Listen to “Thuggin’ and Snugglin’” performed by the Ojibwa powwow drum group Eyabay (which means “big buck”). (No Active Listening guide.) This is an example of a Round Dance song. What are the features of “Thuggin’ and Snugglin’?”
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• It is a triple-meter beat which is a defining feature of all Round Dance songs.
• Round Dance songs are used to accompany a variety of dances at powwows, including the Women's Traditional and a variety of social couples dances.
• "Round Dance songs also often feature a mix of vocables and English-language texts." (Often humorous and mildly erotic.)
• The use of the word "thuggin'" is evidence of the influence of hip-hop culture.
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