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Biography
Infobox album | Name = Music for The Native Americans| Type = Soundtrack| Artist = Robbie Robertson | Cover = Musicfornativeamericans.jpg| Released = October 4, 1994| Recorded = 1994| Genre = Native American music | Length = 54:17| Label = Capitol Records|Capitol | Producer = Robbie Robertson | Last album = Storyville (album)|Storyville (1991)| This album = Music for The Native Americans (1994)| Next album = Contact from the Underworld of RedBoy (1998)Album ratings| rev1 = Rolling Stone | rev1Score = Rating|3|5 http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robbierobertson/albums/album/116346/review/5946824/music_for_the_native_americans Music for The Native Americans is a 1994 album by Robbie Robertson , compiling music written by Robertson and other colleagues (billed as the Red Road Ensemble ) for the television documentary film The Native Americans .
The album was Robertson's first foray into writing music specifically inspired by his Mohawk nation|Mohawk heritage. Robertson brought in his son Sebastian Robertson to handle the drums on "Golden Feather", "Skinwalker", "It Is a Good Day to Die" and "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood". His daughter Delphine Robertson sings backing vocals on "Coyote Dance".
Track listing
The album is compiled as a soundtrack, being credited to a variety of musicians. Songs listed below are credited to Robertson unless otherwise specified.
# "Coyote Dance" (Dave Pickell, Jim Wilson) - (4:07) # "Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)" ( Pura Fé ) - Ulali (4:17) # "Ghost Dance" (Robertson, Jim Wilson) - (5:12) # "The Vanishing Breed" (Robertson, Douglas Spotted Eagle ) - (4:39) # "It Is a Good Day to Die" (Robertson) - (5:46) # "Golden Feather" (Robertson) - (5:22) # " Akua Tuta " ( Claude McKenzie , Florent Vollant ) - Kashtin (4:51) # "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood" (Robertson) - (4:52) # "Cherokee Morning Song" - Rita Coolidge - (2:58) # "Skinwalker" (Robertson, Patrick Leonard ) - (5:56) # "Ancestor Song" (Traditional) - Ulali (2:54) # "Twisted Hair" (Jim Wilson) - Robbie Robertson and Bonnie Jo Hunt (3:23)
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reflist Category:Television soundtracks Category:Robbie Robertson albums Category:1994 soundtracks Category:Capitol Records soundtracks
