Tag: native music

The Spirit of Song and Voice – Allan Bonaise – Interview at Fort Totten Pow-Wow Celebrations
| 1 Comment on The Spirit of Song and Voice – Allan Bonaise – Interview at Fort Totten Pow-Wow CelebrationsListening and dancing to the music at a pow-wow is a wonderful experience. The drum brings out the spirit of the dancers, especially when the song is good. When the singers sing hard, you feel the music in your heart and soul. There were many amazing drums and singers….
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Former Miss Central Navajo Pre-Teen Shares Her ‘Canyon Life’ on National Geographic
| 1 Comment on Former Miss Central Navajo Pre-Teen Shares Her ‘Canyon Life’ on National GeographicRecently found this short doc featured on National Geographic’s YouTube page. I know you guys will enjoy this! From the film’s synopsis: Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a place where many Navajo families come to reconnect with their roots. The area was once inhabited by Ancient Puebloans and….
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Rap Battle – Native MC Destroys Rapper’s Tired Tropes – NSFW
| Leave a CommentWhen you enter into a rap battle, you know there’s going to be bragging, insults and jokes being spit. But when a rapper uses the same old insults over and over, it’s a little unoriginal and just plain whack! Check out this battle between Native rapper Phrase versus Pyrex and….
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Standing Rock Anthem Gets MTV Video Music Award Nomination – Vote Now!
/ | 17 Comments on Standing Rock Anthem Gets MTV Video Music Award Nomination – Vote Now!Congratulations to Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas! His video for his song “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL” was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the ‘Best Fight Against The System’ video category. In case you missed it the first time around, here’s the video! You….
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Stingray Celebrates the Musical Talent of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities
/ | 1 Comment on Stingray Celebrates the Musical Talent of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis CommunitiesExciting news for music fans out there! Read the below press release for more information. Montreal, July 26, 2017 – Stingray is proud to announce a content partnership with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), Native Communications Inc. (NCI-FM Manitoba) and First Peoples Radio (FPR) in Ottawa and Toronto. Starting today,….
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Young Medicine Spreads Positivity through Music and Culture
| Leave a CommentCurt Young is an award-winning artist from George Gordon’s First Nations in Saskatchewan. He is also a part of the musical duo Young Medicine, who has performed across the globe in such places as China, Peru, New York, Hawaii, and many communities & schools across Turtle Island. Young loves working….
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Nahko & Medicine for the People- ‘A Call to Action’
/ | 1 Comment on Nahko & Medicine for the People- ‘A Call to Action’Nahko (Nahkohe Parayno) was born in Oregon under some difficult circumstances but fortunately adopted by a loving family while he was still a baby. He struggled early on with identity issues, being a mix of Apache, Puerto Rican and Filipino cultures, but music gave him an outlet for that pain…..
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Cree Love Song Will Leave You Weak in the Knees
/ | 6 Comments on Cree Love Song Will Leave You Weak in the KneesEarl Lambert serenades us with a love song and teaches a few Cree words as well. Earl is a motivational speaker and storyteller. From EarlLambert.com: He’s a Certified Life-Coach who attended the University of Northern British Columbia, where he majored in General Business with a double minor in First Nations….
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