpse into the cultural significance and meaning of the songs. The fieldwork experience gathering songs in this region was very challenging due to the fact that each individual song was traditionally personally owned, and permission from the owner was needed in order to sing it. Dr. Ida Halpern (1910-1987), an Austrian-born Canadian musicologist who studied not only the Nootka but also several other coastal tribes of British Columbia, collected these tracks. Other recordings by Dr. Halpern include Kwakiutl: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, and Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Tracks:
1.1 Canoe Paddle Song
1.2 Entrance Song #1, or Quiquatla Dance
1.3 Entrance Song #2, or Calling Song - Quiquatla Dance
1.4 Medicine Man Song
1.5 Whale Song
1.6 Farewell Song
1.7 Echo Song - Paddle Song
1.8 Welcome Song
1.9 Warrior Song
1.10 Victory Song
1.11 Farewell Song
1.12 Wolf Song
1.13 Sisiutl Song
1.14 Robin Song
2.1 Grizzly Bear Song
2.2 Wolf Dance
2.3 Victory Song
2.4 Hinikeets Song
2.5 Himikitsem
2.6 Ha Ma Mai
2.7 Himikitsem (Headdress Song)
2.8 Mountain Song - Tsho Va Da
2.9 Invitation Song
2.10 Tama
2.11 Sea Serpent Headdress Song
2.12 Hinikeets - Sea Serpent Song
2.13 Quiquatla Dance
2.14 Hamatsa Song
2.15 Song from the Hopachisat Tribe
2.16 Comparison of Two Versions of the Welcome Song: Sung at Port Alberni Festivites, 1951
2.17 Comparison of Two Versions of the Welcome Song: Sung By George Clutesi ; His Port Alberni Group, 1967
2.18 Clan Song
2.19 For Topahti / Potlatch Song
