It's Very Important To Keep The Native American Tradition Alive., So Our Children, And Grandchildren And Our Great-Grandchildren Can Learn About The Native American Culture.,
That "TV indian drum beat" and also used by team sports venues as the "tomahawk chop" is a European marching drum rudiment called a "single para diddle." Is one of the standard 26 rudiments of concert and marching snare drum music. European drumming has an 800 year history from Swiss drumming of the middle-ages for military signals and communication of the camp duty and field calls. War drumming at it's core.
I am working on a piece of music ATM. Having to do with current events. The film "Rumble - The Indians who Rocked the World" has led me to be impelled to address the intertwined story of Native Americans and African Americans within the lyric. To help this along musically I've been looking for a traditional pulse to build on. This video was the most useful. Thanks
Good video. I like the song at the end - to me it sounds like a cross between the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Scotland the Brave. Like calling on the ancient high spirits to spin webs to ensnare your aggressors before setting out to battle.
Thanks for sharing your personal Native American insights and drum beats, it helps erase the stereotypes and cultural appropriation of any minority culture which takes effort from the dominant culture in place. Peace!
