http://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/
The link above will take you to a website of THE NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS. Wow! I had no clue this award ceremony even existed. If you click the link you can actually view the winners of the many different awards. The awards range from artist of the year, to best flutist. :) There is also a music box that you can listen to, with several Native American Artists. The first artist is called Redbone. Redbone is a Native American Rock band. They were well known in the 1970's. Their most famous song was "Come and Get Your Love." They actually made it to the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. in 1974. It is ridiculous how oblivious I was to this fact.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU39XGxS9MY
The link above is from You Tube. The video shows a Fela Kuti in Concert. He is an African Music Legend. The video was taken in Nigeria. Behind Fela Kuti there are several women dressed up in the tradition wear, dancing around. The video zooms out into the audience and you can see that instead of just sitting and listening, they are all up and dancing. The song is very repetitive and the shaker is ever present in the background. There are instruments ranging from guitars to baritone saxophones. Fela Kuti also plays a keyboard from time to time. Later in the song there is a soloist trumpet player. I noticed while he is playing, his cheeks really puff out. I was told in band that your cheeks should not puff like that. This could be a different playing style. After that, there is a solo alto saxophone player. I have a feeling that the whole song is Improvisation. Many different solos occurred after this, each with there own style. This reminded me a lot of jazz band back in High School.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBWqKWuqiTE
I chose the link above because I really enjoy the Flute. I find it very interesting to study the flute in all the different cultures, because it is a completely different instrument the farther away you go. The pictures in this video are old and vintage and so beautiful. I was reading the comments on this video. One person said they could listen to this all night because it was so peaceful. I completely agree with that statement. There is guitar in the background which is playing simple beautiful chords. The flute is slow and full, it sort of reminds me of the wind. If you have ever watched Pocahontas, you have heard "Colors of the Wind". When the wind blows you hear music along with the many colors in the air. This really reminded me of that movie.
Pocahontas- Colors of the wind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkV-of_eN2w
:)
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I had no idea either that they had a Native American Music Awards. That is so cool!! The website is very helpful, I wonder if it was on TV, or it the website is the only way to know who won?
I listened to the youtube video you posted concerning the flute. It really was peaceful. I think the flute is a beautiful instrument, but this was different, so different to anything I have ever heard before. Like Krystal I had no idea they had Native American Music Awards and have never heard of the famous musical group that was big in the 1970s. I think I might look more of their music up. It was very interesting. I am glad you posted your cool stuff post. You had a lot of cool information on it. :)
Some cool links, Miranda. Don't feel bad about not knowing about the NA Music Awards--there's A LOT of stuff to know about in this world, and you're just getting started. And did Dr. Weeks' lecture today make you think of your second video?
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