ART of MUSIC

Redbone's Come and Get Your Love is famous again, thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy.

In the 1970s-80s, Redbone was known for incorporating traditional songs, sounds, and dancing in their music & performances.

Listen, watch, enjoy.

Explore evolving culture through contemporary music & fusion.

Identify and acknowledge that some familiar voices and influencing artists are of indigenous ancestry. This begs the question of why there hasn't evolved a more prominent presence of aboriginal artists in the mainstream music industry.

*Some content may not be appropriate for all ages

Artists of Indigenous Ancestry

Indigenous ancestry listed, where known, even if of mixed ancestry:

Rock, Pop, R&B, Mainstream

Redbone, members are mostly Yaqui-Shoshone
Rita Coolidge (self-identified Cherokee)
Wayne Newton (Cherokee and Powhatan)
Robbie Robertson (Mohawk)
Chuck Billy of Testament (Pomo)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Piapot Cree)
Charley Patton, father of the delta blues (Cherokee descent)

Hip Hop & Rap

Iskwē (Cree) Juno Award winner
Angel Haze (Cherokee), has a song with Sia
Anybody Killa (Lumbee)
Julian B. (Muskogee)
Litefoot (Cherokee Nation-Chichimeca)
Solé (Blackfoot)
Taboo (Shoshone)
Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota)

Pow Wow

Black Lodge Singers (Blackfeet)
Cozad Singers (Kiowa)

Iskwē is an Indigenous pop and electronic music singer from Canada, who received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018 for her second album The Fight Within.

Koksilah Music festival returns in the fall!

http://koksilahfestival.com/

"The festival is organized in recognition and celebration of the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations throughout BC"

https://www.facebook.com/koksilah/

Past performers include:

Mob Bounce, Phoenix Pagliacci & Lex Leosis, Frase, Sea Monsters, Uschi Tala, Valeen Jules, Carmanah, The Tzinquaw Dancers, Fanfare, Elder Sister Plum, Emily Millard, Old.Soul.Rebel, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Desiree Dawson, Ta’kaiya Blaney, Buckman Coe, Ghostly Hounds, Compassion Gorilla, cozy, Marley Daemon, Betty & The Kid, Jessi Junkin, and Meg G.

Snotty Nose Rez Kids - The Warriors

There are a lot of ideas/words to connect to in this song:

"if you don't see colour, you don't see me neither"
"put your fist up": stand up like Kapernick and "Rosa P" (Rosa Parks)
perceptions
unceded land: family land older than the bible
clean water
broken treaties

https://snottynoserezkids.com/

Their new album is fantastic, if you like the genre (rap).

Try these songs: Rebirth, Boujeee Native

Interview on House of Strombo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnv5oPY5-OU

For a playlist of songs to try, go to Ms Fitzism on YouTube and find the Indigenous Music & Dance playlist.

Playlist

Rumble: Fantastic, award winning documentary.

RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World is an electrifying look at the Native American influence in popular music — despite attempts to ban, censor and erase Indian culture. The film reveals how early pioneers of the blues and jazz had Native American roots, and as the folk-rock era took hold in the '60s and '70s, Native Americans such as Peter La Farge and Buffy Sainte-Marie helped to define its evolution, while Native guitarists and drummers such as Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, and many more forever changed the trajectory of rock and roll. Their stories are told by some of America’s greatest music legends who knew them, played music with them, and were inspired by them, including Robbie Robertson, George Clinton, Taj Mahal, Slash, Jackson Browne, Taboo, Buddy Guy, Quincy Jones, Derek Trucks, Tony Bennett, Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler and Stevie Van Zandt.

A Tribe Called Red

http://atribecalledred.com/

YourTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYo7hQsKKkHi4f0X-gB1yg

Very political but very empowering and positive
"Bursting forth from Canada’s capital, native Producer and DJ crew A Tribe Called Red is making an impact on the global electronic scene with a truly unique sound. ATCR is a duo made up of 2oolman, and Bear Witness." http://atribecalledred.com/
"A Tribe Called Red promotes inclusivity, empathy and acceptance amongst all races and genders in the name of social justice. They believe that indigenous people need to define their identity on their own terms. If you share this vision, then you are already part of the Halluci Nation." http://atribecalledred.com/bio/

Collaboration for Standing Rock:

Supaman on his hip hip fusion:

Rebel Music:

Follow the lives of four Indigenous musicians and activists as they incite change in their communities through their art. The full episode will premiere exclusively on the MTV Facebook page

Buffy Sainte-Marie