美国印第安音乐是指北美洲、中美洲和南美洲在文化上不同的原住民的音乐。大部分美国印第安音乐不同于我们所熟知的西方音乐,美国印第安音乐由众多的文化体系组成,包含错综复杂、各自独立的音乐体系。在美国印第安的宗教、社会、娱乐、甚至政治生活中,音乐扮演了一个很重要的角 American Indian music refers to culturally distinct native peoples’ music in North, Central and South America. Most American Indian music differs from what we know well as Western music. American Indian music consists of a multitude of cultural systems, including intricate and independent music systems. In American Indian religious, social, entertainment, and even political life, music plays a very important role