Seminole music

The Seminole are an indigenous people of the Americas, living in the U.S. state of Florida. Their traditional music includes extensive use of rattles, bongos, and flutes.

Seminole folk songs include those used to treat the sick and injured, and to encourage animals to be easily hunted. Hunting songs were a cappella and call-and-response.

The two major ritual dances were the Corn Dance, held in June, and the Hunting Dance, held in October; other informal dances were held throughout the year, with some specific dances only performed in either summer or winter. Many dances were connected with an animal spirit, such as the Snake Dance, the Crawfish Dance and the very important Alligator Dance.

References

*cite book|title=Seminole Music|author=Densmore, Francis|year=1956|url=http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=fhp&idno=FS00000025&format=jpg|publisher=Florida Heritage Collection