Ceremony

Book Playlist

Ceremony Playlist

by Leslie Silko, Silko, Leslie Marmon Silko

11 tracks

balanced

Jul 29, 2026

This playlist captures the complex emotional and cultural landscape of Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony," blending Native American themes with the post-WWII setting. The instrumental selections evoke the spiritual and natural world of the Laguna Pueblo, while the vocal tracks explore alienation, healing, and identity through diverse voices and genres reflective of the book's depth and historical context.

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Track List

11 songs

1

Paradise Lost

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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2

Gathering Storm

Pentakill · III: Lost Chapter

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3

Desert Bloom

NYXORA · Eclipse Reverie

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4

Native North American Child

Buffy Sainte-Marie · Moonshot

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5

Silver Lake

Eternalistic · Silver Lake

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6

Homecoming

Kanye West · Graduation

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7

Kiss the Sky

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra · Voices and Choices

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8

Shake Off the Rain

The Paper Kites · If You Go There, I Hope You Find It

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9

Smoke Signals

PRAANA · Smoke Signals

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10

Warrior People

Nahko And Medicine For The People · Dark As Night

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11

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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