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Based on what criteria? Are you assuming we have all heard the same drums sing the same songs? What about those people in the south who havent been up here in the north and heard some of our drum groups? Are you talking only about the drum groups who travel far and wide, and are there by well known? Or are you going to some how make it possible for this to be fair for the drums that stay at home AMONG THEIR OWN PEOPLE and share their songs with them?
Not sure this is the best "competition" to hold, since it is incredibly subjective!
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Originally posted by Lakota Wiyan View Post
I agree with LW, can't we just discuss these groups, why does it have to be a competition? I don't mean to offend anyone, but some of these groups from the 70s like Porcupine for example, most of the young folks on this board have no idea how great they were. And the growth and change of singing varied from region to region. I mean, look at Chiniki Lake in the early 80s, they brought word songs back in ALberta and outward. That was HUGE! Blacklodge, Sun Eagle, Blackstone, led the new wave of recordings from Canyon Records. GRoups like Mandaree have been around for generations. REd Earth was one of the first intertribal groups (although they were Meskwaki centered) that traveled alot and there sound was amazing. For these youngsters Red Bull is a drink. Its just like trying to pick the greatest of anything, Michael Jordan was the best bball player, better than Kobe, better than LeBron or Wilt. Discuss.
My money, what I've heard live in person, from the late 70s through today, Stoney Park. It was a pleasure to hear them again at the Manitoahbee dance last November.Comment
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I noticed that there are alot of powwows on the eastern seaboard from Florida up to Maine. I was just wondering if there is a need for these powwow committees to expand their knowledge of drum groups who are willing to travel and attend their powwows. Its just that I've noticed alot of the same drums...03-16-2001, 01:53 AM -
Being on the east coast, I have seen my share of strange things at powwows. Since Im a singer, I will focus on THE DRUM.
There are a bunch of strange drums in the east. You know who Im talking about. Those drums that sing and hit the drum but you dont know if its northern or southern....03-22-2006, 08:57 AM -
A favorite subject of mine. I love to see groups come out of left field and rock a pow-wow like it was nobody's business and hardly anyone knows where they come from.
There are groups that are establishing themselves these days, but I wanna talk about the groups that are just getting off...10-23-2000, 06:58 PM -
During the last two years, I've noticed an increase in the rate in which individuals are whistling drums. I've seen whistles being used by young and older males; in one a case, by a jingle dress dancer. In addition, whistlers blew these whisltes on all times of songs from Grand entries to exhibition...08-23-2006, 11:58 PM
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I know some of you know or knew the singers on this album. When this was recorded in 1967, what was the setting? Where they just singing to record the album or was it a dance of some kind?
Was there any particular reason that these songs were recorded out of the many Ponca songs?
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