This album contains songs of the Kwakiutl people collected by Dr. Ida Halpern (1910-1987). Halpern, an Austrian-born Canadian musicologist, studied Native music from several tribes along the coast of British Columbia, including the Haida, Tlingit, Coastal Salish, Nootka, and Bella Coola. The liner notes for this album thoroughly discuss Dr. Halpern's methodology, and provide an analysis of the music and short biographies of the performers. Other recordings by Dr. Halpern include Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida: Indian Music of the Pacific Northwest, and Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast.

Tracklist:

MM52: Wolf Cycle
A7: Raven Song
TW19: Hagok Song, Huk Huk Song
N35: Hagok Song, Huk Huk Song
MM59: Hunting for Mountain Goat
TW21: Mountain Goat Song
H2: Hamatsa Song
N9: Cedar Bark Dance
N41: Hamatsa Song 1
MM73: Hamatsa Song Cycle 1
MM74: Hamatsa Song Cycle 1
MM75: Hamatsa Song Cycle 1
TW36: Bukwas Songs 1
TW40: Thunderbird Song, Hiligyala Song 1
MM65: Sea Eagle Ghost Mask 1
The MM68: Stonebody 1
N4: Love Song 1
N8: Potlatch Song, Chief's Own Party Song 1
N33: Chief's Party Song 2
A8: Whale Song 2
MM28: Old Potlatch Song 2
N12: Potlatch Song 2
N5: Tugwid Dancing Song 2
N38: Nimkish Dance, Wind Song 2
TW38: Madem Song

UPC: 093070412224
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

Kwakiutl Indian Music Of The Pacific Northwest - Kwakiutl: Indian Music / Various (CD)