Music and Stories from across the Americas

If this is your first visit to Oyate (pronounced Oh yah tay), welcome! We have music and stories from over 60 different tribes. For over 30 years, we have been collecting music and stories from all over the Americas. To be honest, we've been in North America for most of the time, but we've gathered stories and music from above the Hudson bay, and south of Mazatlan in the heart of Mexico. We even recorded singers from the Amazon when we went to Trebol Mexico.

Buffalo - The Lost Red Bow Tapes

Now available as a CD or Digital Download

Recorded in 1974, this album has long been rumored to exist - now it's here. Buddy Red Bow, Oglala Lakota, passed on 16 years ago at the age of 44. I recorded Buddy in my first studio, Mr. Dog Music. When he came in with his big black hat, I didn't really know what I was in for. His personality was as big as his hat. The girls couldn't stop loving him, and he lived his life as hard as he could. I always looked forward to seeing Buddy walk through the door.  He always brightened up the room. Now, 34 years later, his music is still amazingly fresh, and vibrant.

Click here to listen to all of the samples and buy the digital download of "Buffalo - The Lost Red Bow Tapes"

Indian Love Song

My Friend - The Buffalo

Momma, I'm Sorry

"Preserving Humanity"

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