Peyote song
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Peyote songs are a form of
Native American music, now most often performed as part of services in the Native American Church. They are typically accompanied by a rattle and water drum, and are used in a ceremonial aspect during the sacramental taking of peyote
.
History
Peyote songs began with the blend of the
cadential formula use is also probably of Apache origin.[2]
In recent years, modernized peyote songs have been popularized by
Creek
family, used a peyote song he learned from his grandfather as the basis for the 1969 popular song "Witchi Tai To", which has since gone on to become a jazz and pop standard.
Usage
Peyote music is often associated with the consumption of peyote cactus.[3] Its consumption can be used in religious sacrament among North American native peoples.
Peyote music is largely associated with healing rituals as well as major life events in the peyote community.
See also
- Native American Church is a Native American religious movement characterized by mixed traditional and Christian beliefs and by sacramental use of the entheogen peyote.
References
- ^ "Peyote Songs". singingtotheplants.com.
- ^ Nettl, Bruno (1956). Music in Primitive Culture, p. 114. Harvard University Press.
- ^ "peyote music | Native American music | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.