Dancing in the Dust - the Waila Festival Live!

Waila (why-la), or "chickenscratch" as it is sometimes called, is true AMERICANA.Waila is the traditional social dance music of the Tohono O'odham nation, a wonderful group of Native Americans who live west of Tucson, Arizona.

The historic recording presented here was recorded live at the 1997 Waila Festival in Tucson by KXCI 91.3 FM, who helped produce this project.
The Tohono O'odham, like their fellow Native Americans in the West, were incredibly adept at adapting to diversity and changes. As you listen to this music, you will hear how the Tohono O'odham ancestors confronted the invasion of western European music, embraced the inevitable, and incorporated the hybrid into their traditional life styles and ceremonies.
Everyone should listen to this music. From it you can come away with two things:

One: you can learn more about American history.

Two: changes are inevitable - a person can either roll over and quit or adapt and survive. This music is testament to how the Tohono O'odham changed with their environment and flourished.

This is positive, "grounded to the earth" inspiration.