Lamanite Generation (Musical group)
Dates
- Existence: 1971-
Administrative History
Lamanite Generation (est. 1971 is a musical performing group from Brigham Young University.
In 1971, Janie Thompson, founded the group Lamanite Generation. The group featured Native American youths. Later Latin Americans and Polynesian cultures were added to the group. The groups name was also changed to Living Legends. They have performed all over the world in places such as Europe, South America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, China, Russia, and the Pacific Islands. They also performed in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Citation:
Deseret news, via WWW, Oct. 1, 2014 (BYU legend Janie Thompson launched careers, touched lives as founder of Young Ambassadors, Lamanite Generation; created in 1971 by Janie Thompson; mainly Native Americans, later Latin American and Polynesian; also named Living Legends)byurecords, via WWW, Oct. 1, 2014 (BYU Living Legends; performed in Europe, South America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, China, Russia, and the Pacific Islands; performed in 2002 Winter Olympic Games)
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Program Bureau tour reports, 1964-1977
Contains reports on international tours by performing groups associated with the Program Bureau. Materials date from between 1964 and 1977.
Jane Thompson papers
Contains photos, clippings, awards, scrapbook materials, notes and other papers from Jane Thompson. Materials relate to the personal life of Jane Thompson and the Brigham Young University performing groups that she was involved with. Dates range from 1941 to 2013.
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- Articles 1
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- Awards 1
- Books 1
- Diaries 1
- Files (Records) 1
- Histories (Literary works) 1
- Minutes (Records) 1
- Negatives 1
- Notated music 1
- Notebooks 1
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1
- Video recordings 1 + ∧ less