Sullivan Squad - "I Will Always Be Here for You" - Live at Hole in the Rock

Описание: Sullivan Squad
"I Will Always Be Here for You"
From the album
"Anangokaag - When the Stars are Out"
Round Dance Songs

At the conclusion of the recording sessions for their debut album, Sullivan Squad and the Buffalo Jump Records team selected sunset at Hole in the Rock for a photo shoot. Hole in the Rock is located in Papago Park, straddling the juncture of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona. In the midst of the photos shoot, Buffalo Jump and Sullivan Squad decided to provide an impromptu performance for those that had gathered in the natural beauty of Hole in the Rock to take in the sunset. The onlookers were treated to a Round Dance song while Sullivan Squad were treated to rapturous applause.

About Sullivan Squad
Founded in the heart of the beautiful woodlands of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, The Sullivan Squad are comprised of Dr. Michael Sullivan and his family – wife Krysten, daughter Lexie and sons Niizhoo, Preston and Lenny. With Round Dance songs infused with Indigenous pride and the humor of love and life, their singing has captivated audiences from the US to Northern Ireland. As lead singer and composer for award-winning drum group Pipestone, Michael Sullivan’s unique compositions are respected across Native North America.

Michael Sullivan received his Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. This accomplishment was done to help pass on the Ojibwe language to the younger generation of the LCO community, helping it to remain for years to come. The music, performances and lives of the Sullivan Squad reflect their commitment to the Ojibwe language, culture and family heritage.

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More about the cultural significance and history of Hole in the Rock:

"Ricardo Leonard, a Salt River Pima Maricopa leader, told TheArizona Republic in 2009 that his community considers the Hohokam Indians their ancestors. Traces of the Hohokam people still exist in Papago Park.

Papago's Hole-in-the-Rock is a sandstone desert mound with a weathered ceiling that lets light shine through, casting sun rays on the ground that shift depending on the season. The site is considered sacred to the Salt River Pima Maricopa community, Leonard said.

"The Hohokam very likely paid close attention to the movements of the sun, moon and stars. By observing the changing locations of the sunrise on the eastern horizon and the sunset on the western horizon during the sun's annual cycle, the Hohokam would have been able to determine when the summer and winter solstices occurred," according to an information post at Papago Park."

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/...