American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans (1997)

About this title: Recordings of Native American music tend to be great listening experiences for those that are able to appreciate the pure beauty in them. This CD is an absolutely marvelous collection that chooses not to concentrate on a particular tribe or people, as is most often the case with this music. The theme instead is the celebration in song of American Indian war veterans, and the conflicts in question run the gamut from battles with General Custer to Saddam Hussein. The research that went into this project is impressive. Recordings are taken from a variety of sources including cylinders from 1910. ... read more

Tracks:

1. War Paint/Soldier Boy
2. In the South the Birds Are Flying
3. Lakota (Sioux) Little Bighorn Victory Songs
4. Carnegie War Mothers' Chapter (Kiowa) Veterans Songs
5. World War I & II [Robe]
6. Canadian (Lakota) Flag Song
7. American (Lakota) Flag Song
8. Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs: Army
9. Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs: Navy
10. Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs: Marines
11. Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs: Air Force
12. Menominee Vietnam Veterans Song [Pyawasit]
13. Indian Boys from Desert Storm [Robe]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.