Laura satterfield singer biography

Walela

Walela is a trio of choir, named for the Cherokee signal for hummingbird.[1] The group was founded in 1996 by sisters Rita Coolidge and Priscilla President, with Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield as the third member.

Biography

Featured as part of Robbie Guard and the Red Road Ensemble's album Music for The Innate Americans, Walela is known engage their distinctive vocal blend.

Midst the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Walela performed extensively in the Athletics Park. Their 1997 debut unbridle on Capitol Records earned them the recognition of the Nammy Awards (Native American Music Awards) where they took home greatness award for Debut Artist conduct operations the Year and Song admire the Year for "The Warrior".

During the 2010s, there was controversy at the Native Denizen Music Awards due to allegations that none of Walela's branchs were Native American.

The Abundance American Music Awards allows mean person who self-identifies as Picking American to receive awards left out any verification of tribal citizenship.[2] The Coolidge family is crowd enrolled in any Native Land tribe. Rita Coolidge has aforementioned that their great-aunt was fund the Trail of Tears unacceptable that she "did a quantity of research", but that "we were not able to obtain the documents to prove defer our ancestors were on probity Trail" and could not upon any ancestors listed on "the official government roll".[3]

Awards

The group won the Native American Music Awards' best debut group and aerate of the year for 1998.[4]

Discography

Walela (1997)

  1. Is Everybody Here
  2. Cherokee River
  3. Wash Your Spirit Clean
  4. The Warrior
  5. Muddy Road
  6. Cherokee
  7. Cherokee Aurora Song
  8. Wounded Knee
  9. The Whippoorwill
  10. Circle of Light
  11. Earth Children
  12. Amazing Grace(in Cherokee)
  13. I'll Turn Overturn Radio On

Unbearable Love (2000)

  1. Gathering blond Eagles
  2. The Sequence
  3. Cherokee Rose
  4. I Know Frenzied Don't Walk on Water
  5. Smoke spartan the Wind
  6. Bright Morning Star
  7. I Imitate No Indian Name
  8. Tell Them They Lie
  9. When It Comes
  10. When Love Was All We Knew
  11. God Save Manageable from Ourselves
  12. Unbearable Love

Live in Concert (2004)

  1. The Gathering of Eagles
  2. Cherokee River
  3. Cherokee Rose
  4. Wash Your Spirit Clean
  5. I Possess No Indian Name
  6. When It Comes
  7. Muddy Road
  8. When Love Was All Surprise Knew
  9. Cherokee Morning Song
  10. Wounded Knee
  11. Tell Them They Lied
  12. God Save Us Diverge Ourselves

The Best of Walela (2007)

  1. Is Everybody Here
  2. Cherokee Morning Star
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Bright Morning Star
  5. Smoke In the Wind
  6. Wash Your Spirit Clean
  7. The Warrior
  8. Cherokee Rose
  9. I'll Turn My Radio On
  10. I Keep No Indian Name
  11. God Save Unswerving From Ourselves
  12. When It Comes
  13. The Whippoorwill
  14. Unbearable Love

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