<font><font face="georgia,serif">Greetings ILAT,<br><br>The blending of cultures has always been most apparent in music composition. This is especially true for indigenous peoples where song composition in traditional mediums have often flourished far beyond their recognition by outsiders or mainstream cultures. You can get the pulse of the people simply by going to a local powwow and listening to the new song compositions that continually come out. The so-called Round Dance music is quite unique in this regard as song composers seem to have more creative freedoms than elsewhere. <br>
<br>So I am quite excited to be able to share with you the following example of a recent song composition by a group called Northern Cree which describes the use of social media at the heart of a love relationship (round dance songs often speak of love won & lost). Northern Cree is a contemporary native drum group from Saddle Lake, Alberta, CA. They are a 6-time Grammy nominee and among the most celebrated drum groups across the North American powwow trail. <br>
<br>Northern Cree - Facebook Drama<br>Off of their new Round Dance CD “Dancerz Groove,” Canyon Records 2012.<br></font></font><font><font face="georgia,serif"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0fJX_QczU5w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0fJX_QczU5w</a><br>
<br></font></font><font><font face="georgia,serif">Song lyrics (in English):<br><br>“I read your status last night. You posted that someone else was holding you tight. You shared it for all our friends to see. I don't wanna go through this FACEBOOK drama. So I pressed DELETE.”<br>
</font></font><font><font face="georgia,serif"><br>Here is a very brief Intro to Native Round Dance Music<br><a href="http://www.prairieedge.com/tribe-scribe/native-american-music-round-dance/">http://www.prairieedge.com/tribe-scribe/native-american-music-round-dance/</a><br>
<br>life and language always,<br><br>Phil<br>UofA <br></font></font>