🎵 Monthly Song Challenge 🎵

[__Nathan1968]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Kelly Jackson is a member of the Lac du Flambeau band of the Chippewa Nation.

 

[BreukelenAnima]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Considered a one-hit wonder band (they're not), Redbone was comprised of two Native Americans and two Mexican Americans... going with a song of theirs that was banned from many radio stations when released in 1973.

 

[vagrantx]

Wow! That is amazing. I love it.

For about 11 seconds, I started down the path of a PhD studying ancient and medieval Eurasian history. I didn’t get very far and life intervened.

but when I hear “proto Uralic” that means cool things to me. Thanks for the backstory to that one.

Awe, that's too bad! It's an incredibly interesting field. After I moved here I completely immersed myself in Swedish history and folklore; I love it so, so much. Never officially studied it, just, picked up things and doodads along the way

And cool song too.

Right?? I've no idea how she does those growling vocalizations! Like mongolian throat singing, it's a technique that's a complete mystery to me!

 

[Cjbdd]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)- Beck- Scarecrow

 

[hotoldrguy]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Suffer The Little Children Buffy Sainte-Marie Bonus​

 

[Wonderer67]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Considered a one-hit wonder band (they're not), Redbone was comprised of two Native Americans and two Mexican Americans... going with a song of theirs that was banned from many radio stations when released in 1973.

GREAT song!!

 

[orangecurious]

Awe, that's too bad! It's an incredibly interesting field. After I moved here I completely immersed myself in Swedish history and folklore; I love it so, so much. Never officially studied it, just, picked up things and doodads along the way


Right?? I've no idea how she does those growling vocalizations! Like mongolian throat singing, it's a technique that's a complete mystery to me!

i found out, in Sweden, that there is Northern Sami (typically the Norwegian/Finnmark/Finland Sami) and Southern Sami (Central Sweden/Norway). I fund this out by saying the one word of Sami i know and it was wrong! I went into a Sami museum and was told photos were allowed, except for the display of Sami drums. They are considered sacred and some of the "witches" burned in Vardo were convicted as they had a Sami drum.

I have seen some great videos from the Sami Easter Festival in Kautokino where they Joik to dance beats.

There is a netflix film "Stolen" that was directed by a Sami woman and deals with some of the issues.

 

[vagrantx]

i found out, in Sweden, that there is Northern Sami (typically the Norwegian/Finnmark/Finland Sami) and Southern Sami (Central Sweden/Norway). I fund this out by saying the one word of Sami i know and it was wrong!

There are many many dialects of sámi language, I think there's a doz- (hang on, googling) nine, there are nine different dialects of sámi, but they're all mutually intelligible! As in they can speak to each other and get their meaning across, but nuances are lost. Sort of like swedish/danish/norwegian.

I went into a Sami museum and was told photos were allowed, except for the display of Sami drums. They are considered sacred and some of the "witches" burned in Vardo were convicted as they had a Sami drum.

Thank you for bringing this up - I had to cut myself short or I'd drone on until I reached the character limit I touched briefly on it (trolldrum, magic, monsters), but this is absolutely true - magic was folklore and banned as heresy by the church, and the drums were seen as able to channel heretical powers.

There are also places of worship called siedi, usually rock formations and structures, hidden around the north. They used to be known to non-sámi people, but so many were destroyed and defaced that they're now only passed on by word-of-mouth between sámer to preserve the few that are left.

I have seen some great videos from the Sami Easter Festival in Kautokino where they Joik to dance beats.

There is a netflix film "Stolen" that was directed by a Sami woman and deals with some of the issues.

I'd love to go to a festival like that! I went to Stockholms Kulturfestival a while back and there was a sámi woman performing joik and speaking a bit about history between songs, it was such a joy to see how large a crowd she drew!!

I've not seen the film yet, but I've heard good things about it. On my list!

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)
Louis W. Ballard was a 20th-century classical composer known as "the father of Native American composition."
An excerpt from "Katcina Dances" - Louis W. Ballard

 

[bonnietaylor200a]

"I once got busy in a burger king bathroom!"

wow That's class!!

 

[TXRafe]

wow That's class!!

you know that it's a lyric in the song right? can't tell if you're joking or being rude.

 

[Bry1313]

Day 14 - A song from country where you live (bonus for indigenous)
Bringing more Buffy St Marie

 

[curious_slut]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Today's prompt is excellent. I was so happy when I saw it. The songs have been so, so beautiful.

Martha Redbone is of Eastern Cherokee, Shawnee, Choctaw, and Black ancestry. Her version of Drums is the best imo. It's so powerful and simply gorgeous.

Martha Redbone - Drums

 

[bonnietaylor200a]

you know that it's a lyric in the song right? can't tell if you're joking or being rude.

Come on, you know what I meant

 

[TXRafe]

Come on, you know what I meant

honestly i dont, but its fine.

 

[bonnietaylor200a]

R U D E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean Burger King's bathroom, how romantic and very sexy! NOT!

 

[TXRafe]

R U D E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that you're rude? that you didn't know that was a lyric in a song and made an assumption about a stranger you've never spoken to but chose to open your mouth and make a comment anyway? not sure what your problem is but i think its clear to everyone who the rude person is in this exchange. i hope your day gets better and you chose not to take it out on other people.

 

[PassionatePanther]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Love this prompt! Canada has so many amazing indigenous artists.
This band is based out of Nunavut. They blend folk, alt-rock and throat singing. Their lyrics are in both Inuktitut and English

Ukiuq - The Jerry Cans

(and the English version, Northern Lights)

 

[lavendersilk]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Who Loves You Baby - Trixie Mattel

 

[The_Quiet_Man]

Day 14: A song from the country you live in (with bonus for indigenous artist)

Blackfoot was a Southern rock band from Jacksonville, FL. Lead singer/guitarist Rickey Medlocke was Lakota Sioux, Blackfoot, and Cherokee. Drummer Jakson Spires was part Cheyenne and Cherokee. Bassist/keyboardist Greg Walker was part Creek.

 

[Grant55]

Day 14: Somewhere Over the Rainbow


IZ

 

[Grant55]

Waiting for today's prompt

 

[morelikeasong]

Everyone did a great job yesterday! I’m thrilled that so many of you went for the indigenous artists. I haven’t gotten a chance to go through and listen yet but u appreciate you all.
If you did post an indigenous artist, you have a second song pass. To use it, just include in your post when you do two songs that you’re using it.

I’ll post the new prompt in a sec!

 

[morelikeasong]

Day 15: A song or jingle heard in a TV commercial

 

[morelikeasong]

Day 15: A song or jingle heard in a TV commercial

Heard this song in a MacBook Air commercial in 2008 and was hooked!

Yael Naim - New Soul