“Carry it On” documentary features singer/songwriter Buffy St Marie
By Winona LaDuke I was that little five-year-old girl who sat and listened to every song of Buffy Sainte Marie’s first album. It was an LP, full of songs like Little Wheel, Spin and Spin, Universal Soldier and Now that the Buffalo’s Gone. I would stare at the cover, look at her skin and my […]
Bluedog’s new album reflects the lives and times of Native Americans
By Lee Egerstrom The title of the forthcoming Bluedog band album shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone living in Indian Country. The title and message is a simple directive. Take a Stand. “There is something happening every week, every hour in Indian Country,” said cofounder Eric Buffalohead. That title is political, added cofounder Joni […]
What’s New in the Community: July 2018
Invisible No More: Spotify’s first-ever playlist of Native musicians Earlier this year, Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) announced a project that amplifies the Native American voice, vocals in particular. NAP collaborated with Spotify, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, and The California Endowment to curate a Spotify playlist entitled Invisible No More. This is Spotify’s […]
RUMBLE documentary gives credit to Native American musicians
Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock, but arguably no single piece of music was more influential than the 1958 instrumental “Rumble” by American Indian rock guitarist and singer/songwriter Link Wray. When recalling Link Wray’s shivering guitar classic, “Rumble,” film director, and producer Martin Scorsese marvels, “It is the sound […]