Friday May 24, 2013
Indigenous Music Culture.
Dr. Honey Dawn Karima is a prolific Creek/Cherokee recording artist, novelist, poet, fiction writer, journalist, filmmaker, playwright and radio host – ie an artist and creator regardless of the medium. Check out this track Beautiful Warriors, featuring Cloudwalker. …read more »
Mother Jorie and daughter Christie West make up the duo Sayani (meaning Zion). Together, their heartfelt and spiritual music shares their family stories of the past and present. …read more »
There’s new music being made every moment, and here are the three newest releases from Indigenous artists for the month of March! …read more »
Greenwich Village’s little known Cherokee folk singer the late Karen Dalton brought a soulful honesty from Enid, Oklahoma. …read more »
The name alone of Cherokee/Choctow band Hillbilly Vegas gives you an idea of what to expect from their music – a southern influenced, rockin’ good time. …read more »
Is there an art form untouched by frybread? No! This week we bring you The Frybread Queen, a new work by playwright Carolyn Dunn, of Muskogee Creek, Cherokee and Seminole descent.
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Cherokee rapper, actor, activist and mentor Litefoot has been influencing people on Turtle island for close to two decades with his music, movies and community work.
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Cherokee artist Michael Bucher comes from the strong tradition of making folk roots music as a means for a message. …read more »
Postcommodity is an interdisciplinary artist collective comprised of Kade L. Twist (Cherokee), Cristóbal Martínez (Mexica), Raven Chacon (Navajo), and Nathan Young (Pawnee, Kiowa). They have been working together as a collective since 2007.
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Hip-hop is one of the most popular musical genres in Indian Country. In our seventh episode, we explore why the art of hip-hop is such a strong force in Indigenous music culture. …read more »
