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Cher Day!

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 21:08
In honor of Cher's Birthday, AIROS will be playing non-stop Cher. Yes, you heard right, nothing but Cher, from her early days with Sunny to her late 90's rave music, enjoy her many unique and risque costumes! Listen to AIROS and be amazed by the Diva!

By the way....APRIL FOOLS!!!!

We got you!

Hey loyal listeners, in honor of April Fool's Day, AIROS will be playing hilarious, humorous and laugh out loud amazing music and shows all day! Tune in anytime and try to challenge yourself from not laughing at our uproarious programming! We dare you! We double dog dare you!

Here are a few songs that will be sure to give you a smile, guaranteed!

April Fool's Day Playlist
Stay tuned loyal listeners for more surprises and thrills here on Airos!

P.S. There will be no Cher.

Aden J. Marshall

NS-NV co-host
I'm Back From Suffragette City

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 21:27
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we recently played a power-hour of songs by female artists. “Power” was definitely the right word, as we started with Walela and Ulali, two all-female groups with strong voices and fun names to say. The set ended with Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” proving once again that every song about Wounded Knee is awesome (made-for-TV specials, on the other hand, tend to be hit or miss).

Women's History Month Playlist (Click for CD information)
Listen on the livestream during the following times (All Times ET):
3/31/09: 9am, 3pm, 9pm + other music from these and other great female artists all day long.

Next up: Music for the Iktomi – April’s Fools Day songs.

Stay tuned!

Sina Bear Eagle

NS-NV co-host
Wounded Knee - Another Perspective

Submitted by miltlee on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 21:06

The American Experience segment - Wounded Knee is coming up soon, and I thought it might be a good time to listen to a documentary on WK that we did in 1993 - 20 years after the takeover. This piece, A Song For Wounded Knee, won a Golden Reel from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. It was produced by Milt and Jamie Lee for PRI, KILI Radio in Porcupine SD, and aired on AIROS. The hour long documentary looks at the background surrounding the takeover and goes deeply into the tribal politics that served as the stew that AIM ( the American Indian Movement) was brought into. Gerald One Feather, tribal Chairman from 1970 to 1972, remarked that in 20 years, we were the first people who had ever done an interview with him, which I found amazing since it was the actions of his administration that led to the 71 day siege at Wounded Knee. You can listen to the documentary at http://hollowbonefilms.manykites.org/2009/03/a-song-for-wounded-knee/
Radio Phoenix

Submitted by stabular on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 17:04

I'm currently working on a project with Radio Phoenix to produce a radio show whose content highlights Native musicians from Phoenix and the surrounding areas. Right now I am amidst my on air DJ training. I'm also compiling material for broadcast. If you have any input, questions, or material for submission please let me know.

Check us out at www.radiophoenix.org
Unlucky Thirteen!

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 17:05
Today could possibly be the most unlucky and scariest day of the year. Why would that be, you ask? Well, it's Friday the 13th! No, there won't be any crazed serial killer with a machete, but there will be scary music playing all day on AIROS! We will be featuring some of today's scariest artists, such as the spooky Arigon Starr to the terrifying Black Lodge. So take a listen....if you DARE!!! MUHAHAHAHA!!!
Aden J. Marshall

NS-NV co-host
Never Gonna Fall For Modern Love

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 22:31
Greetings AIROS listeners!

Last time, we shared a variety of traditional songs to get you in the mood for love. Our second “love show” had a more contemporary selection, giving us a chance to showcase some of best Native artists in modern music.

In order to share as much great music as possible, we explored a few different genres in this show. We started with Floyd Westerman, who has created and covered a lot of wonderful older styled country music. Indian Country has many great country artists and, after spending some time in that genre, we transitioned into rock music with NS-NV favorites Harrison Begay and George Leach (Aden maintains that these two are long overdue for a tour together).

The show changed pace with Jamie Coon’s hypnotic pop-trance song “Betrayed With a Kiss.” Shortly after, we heard Lunar Drive’s “I’m in Love With a Navajo Boy,” dedicated to Dine baseball star, Jacoby Ellsbury, from me and countless other baseball fans. James Bilagody & The Cremains displayed the best use of voice distortion software by natives since Cher, and we finished up the show with our theme of the month, “Snaggin’,” by Arigon Starr.

Love Show #2 (Click for CD information)
- Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman – "Give My Love to Rose" [A Tribute to Johnny Cash]
- Buddy Red Bow – "Indian Love Song" [Journey to the Spirit World]
- Chester Knight & the Wind – "Love Me Strong" [Freedom]
- Harrison Begay – "Baby With A Golden Smile" [A New Light of Day]
- George Leach – "Making Love" [Just Where I'm At]
- Murray Porter – "Baby You're My Good Thing" [1492 Who Found Who]
- Jamie Coon – "Betrayed With a Kiss" [Everything So Far]
- Native Roots – "Native Girls" [A Place I Call Home]
- Lunar Drive – "I'm in Love With a Navajo Boy" [All Together Here]
- James Bilagody & The Cremains – "To Be In Love" [Sacred Stage]
- Martha Redbone – "Say You Love Me" [Home of the Brave]
- Jana – "Gotta Be" [Flash of a Firefly]
- Arigon Starr – "Snaggin'" [Wind-Up]
Hope you enjoyed listening to our love-themed playlists. Don’t see your favorite love song by a Native American artist? Feel free to add it in the comments.

Next time: Beware of Friday the 13th!

Sina Bear Eagle

NS-NV co-host
How Much Do You Love Native Sounds-Native Voices?

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 23:10
Greetings AIROS fans,

Welcome to the first blog entry for Native Sounds-Native Voices ("NS-NV"). For the uninitiated, NS-NV is radio show on AIROS.org, playing the best in both contemporary and traditional Native American music. Whether you like drum groups like Black Lodge or Cozad, Jim Boyd or Buddy Red Bow, or even if your tastes run more toward Blackfire or Native Roots, NS-NV has something for you.

Although NS-NV hosts Aden Marshall and yours truly, Sina Bear Eagle, are members of the Lakota tribe, we try to avoid any obvious bias--for example, a penchant for northern style powwow. (Hey, "try" is a key word here). Just don’t e-mail us about puppy soup and we'll try to keep the sheep/rabbit/salmon/turtle jokes to a minimum. (By the way, did you hear the one about Paiute and the chinook?)

We recently ran two "love" shows in honor of the delicious heart-shaped chocolate boxes that have been appearing on your grocery stores' "reduced price" shelves lately. Valentine's Day had already passed, but it's never too late to surprise your long-term snag with month-old candy and romantic tunes:

Love Show #1 (Click for CD information)
Next time, we’ll tell you about Love Show #2.

Stay tuned!

Sina Bear Eagle

NS-NV co-host
State of Native Nations Address - Listen and Share Your Thoughts

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 23:27

NCAI President Joe Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh) will deliver the 8th annual address in Washington, D.C.

Listen live, noon ET, on the AIROS live stream and let us know what you think as you are listening.

If you miss the live feed, tune in at the following times and let us know what you think of the speech.

The State of Native Nations Address will be repeated on AIROS during the following dates and times:

2/12: 8 am, 2 pm, 8 pm ET
2/13: 9 am, 3 pm, 9 pm ET
2/15: 10 am, 4 pm, 10 pm ET
2/16: 11 am, 5 pm, 11 pm ET
What Do You Think About the New Site?

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 23:49

Tell us what you think of the new look and the merger of the two sites as well as all the new features. Also, make sure to sign up as new user so that you can share your stories with Native America as well.
Thoughts About John Gregg as Host of NS-NV

Submitted by AIROS Native Network on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 22:07

With John leaving Lincoln, NE and heading to Sioux Falls, SD we thought it would be a good to share stories about tuning into Native Sounds - Native Voices over the years and what you think of the man from Hopiland and his role behind the mic.

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