Deer Song
Yaqui music is the music of the Yaqui tribe and people of Arizona and Sonora. Their most famous music are the deer songs ( yaq, maso bwikam) which accompany the deer dance. They are often noted for their mixture of Native American and Catholic religious thought. Their deer song rituals resemble those of other Uto-Aztecan groups (Yaqui is an Uto-Aztecan language) though is more central to their culture. Native and Spanish instruments are used including the harp, violin or fiddle, rasp (''hirukiam'', also ''kuta''), drum, and rattles. Singing forms include the deer songs as well as messenger songs (''suru bwikam''), corn wine songs (''vachi vino bwikam''), fly songs (''nahi bwikam''), and coyote songs (''wo'i bwikam'').Evers, Larry and Molina, Felipe S. (1987). ''Yaqui Deer Songs - Maso Bwikam: A Native American Poetry'', p.28-9. University of Arizona: Vol. 14, Sun Tracks. . The first recordings of Yaqui music, including thirteen deer songs, were made by Frances Densmore in 1922. ...
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