> Can anyone tell me where I can obtain live recordings of Indian singing?
> I am primarily interested in music of the Southern Plains, but anything
> will do
I'd start with a request at your nearest University library, interlibrary
loans, the Heye Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, then, gasp, writing to
major museum in the region you are after -- like the Buffalo Bill Museum in
Cody, Wyoming, and the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Since I
can't tell where you are from your email address, it is hard to be more
specific, though I suspect Steve Smith or Lisa Mitten may have great info
for you.
Also, MOST universities with good Anthropology Depts, like good old UC Berkeley
have great resources. What used to be called the Lowe Museum is now called
the Phoebe Hearst Museum (too bad), and in its "Gift Shop" you can find many
recordings of California Indian songs ... sometime gambling songs, sometime
gathering songs, etc. The Academy of Sciences in San Francisco has a number
of recording for sale of Indian songs as well.
Good luck.
lyn
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