Ann Morrison Spinney

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Al Abaji Gwe, a traditional Wabanaki song

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Ann Morrison Spinney Independent Scholar

December 05, 2012
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Al Abaji Gwe, a traditional Wabanaki song Indigenous Sounds Curator's Note The Wabanaki Confederacy is a political alliance that builds on historical and traditional connections to forge relations in the present. It includes the Abenaki, Penobscot, P ...

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Re: Al Abaji Gwe, a traditional Wabanaki song

Recording Traditional Songs

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Ann Morrison Spinney Independent Scholar

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 — 4:45 pm
Al Abaji Gwe is a contemporary popular song, but no one knows how old it is. Watie's recording is part of a larger project to reclaim traditional songs from archives and publications, where the transcriptions are usually idiosyncratic phonetic rendit ...