Heartbeats Research Files
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content: Native Peoples Musicians and Music Collection
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content: 1910-1998, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: NMAH.AC.1512, Series 6
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content: Archival materials
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content: This series contains research files prepared by Rayna Green, a curator with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Division of Cultural and Community Life from 1986 to 2014, for the Smithsonian Folkways recording Heartbeat 2. The first recording of this type, Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women, was a collection of little-known Native American music. Hearthbeats 2 offered more material traditionally sung by self-identified tribal women. The recording included social and ceremonial dance songs, war, honor, and story songs from Native North America. In addition, it included music in contemporary styles, flute songs, poetry set jazz, and pop-oriented folk songs.

These files were production files as well as biographical/informational files compiled by Green on potential performers to be included on the recording. Some of these women performed during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Files may contain correspondence, e-mails, pamphlets, brochures, promotional materials, and photographs.