Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999 | |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | various artists |
Cover: | Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999.jpg |
Released: | May 23, 2000 |
Genre: | Native American music |
Length: | 61:26 |
Label: | Soar |
Producer: | Douglas Spotted Eagle, Tom Bee (executive producer) |
Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999 is a compilation album by various artists, released on May 23, 2000. The album features music from the annual event "Gathering of Nations Pow Wow" in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It contains live recordings from the 1999 event with 19 different drum groups from various Native American tribes. It received the Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album in 2001, the first time this award was held.[1] AllMusic recommends the album to anyone who is already a fan of powwow music, "simply because it is an exceptionally high quality recording."