">the three fires women singers
I thought about Hand Of Grandfather radio program yesterday as I sat on the grass at the The Nokomis Learning Center in Okemos, Michigan, listening to a friend of mine perform with Nswi Shkoden Nagamo Kwewag (Three Fires Women Singers) at the Nokomis Learning Center; an Anishinaabe hand drum trio.
What this story lacks, of course, is their music so you can hear how brilliant they sounded. The group hasn't recorded their songs (my friend Q says it might happen and might not) so it's hard to sing the praises of someone (literally) when all you have are words to go by but I loved their harmony, loved the presence they had at the microphone and had a marvelous time.
In passing, I am asking anyone might know for some help. I was told of a CD released this year from Michigan State University of an Ojibwe duo, Diva and Davis (?), who recorded popular rock and roll and country songs in Ojibwa. The CD comes with words both in Ojibwa and in English, so you can learn the language as you go along. I think this is a brilliant idea! I learn so much faster through song than by dry memorization. There is a catch, though …
… I have been combing Google looking for any references to Diva and Davis, but so far nothing. That is the problem with second hand information, I suppose (and the problem with the Internet — you might be very, very close to finding what you are looking for but if the word combinations are not right you might miss it anyway). The woman I was talking to wasn't sure if that was their real name or something close to it. Then someone said they weren't Ojibwa but Chippewa and so I am asking anyone in Cyberland who might read this for help. I would love to find this CD!