Various Artists Hopi Katcina Songs And Six Son CD

In traditional Hopi religious celebrations, adults dressed as deified ancestors?the Katcina?and handed out small painted Katcina figurines to children. This album contains songs associated with the Katcina as well as other Hopi dances described in the liner notes. The singers include Honyi, the leader of the Antelope Priesthood; Kutka, the chief of the Walpi tribe; Honauuh, the head priest of the snake ceremony; and Kakapti, a Hopi priest. The recordings were collected by Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930), a Harvard-educated anthropologist who was the head of the Bureau of American Ethnology and Archaeology (1918-1928).

1. Bean Harvest, Powamu Katcina 2. Buffalo Dance, Mucaiasti Katcina 3. Beard Dance, Anga Katcina 4. Mudhead, or Clown, Tachauktu Katcina 5. Second Mudhead Song, Tuwina'ay Katcina 6. Rain Dance, Soyohim Katcina 7. Rabbit Hunt, Makwatu Katcina 8. Duck, Pawik Katcina 9. Rain Song from Zuni, Malo Katcina 10. Rain Song from Navaho, Tacab Katcina 11. Rain Song from Jemez, Humis Katcina 12. Mudhead Katcina Song 13. Butterfly Dance Song 14. Hoop Dance Song 15. Buffalo Dance Song 16. Eagle Dance 17. Snake Dance