Hip native american music thread-

levio_sah · 01-14-2011, 02:20 PM

Hello! I am Native American, and I listen to a lot of Indie, Alternative, and generally hip music, so I decided to create this thread for people who are looking for Native music that isn't traditional or new-agey. There aren't that many big artists out there, unfortunately, but I will tell you of some that I have discovered, and if you know of any, big or small, any genre, please feel free to post! (Oh yeah, and also, by Native American I mean native to either North or South America. Indigenous music from what is now known as Australia/New Zealand is also okay on this thread, but beyond that, please post somewhere else.)

So far, these are the top artists I've found:
1.Blackfire- A Diné Punk band that blends traditional music , Alternative and Post-Hardcore. Very political, but they aren't preachy and zealous like some punk bands; their messages come from the heart.
2.Mariee Sioux- A really great Native woman folk singer. Connected to the "New Weird America" (aka Freak Folk) scene, she weaves mystery, melancholy, and off-beat poetry into her quiet, echoing folk tunes, often accompanied by native flute.

Okay, I know it's stupid to start a list with two things and then leave, but I gotta go, more very soon!

01-14-2011, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
levio_sah Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A vintage pad on the west side. Think Febreze, candelabras. Posts: 38	Hip native american music thread- Hello! I am Native American, and I listen to a lot of Indie, Alternative, and generally hip music, so I decided to create this thread for people who are looking for Native music that isn't traditional or new-agey. There aren't that many big artists out there, unfortunately, but I will tell you of some that I have discovered, and if you know of any, big or small, any genre, please feel free to post! (Oh yeah, and also, by Native American I mean native to either North or South America. Indigenous music from what is now known as Australia/New Zealand is also okay on this thread, but beyond that, please post somewhere else.) So far, these are the top artists I've found: 1.Blackfire- A Diné Punk band that blends traditional music , Alternative and Post-Hardcore. Very political, but they aren't preachy and zealous like some punk bands; their messages come from the heart. 2.Mariee Sioux- A really great Native woman folk singer. Connected to the "New Weird America" (aka Freak Folk) scene, she weaves mystery, melancholy, and off-beat poetry into her quiet, echoing folk tunes, often accompanied by native flute. Okay, I know it's stupid to start a list with two things and then leave, but I gotta go, more very soon!