Translated into multiple languages, played with the accompaniment of an array of instruments and performed for audiences around the world — the Mi’kmaw Honor Song has already cemented its place in the history books.
But one new recording is likely to introduce the song to its widest audience yet.
The second track on Notes for the Future, the new album from world-renowned American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, begins with the sound of Ma’s trademark instrument. After several long, mellow notes, a voice comes in with the distinct chants that make up the chorus of Honor Song.
It started with a phone call nearly three years
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