''Music for'' The Native Americans is a 1994 album by
Robbie Robertson, compiling music written by Robertson and other colleagues (billed as the ''Red Road Ensemble'') for the television documentary film ''
The Native Americans''.
The album was Robertson's first foray into writing music specifically inspired by his
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Related to Native Americans
* Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York)
*Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people
* Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been ...
heritage. Robertson brought in his son Sebastian Robertson to handle the drums on "Golden Feather", "Skinwalker", "It Is a Good Day to Die" and "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood". His daughter Delphine Robertson sings backing vocals on "Coyote Dance".
Track listing
The album is compiled as a soundtrack, being credited to a variety of musicians. Songs listed below are credited to Robertson unless otherwise specified.
# "Coyote Dance" (Jim Wilson, Dave Pickell) – 4:07
#
Ulali: "Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)" (
Pura Fé
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Pura Fe is the founding member of the ...
, Soni Moreno, Jennifer Kreisberg) – 4:17
# "Ghost Dance" (Robertson, Wilson) – 5:12
# "The Vanishing Breed" (Robertson,
Douglas Spotted Eagle) – 4:39
# "It Is a Good Day to Die" (Robertson) – 5:46
# "Golden Feather" (Robertson) – 5:22
#
Kashtin
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Career
The band was formed in 1984 by Claude McKenzie and Florent Vollant, two Innu music ...
: "
Akua Tuta" (
Florent Vollant
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,
) – 4:51
# "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood" (Robertson) – 4:52
#
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(credited as Coolidge): "Cherokee Morning Song" (arranged by Robertson &
Rita Coolidge
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) – 2:58
# "Skinwalker" (Robertson,
Patrick Leonard
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) – 5:56
# Ulali and The Silvercloud Singers: "Ancestor Song" (Traditional, Fé, Moreno, Kreisberg) – 2:54
# "Twisted Hair" (Wilson, Dave Carson)
with Bonnie Jo Hunt – 3:23
Charts
References
1994 soundtrack albums
Capitol Records soundtracks
Robbie Robertson albums
Television soundtracks
Albums produced by Robbie Robertson
Native American music albums
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