PALOYOLOYO

Paloyoloyo, Anonymous Cahuilla Indian Composer ca. 1600. Originating around four hundred years ago, this song is an extract from the "Birdsong" cycle, songs of celebration and commemoration which reminded people of their migration on this land. The earliest Cahuilla musicians played a rattle as accompaniment, but by the time of the missions, the drum had been imported from other Native American nations.