When the Holy People gave the Navajos the gift of music, they said, We'll be in your mountains, we'll be in your songs. This collection of Navajo music and the accompanying recording is a remarkable collaboration between a university music professor and her one-time student, a traditional Navajo who teaches on the reservation. It is an in-depth examination of twelve Navajo social songs and includes rich, detailed explanations of the culture and customs that surround both contemporary and traditional Navajo music. Marilyn Help, crowned Miss Navajo in 1977, offers direct insight into what it is...
When the Holy People gave the Navajos the gift of music, they said, We'll be in your mountains, we'll be in your songs. This collection of Navajo musi...