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A Tribe Called Red
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Bursting forth from Canada's capital, native Producer and DJ crew A Tribe Called Red is making an impact on the global electronic scene with a truly unique sound.
If you're an indigenous person living in a country that has been forcefully colonized, it's all too common to find yourself underrepresented and misrepresented if not blatantly and systematically devalued and attacked. Positive role models and a positive self-identity are hard to come by, yet the Canadian collective DJ A Tribe Called Red is a modern gateway to urban and contemporary indigenous culture and experience, celebrating all its layers and complexity.
Looking at the future, ATCR straddles has a broad range of musical influences based on modern hip-hop, traditional pow wow drums and vocals, blended with edgy electronic music production styles. Currently made up of DJ NDN, Bear Witness and 2oolman, ATCR first got together in 2008. They are part of a new generation of artists.
ATCR's uplifting and inclusive Electric Pow Wow nights on the second Saturday of every month at Ottawa's Club Babylon. There is a crowd of Aboriginal Canadians, including Métis, Inuit, and other nations, with social activists, music heads, and anyone looking for a great party. They pack the dance floor as Bear Witness weaves indigenous stereotyping from movies, cartoons and media into a new political context and a dancer mixes b-boy and traditional moves.
Through the group's positivity and tireless work ethic their message has expanded to global proportions in Australia, Europe, Mexico and the United States.
It's no accident that Native American activist, poet and musician John Trudell is the first voice on the collective's third album, We Are The Halluci Nation, as the group considers a forefather for this movement. Yasiin Bey (AKA Mos Def) or Saul Williams to Colombian visual artist and musician Lido Pimienta to native musicians Black Bear, Tanya Tagaq to the Australian aboriginal band OKA gold the Swedish-Sami singer Maxida... show more Marak.
The crew has performed high profile festival dates at Coachella, Bonnaroo, AfroPunk, Osheaga, and New Orleans Jazz Fest to list a few. In 2014, they garnered mainstream recognition when the band became Indigenous group to win the Breakthrough Group of the Year award at the Juno Awards (Canada's Grammys). ATCR was also long-listed for Canada's prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2012 and 2013 and its debut album was included in the Washington Post's top 10 albums of that same year.
A Tribe Called Red promotes inclusion, empathy and acceptance among all races and genders in the name of social justice. They believe that indigenous people need to define their identity on their own terms. If you share this vision, then you are already part of the Halluci Nation.
"We are the Halluci Nation."
show more
If you're an indigenous person living in a country that has been forcefully colonized, it's all too common to find yourself underrepresented and misrepresented if not blatantly and systematically devalued and attacked. Positive role models and a positive self-identity are hard to come by, yet the Canadian collective DJ A Tribe Called Red is a modern gateway to urban and contemporary indigenous culture and experience, celebrating all its layers and complexity.
Looking at the future, ATCR straddles has a broad range of musical influences based on modern hip-hop, traditional pow wow drums and vocals, blended with edgy electronic music production styles. Currently made up of DJ NDN, Bear Witness and 2oolman, ATCR first got together in 2008. They are part of a new generation of artists.
ATCR's uplifting and inclusive Electric Pow Wow nights on the second Saturday of every month at Ottawa's Club Babylon. There is a crowd of Aboriginal Canadians, including Métis, Inuit, and other nations, with social activists, music heads, and anyone looking for a great party. They pack the dance floor as Bear Witness weaves indigenous stereotyping from movies, cartoons and media into a new political context and a dancer mixes b-boy and traditional moves.
Through the group's positivity and tireless work ethic their message has expanded to global proportions in Australia, Europe, Mexico and the United States.
It's no accident that Native American activist, poet and musician John Trudell is the first voice on the collective's third album, We Are The Halluci Nation, as the group considers a forefather for this movement. Yasiin Bey (AKA Mos Def) or Saul Williams to Colombian visual artist and musician Lido Pimienta to native musicians Black Bear, Tanya Tagaq to the Australian aboriginal band OKA gold the Swedish-Sami singer Maxida... show more Marak.
The crew has performed high profile festival dates at Coachella, Bonnaroo, AfroPunk, Osheaga, and New Orleans Jazz Fest to list a few. In 2014, they garnered mainstream recognition when the band became Indigenous group to win the Breakthrough Group of the Year award at the Juno Awards (Canada's Grammys). ATCR was also long-listed for Canada's prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2012 and 2013 and its debut album was included in the Washington Post's top 10 albums of that same year.
A Tribe Called Red promotes inclusion, empathy and acceptance among all races and genders in the name of social justice. They believe that indigenous people need to define their identity on their own terms. If you share this vision, then you are already part of the Halluci Nation.
"We are the Halluci Nation."
show more
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November 18, 2016
ambartosik asked:Can anyone suggest any more artists? #saskedchathttps://twitter.com/lannysaretsky/status/799437073648209920 …T. T. replied:A Tribe Called Red http://atribecalledred.com/Marlee W. replied:A Tribe Called Red!! And Tanya Tagaq (traditional Inuit throat singer) # saskedchat
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