Native American Music in California
Collections in the Archive feature audiovisual recordings of
Native American music in California. They provide a unique opportunity
to study the musical history of Native Americans in California.
California Indian songs: songs of the Yokuts / sung by Josie Atwell,
Clara Barrios and Leon Manuel.
Harrington, John Peabody. [United States, California, Bakersfield,
San Luis Obispo and Ventura, Chumash Indians, 1912-1916] / performed
by Fernando Librado, Candelaria Valinzuela, Juan Jose Olivios,
Rosario Cooper and others.
Heth, Charlotte. Music in the world of the Yurok and Tolowa Indians:
a discussion with Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa), Aileen Figueroa (Yurok),
Joy Sundberg (Yurok) and Charlotte Heth (Cherokee) / produced
by Charlotte Heth; script editor, Richard Keeling. 1978. Performances
by Loren Bommelyn, Aileen Figueroa and Joy Sundberg; Charlotte
Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. Traditional music of native Northwest California:
brush dance, feather dance, and gambling songs: a discussion with
Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa), Aileen Figueroa (Yurok), Joy Sundberg
(Yurok) and Charlotte Heth (Cherokee) / produced by Charlotte
Heth; script editor, Richard Keeling. 1978. Performances by Loren
Bommelyn, Aileen Figueroa and Joy Sundberg; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Tolowa
and Yurok, April 12, 1976] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1976.
Performances by Loren Bommelyn, Aileen Figueroa and Joy Sundberg
; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, San
Juan Pueblo Indians, April 26, 1976] / collected by Charlotte
Heth. 1976. Performances by Cipriano Garcia and Peter Garcia;
Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Navajo,
May 10, 1976] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1976. Performance
by Sam Yazzie; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Oklahoma
Cherokee, May 24, 1976] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1976. Performances
by Willie Jumper and Archie Sam; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Creek
and Cherokee, April 11, 1977] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1976.
Performances by Sam Scott and Archie Sam; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, San
Juan Pueblo Indians, April 25, 1977] / collected by Charlotte
Heth. 1977. Performances by Cipriano Garcia and Peter Garcia;
Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Tolowa
and Yurok, May 23, 1977] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1977.
Performances by Loren Bommelyn, Aileen Figueroa, Joy Sundberg
; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Heth, Charlotte. [United States, California, Los Angeles, Najavo,
June 6, 1977] / collected by Charlotte Heth. 1977. Performances
by Sam Yazzie and Sam Yazzie, Jr.; Charlotte Heth, interviewer.
Hinton, Leanne. [United States, Arizona, Supai, Diegueño
Indians, Havasupai Indians, 1964-65] / recorded by Leanne Hinton.
Performed by Dan Hanna, Wallin Burrow, Johnny Montoya and Lemial
Pia.
Keeling, Richard. [United States, California, Yurok Indians,
Tolowa Indians, Hupa Indians, Karok Indians, Konomihu Indians,
Wiyot Indians, Chilula Indians, 1902-1979] / collected by Richard
Keeling.
Songs of love, luck, animals, and magic: music of the Yurok and
Tolowa Indians.
Songs of the California Indians, vol. 1.: Concow, Nisenan, Mountain
Maidu.
[United States, California, Pomo Indians, July 16, 1961] / recorded
by Samuel A. Barrett and David W. Peri. Performed by Essie Parrish
and Sydney Parrish.
[United States, California, Pomo Indians, June 1, 1963] / recorded
by David W. Peri, Robert W. Wharton and William Heick. Performed
by Essie Parrish.
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