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Lincoln, NE - On this edition of Native Sounds-Native Voices (NS-NV) co-hosts Aden (Sioux) and Alex featured an hour of relaxing Hawaiian music to bring an end to summer. This was a great way for NS-NV  to sign off the summer. The smooth sound of the slack key brings memories of Hawaii. Tourists pack into Hawaii all year long for numerous reasons. One reason why tourists return are the sounds of the slack key guitar. Included in the playlist is a cover of “Over the Rainbow” originally sang by Judy Garland  from the motion picture “The Wizard of Oz”. If you can’t get enough Hawaiian music check out the blog post titled “King Kamahameha Day on NS-NV”.  On the blog page is a playlist that was featured on NS-NV and dedicated to King Kamahameha. Listen live to NS-NV every Thursday morning from 8 - 10 a.m. C.T. at www.KZUM.org or www.AIROS.org

“Ku’u Kika Kahiko (My Old Guitar)” (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters) Ozzie Kotani
"Moe 'Uhane (Dream Slack Key)" (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters) Sonny Chillingworth
"Manoa, in the Rain" (In the Name of Love) Hapa
"Sleepwalk" (In the Name of Love) Hapa
"Bob & Led's Modern Slack Key" (In the Saddle) Led Kaapana & Bob Brozman
"Moloka'i slidei" (Hawaiian Love Songs) George Kahumoku Jr.
"Wai O Ke Aniani" (Wa'ahila) Ray Kane
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (IZ) Isreal Kamakawiwo 'ole
"Hawai'i '78" (Pick a Hit Hawaii) Isreal Kamakawiwo 'ole
"Kaimana Hila" (Hui Aloha) Hui Aloha
"Steal Away" (Hui Aloha) Hui Aloha
"Coconut Girl" (Pick a Hit Hawaii) Brother Noland

Lincoln, NE - This edition of Native Sounds-Native Voices (NS-NV), co-hosts Aden (Sioux) and Alex produced a rock genre playlist including all Native Rock bands and rock artists. For those listeners who are fans of rock music this is a opportunity to widen that Native rock playlist for the ipod. Unlike the rock stations on the radio dial these songs are from Native artists that cover a Native vibe and excellent tunes. For example, Blackfire is a politically driven Naitve rock band. Web users can find more information about blackfire at their website www.blackfire.net. Another awesome native rock band is Clan/Destine.Clan/Destine blends contemporary influences to their heritage and creating a perfect balance of new with the old. For more information about Clan/Destine log-on to their website www.clan-destine.com. Catch a new episode of NS-NV every Thursday from 8 - 10 a.m. C.T. at www.KZUM.org and www.AIROS.org.

“Let it ring out”(Strangelove) Elevation
“Plant the seeds”  (We Are) Digging Roots
“Awake” (Awake) Coalition
“Indian Summer” (Wiciwen Apis - Mahwaew) Wade Ferdandez
“Skinning Along” (Crimson Tide) Dwayne Pamajewon
“Belly Down” (Swagger) Lucie Idlout
“Hey Baby/New rising sun” (American Horse) Micki Free
“Victory Song” (Freedom) Chester Knight and the Wind
“Now that you’re gone” (Now that you’re gone single) Indigenous
“Rain us love” (Rain us love) Native Roots
“Seeker” (Self-titled) Clan/Destine
“Sacred Stage” (Sacred Stage) James Bilagody
“The Possibilities” (Silence is a Weapon) Blackfire
“Sacred Smoke” (The Native Axeman Cometh) Exit Wound

Martha Redbone is of the Choctaw and Shawnee Nations. She is also of African descent. When Martha was younger she learned how to play piano and also the guitar from her father. Instead of chasing a dream of signing a big record deal, she went to art school to earn a degree. Martha was working as a graphic designer in England when music entered into her life again. Because she had a background with music, she was asked to sing backup vocals. It was during this time that she was mentored by Junie Morrison of Parliament Funkadelic. Since then, Martha's talents have taken her to the next level in music. In 2002, she won a NAMMY award for Best Debut Artist.

Aden Marshall recently spoke with Martha Redbone about her music, her upcoming album and her experience as a Native American in New York City. For more information about Martha Redbone log-on to her website at www.martharedbone.com or to follow her on social networking site MySpace at www.myspace.com/martharedbonemusic.

Martha is also featured in the DVD For the Generations: Native Story & Performance which can be found at visionmaker.org

"Medicine Man" (Skin Talk)
"Skin" (Skin Talk)
"Vineyard" (Home of the Brave)
"Free" (Home of the Brave)
"Sarsaparilla" (Home of the Brave)

Interview with Martha | Martha's web page | Native Sounds podcast | Matha's MySpace page

This edition of NS-NV, we celebrate the Native Music Rocks festivals. Native Music Rocks is a project that is funded by the Seminole Tribe of Florida and is led by Micki Free (Cherokee and Comanche). Also performing with Micki are Keith Secola (Ojibwa) and Casper Lomayesva (Navajo and Hopi). We thought we would include some songs from these artist, sort like a preview of their concerts. If going to these concerts is not an option then tune into Native Sounds-Native Voices every Thursday morning from 8 – 10 a.m. CT for great Native Music that rocks. Log onto the web at www.KZUM.org and www.AIROS.org.

“Rant and Roll”  (Johnny Damas and Me) John Trudell
“Cement Prairie” (Silent Warrior) XIT
“Cold, Cold World” (Windfall “Falling Down”) Chester Knight and the Wind
“Ruler of my Heart” (Indians Indians) Robert Mirabal
“Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes” (Guitar Preacher: The Polydor Years) Link Wray
“Where Are You” (Sacred Stage) James Bilagody and The Cremains
 “Hell Hound on My Trail" (I’ve Been Drifting From Door to Door) Jimmy Wolf
“Lucky Number Seven” (American Horse) Micki Free
“Overwhelming” (Silence is a Weapon) Blackfire
“Millenium Cars”  (Fingermonkey) Keith Secola
“Dream Marquee” ([Dream Marquee) The Atoll
“Honor the People” (Honor the People) Casper Lomayesva
“Frybread” (Rain Us Love) Native Roots
“Honey Be” (When Worlds Collide) Red Earth
“Cho Cho Fire” (Running for the Drum) Buffy Sainte-Marie
“Strong & Beautiful” (We Are) Digging Roots

Bill Miller is a member of the Mohican tribe, he grew up in Wisconsin on the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation. He started playing guitar as a young boy but didn't see it as a way to become famous. He actually had dreams of becoming a visual artist. He studied art in College and played locally in Milwaukee. Since then Bill has won prestige awards from the Native American Music Association and three Grammy’s.

Tobias Grant recently spoke with Bill Miller about his music as well as an experience performing a symphonic piece about the battle of little big horn and an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Show from the red carpet at the Grammy’s.

Bill’s recent release Chronicles of Hope was released this June 2010. To preview Chronicles of Hope log onto his web site, www.billmillerarts.com, and also follow him on social networking sites Facebook and myspace.com. Bill is also featured in the DVD For the Generations: Native Story and Performance which can be found at visionmaker.org

"I Believe" (Spirit Rain)
"Raven In The Snow" (Raven in the Snow)
"In Every Corner of the Forest Part 1" (Raven in the Snow)
"Different Drum" (Reservation Road: Live)
"Ghost Dance" (Ghost Dance)

Interview with Bill | Bill's web page | Native Sounds podcast | Bill's myspace page

 This hour of Native Sounds-Native voices (NS-NV) Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo and Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud Sioux) dedicated a playlist to Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross. He crossed over into the spirit world in 1866. He was known for disputing the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma otherwise known as “The Trail of Tears”. Also involved in the Cherokees remaining in North Carolina was a farmer by the name of Tsali. As the story goes he was involved in a scuffle with U.S. soldiers, one soldier was accidentally shot and killed. Tsali was to blame and the government was out to get the last of the Cherokee who were hiding out in the Smokey Mountains. The government was going to make a deal with the remaining Cherokees.  If Tsali would stand trial for murder the rest of the tribe could stay in North Carolina. This is how the Eastern Band of Cherokee came to remain in the Native land of North Carolina.

And to commemorate John Ross the Principal Chief of the Cherokee we put together a list of contemporary Cherokee artists like Rita Coolidge, Michael Bucher and Litefoot. I am of Cherokee descent and visited Cherokee, North Carolina during the summer of 2010. It was there that I got to observe a drama that reenacted the events that led up to the “Trail of Tears”. For more information about the Eastern Band of Cherokee log onto their website at www.cherokee-nc.com. Listen to the live broadcast of Native Sounds-Native Voices every Thursday morning from 8 – 10 a.m. CT on the web at KZUM.org or at AIROS.org.

- Tobias Grant, NS-NV Co-Host

“Reservation Blues” (Reservation Blues) Jim Boyd
“Long Ago An Indian” (Indian Boy) Edmund Bull
“Eagles in the Sky” (Lady) Jackie Bird
“Dakota Skies” (Dakota Skies) David Lohnes Jr.
“Born Under a Bad Sign” (Greatest Hits) Rita Coolidge
“Play That Deadly Jam” (Black Wolf’s Blues) Wade Fernandez
“Cherokee Rose” (Seven) Michael Bucher
“Still” (To All the Wild Horses) Cherokee Rose
“Muddy Road” (Walela) Walela
“Cherokee Stomp & For my people” (Good Day to Die) Litefoot
“Another Bad Deal” (Fortune Teller) Robert Richmond
 

We play a variety of music on NS-NV and the music genre that gets the least amount of air time is Native Hip Hop. So, we asked our friends and searched the web to explore some Native Hip Hop artists and put them on our Hip Hop playlist. We thought it would be fun and give something our younger listeners can appreciate. We enjoyed putting this playlist together because I got to interview Chase Manhattan and Joey Stylez. He is from Minnesota and travels to Pow-Wows promoting his album. He also recorded a few songs that expresses his Native Pride. Also included in the playlist are two Native artist from Rapid City, SD, Buddaz n Stephen. S.A.V.A.G.E. F.A.M. is an acronym for Standing Against Violent Adversaries and Genocidal Environments Forever Always Movement. Their track titled "Prayer Song" features a kids drum group from Thunder Valley, SD. Also we got to mention Casper Loma-Da-Wa, he is a reggea artitst from Hopiland, AZ. This is just a few examples of the artists from our Hip Hop playlist. The songs in this playlist also make reference to their Native culture and Native Pride. Listen to the live broadcast every Thursday morning from 8 a.m – 10 a.m. C.T. and on the web at KZUM.org and AIROS.org. The interviews can also be found on the Native Sounds podcast page at AIROS.org and also at the bottom of this blog.

-Tobias Grant: co-host of Native Sounds-Native Voices (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo and Cherokee)

“Southern Man” (Harmony Nights) Cheevers Toppah & Landry
“Angel Eyes” (Northern Lights) Buddaz & Stephen
“What’s Good” (The List) Eekwol & Mils
“Honor the People” (Honor the People) Casper Loma-Da-Wa
“Mother Earth” (Injunity) Julian B
“Coconut Girl” (Pick a Hit Hawaii) Brother Noland
“Indian Outlaw” (The Black Star) Joey Stylez
“Stand Up For Human Pride” (Indian Rezervation) Pura FE’
“Creator Please” (EP) S.A.V.A.G.E. Family
“Native Pride” (Tacoma’s Finest) Tacoma’s Finest
“Original 2 Step” (Tribal Tribulations) Chase Manhattan
“Go Back” (Indian Rezervation Blues) Leilani
“Need You” (Northern Lights) Buddaz and Stephen

Chase Manhattan interview | Casper Loma-Da-Wa interview

This edition of Native Sounds-Native Voices (NS-NV) Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo and Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud Sioux) put together a playlist of easy listening songs from Native Artists. We included Daryl Tonemah who is a Grammy nominated artist and performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. We also included Arigon Starr who is a Native American Music Awards (NAMA) winner, composer and performer in The Red Road and all around Native entertainer.  Last but not least Keith Secola, The Plateros and Indigenous who all have performed at Stage 49, a three day Native American music festival in conjunction with The Gathering of Nations Pow-wow in Albuquerque, NM. In other words, it was a short Native American music festival. We are always looking to impress our audience with Native artists and all their accomplishments. Tune in every Thursday morning from 8 a.m. – 10 a. m. C.D.T. on the web at KZUM.org or AIROS.org to listen to the live broadcast of Native Sounds-Native Voices.

“Combustible” (One In Every Crowd) Tonemah
“Apache A-Go Go” (Wind-up) Arigon Starr
"House of The Rising Sun” (No Lies) Curtis Cardinal
“Bone Days” (Bone Days) John Trudell
“Wide Open Spaces” (Wild Band of Indians) Keith Secola
“Piney Wood Hills" (Up Where We Belong) Buffy Sainte-Marie
“Still” (Tracks South) Cherokee Rose
“Fool Me Again” (The Acoustic Sessions) Indigenous
“Forever I’m With You” (Hang On) The Plateros
“My Mind is Ramblin” (I’ve Been Driftin From Door To Door) Jimmy Wolf
“Run Through The Jungle” (Shadowman) Link Wray
“Whiskey Breath” (Swagger) Lucie Idlout

Co-hosts of Native Sounds-Native Voices Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo, and Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud) realized that the '70s and ‘80s produced a lot of Native rock n roll bands. So we figured why not feature a playlist with these artists on the show. We found some good music that is still cool to play on the radio today! Unlike some of those one hit wonders from the ‘70s and ‘80s, Natives understood what it takes to make great music. This was a fun show and we enjoyed playing these songs. As a child of the ‘80s I (Tobias) feel as though a lot good music came from the ‘80s. It was the ‘80s when Mtv was the channel to watch the hottest new music videos. We should all go to the video store and rent Back to the Future right now. But if you can’t make it then please enjoy this playlist of Native rock n roll bands. Also listen to the live broadcast of NS-NV Thursday mornings from 8 - 10 a.m. C.D.T. on the web at KZUM.org or AIROS.org.

“Space Trip To Nowhere” (Plain Chppewa/Metis Music From Turtle Mountain) Rod Poitra
“Fallin’ Rain” (Guitar Preacher) Link Wray
“Nothing Could Be Finer Then A 49er” (Relocation) XIT
“Thunderbirds” (Freedom) Chester Knight and the Wind
“NDN Kars” (Circle) Keith Secola
“I Am Indian” (Space Age Indian) Tiger Tiger
“Come and Get Your Love” (Greatest Songs) Redbone
“Indian Boy Country Song” (Reservation Bound) Jim Boyd
“Got To Save It” (Electric Warriors) Winter Hawk
“Eagle Cries His Song” (Sacred Voice) December Wind
“Native Pride” (Hollywood Indian) No Reservations
“Truck Stop Cheii” (Sacred Stage) James Bilagody & The Cremains
“The Power is Out” (Silence Is A Weapon) BlackFire

For this show, Native Sounds-Native Voices co-hosts Tobias and Aden featured blues and folk music from Native artists. Included in the playlist are contemporary artists like Amber Adair, folk artist A. Paul Ortega, blues artist Clinton J. Miller and Micki Free who also played with Prince. Micki Free is also mentioned on the "Dave Chapelle Show" during one of the skits. Micki states on his web site that being mentioned on the show made him infamous overnight. To see the video log onto YouTube and search Prince vs Charlie Murphy [warning explicit content]. Another YouTube artist that made this playlist is Joey Stylez. To see music videos from Joey Stylez log onto YouTube and search Joey Stylez. He is Cree Métis from Canada and released his first album February 2010. He is also nominated for an aboriginal peoples choice award and users can log onto www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com and vote for their favorite artists. Also tune into the live broadcast of Native Sounds-Native Voices Thursday mornings from 8 – 10 a.m. C.D.T. on the web at KZUM.org or at AIROS.org.

“Chicago” (Indian Rezervation Blues) A. Paul Ortega
“My Skin is Red” (Rez Boy) Clinton J. Miller
“Dream On” (Take Note) Amber Adair
“Apache Moon” (Lonely Warrior) Yolanda Martinez
“Ooh Baby, Baby" (Single) Jana
“Get High” (Skin Tight Blues) Sandy Scofield
“NDN Cars Remix” (Single) Joey Stylez
“Rise” (Messenger King) Clinton J. Miller
“Native Music Rocks” (Native Music Rocks) Micki Free
“Beautiful Women” (EP) Roger Cultee
“Small Town Boy” (EP) Once upon us