Author: Tara Browner Publisher: University of Illinois Press ISBN: 0252054180 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
The intertribal pow-wow is the most widespread venue for traditional Indian music and dance in North America. Heartbeat of the People is an insider's journey into the dances and music, the traditions and regalia, and the functions and significance of these vital cultural events. Tara Browner focuses on the Northern pow-wow of the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes to investigate the underlying tribal and regional frameworks that reinforce personal tribal affiliations. Interviews with dancers and her own participation in pow-wow events and community provide fascinating on-the-ground accounts and provide detail to a rare ethnomusicological analysis of Northern music and dance.
Author: Craig Harris Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN: 0806154691 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
Despite centuries of suppression and oppression, American Indian music survives today as a profound cultural force. Heartbeat, Warble, and the Electric Powwow celebrates in depth the vibrant soundscape of Native North America, from the “heartbeat” of intertribal drums and “warble” of Native flutes to contemporary rock, hip-hop, and electronic music. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews with musicians, producers, ethnographers, and record-label owners, author and musician Craig Harris conjures an aural tapestry in which powwow drums and end-blown woodwinds resound alongside operatic and symphonic strains, jazz and reggae, country music, and blues. Harris begins with an exploration of the powwow, from sacred ceremonies to intertribal gatherings. He examines the traditions of the Native American flute and its revival with artists such as two-time Grammy winners R. Carlos Nakai and Mary Youngblood. Singers and songwriters, including Buffy Sainte-Marie, Keith Secola, and Joanne Shenandoah, provide insights into their music and their lives as American Indians. Harris also traces American Indian rock, reggae, punk, and pop over four decades, punctuating his survey with commentary from such artists as Tom Bee, founder of Native America’s first rock band, XIT. Grammy-winner Taj Mahal recalls influential guitarist Jesse Ed Davis; ex-bandmates reflect on Rock Hall of Fame inductee Redbone; Robbie Robertson, Pura Fe, and Rita Coolidge describe how their groundbreaking 1993 album, Music for the Native Americans, evolved; and DJs A Tribe Called Red discuss their melding of archival powwow recordings into fiery dance music. The many voices and sounds that weave throughout Harris’s engaging, accessible account portray a sonic landscape that defies stereotyping and continues to expand. Heartbeat, Warble, and the Electric Powwow is the story—told by those who live it—of resisting a half-millennium of cultural suppression to create new sounds while preserving old roots. Listen in! Visit this book’s page on the oupress.com website for a link to the book’s Spotify playlist.
Author: Katherine E. Standefer Publisher: Little, Brown Spark ISBN: 0316450359 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
This "utterly spectacular" book weighs the impact modern medical technology has had on the author's life against the social and environmental costs inevitably incurred by the mining that makes such innovation possible (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises). What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the rare diagnosis that upended her rugged life in the mountains of Wyoming and sent her tumbling into a fraught maze of cardiology units, dramatic surgeries, and slow, painful recoveries. As her life increasingly comes to revolve around the internal defibrillator freshly wired into her heart, she becomes consumed with questions about the supply chain that allows such an ostensibly miraculous device to exist. So she sets out to trace its materials back to their roots. From the sterile labs of a medical device manufacturer in southern California to the tantalum and tin mines seized by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a nickel and cobalt mine carved out of endemic Madagascar jungle, Lightning Flowers takes us on a global reckoning with the social and environmental costs of a technology that promises to be lifesaving but is, in fact, much more complicated. Deeply personal and sharply reported, Lightning Flowers takes a hard look at technological mythos, healthcare, and our cultural relationship to medical technology, raising important questions about our obligations to one another, and the cost of saving one life.
Author: Udayakumar DS Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd ISBN: 9356671532 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
Pratiksha, a young girl gets hold of a neglected journal – Kris, that belonged to her late uncle Shyam, two decades after his demise. Her curiosity about Shyam grows as she eagerly dives into Kris. Shyam had battled a degenerative muscle disease through his short life of fourteen years. To liberate his parents from the insurmountable pain and suffering they endured from his condition, he relentlessly pushed his brain’s limits to achieve greatness in several ways. Kris unveils the learnings received and the people encountered by the physically constrained, wheelchair-bound Shyam on the journeys he made into the other realms usually not accessible to humans. Pratiksha shocks her family when she reveals something she read in Kris - an incident that Shyam could not have known about because it happened years after his death. How did the past unfold into the unseen future? What had Shyam unravelled about the human journey, especially his own journey?
Author: Cara Bastone Publisher: HQN Books ISBN: 1488055904 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 360
Book Description
“An utterly satisfying” romance between a widowed single father and a younger school teacher is “one for the keeper shelf” (Jill Shalvis, New York Times–bestselling author of The Sweetheart List). Some people change your life . . . . Others change your heart Newly widowed dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges—until his son’s teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a lifeline. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty’s new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable jolt of attraction crackles between them. But why does the first person to spark with Sebastian in years have to be a millennial? Is twentysomething Via really too young for him or does fortysomething Sebastian just feel too damn old? A former foster kid, Via’s finally forged the stable life she’s always dreamed of—new job, steady income, no drama. The last thing she needs are rumors about her and a single dad at school. But why does she keep being drawn into his capable, worn-flannel orbit? And why does being around Sebastian, Matty and even their dog, Crabby, seem to spark so much want? They’re trying to ignore the tension threatening their friendship. But sometimes what’ll heal you is just a touch—and a heartbeat—away . . . “A beautiful slow burn romance. The chemistry between Sebastian and Via absolutely stole my heart!” —Molly Fader, USA Today–bestselling author of The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season “Emotionally intense and real.” —Christie Craig, New York Times–bestselling author of The Trouble with Exes “A master class in achy breaky yearning.” —Sarina Bowen, USA Today–bestselling author of the True North series
Author: Raechel Myers Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 1433688980 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.
Author: Bill Brewster Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 0802146104 Category : Languages : en Pages : 626
Book Description
Drawing on in-depth interviews with DJs, critics, musicians, recording executives, and others, two music journalists traces the definitive role of the disc jockey as a primary factor in the evolution of popular music, tracing the the dramatic influence of DJs on music over the past forty years and profiling some of the most important DJs in the business. Original. 30,000 first printing.
Author: Vladimir Bogdanov Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 9780879307448 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 918
Book Description
With informative biographies, essays, and "music maps, " this book is the ultimate guide to the best recordings in rhythm and blues. 20 charts.
Author: Ken Corday Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402260865 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 303
Book Description
Presents the history of "The Days of Our Lives," a show that started as the dream of one family, the Corday family, as they struggled to emerge from nowhere to create and sell one of the most successful and enduring TV shows in history.
Author: Latunya E. Carr Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 161379021X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 202
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"I came to understand that my life was not my life but was meant to be shared to inspire others." LaTunya E. Carr grew up in rural Alabama where her life was plagued with various incidents of sexual, mental and physical abuse. As an adult, she nearly became an unfortunate statistic of domestic violence. Experiences such as these and many others led her to suffer a mental breakdown. With the help of a locally renowned therapist, Carr began the daunting task of reclaiming her life. A Psalm to Dance To shares with readers personal pages from Carr's life and how God's love and His Word inspired her to rise above her past. It is a guide to help others see that there is healing in the midst of chaos. Finally, this book will help its readers to comprehend God's way of molding His children into willing instruments He can use for His glory and purpose...despite one's past. God's loving arms embraces us under His wings so that each of us can rise like a phoenix...an eagle...ready to soar and help brighten someone else's life with rich color. God is waiting to soothe your heart and take the pain away. "Put your ear to God's heart and let Him lead you in a dance that will change your whole life." ****************************************************************************** LaTunya E. Carr is an author, educator, speaker and aspiring model. Her previous book, Rise, Phoenix, Rise, was published in 2007. Carr earned a B.S. in English Education from Alabama State University and a Master's in Business Administration from Grand Canyon University Online degree program. She resides in Orlando, Florida with her beautiful twin daughters, Franeka and Franeisha Carr.
Author: Tara Browner
Author: Craig Harris
Author: Katherine E. Standefer
Author: Udayakumar DS
Author: Cara Bastone
Author: Raechel Myers
Author: Bill Brewster
Author: Vladimir Bogdanov
Author: Ken Corday
Author: Latunya E. Carr