We'll be in Your Mountains, We'll be in Your Songs: A Navajo Woman Sings

McCullough-Brabson, Ellen & Marilyn Help & David P. McAllester

ISBN 10: 0826322174 / ISBN 13: 9780826322173

Published by University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2001

About this Item

CD included. Clean and solid. ; Color Plates; 4to; 165 pages.

Seller Inventory # 326080

Bibliographic Details

• Title: We'll be in Your Mountains, We'll be in Your Songs: A Navajo Woman Sings
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826322174
• ISBN 13: 9780826322173
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Native American

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Synopsis

When the Holy People gave the Navajos the gift of music, they said, ""We'll be in your mountains, we'll be in your songs"". This collection of Navajo music and the accompanying recording is a remarkable collaboration between a university music professor and her one-time student, a traditional Navajo who teaches on the reservation. It is an in-depth examination of twelve Navajo social songs and includes rich, detailed explanations of the culture and customs that surround both contemporary and traditional Navajo music. Marilyn Help, crowned Miss Navajo in 1977, offers direct insight into what it is like to be a Navajo woman living within the challenges of a contemporary society. At the same time, she is a cultural beacon striving to pass on traditional Navajo ways to her family, students, and friends. The book also includes explanations of traditional Navajo dance steps, notations on hand movements for selected songs, a discography, and sources for recordings and videos. Includes a CD of twelve songs sung by Marilyn Help, this book is designed for people of all ages seeking to celebrate Navajo music and culture.

About the Author

Ellen McCullough-Brabson and Marilyn Help