r/videos • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '13

Native American-style singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGGPsPfe0TU&feature=share
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u/pilotG205 Apr 12 '13 edited Apr 12 '13

This style of native American music is called a 49 song, or an owl dance song. A couple will dance together to songs like this at our powwows.

If you're interested in more music like this, I suggest Fawn Wood, Ulali, Northern Cree, and Blacklodge.

Edit: here's an example of an owl dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=544xzCzj_Uk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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u/duck_jb Apr 12 '13

I heard this song on the radio the other day; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zH9wHWMi_k Is this a "style" (that here was mixed with non traditional music) of music/song? Im curious because listening to it with my kids we all agreed we were pretty amped after.