Phillip Joe Plays Waila: Tohono O'Odham Dance Music creation stories And as an Indigenous author

And as an Indigenous author

Together we venture to the edges of worlds waiting to be born

community activist

Though virtually forgotten today

Phillip Joe Plays Waila: Tohono O'Odham Dance Music creation stories And as an Indigenous authorThis lyrical and joyously illustrated bilingual book celebrates waila (why la) dance music, a blend of Polish, German, Mexican dance music unique to the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. As explained by protagonist Philip Joe, "waila music really gets you moving." He learned as a child to play the multiple instruments that blend to create the fast moving, upbeat rhythms that are a part of every community piast (celebration) and continues to