Native American Rock Bands By Leticia Sanchez
Native American Rock Bands
Native American Rock Bands
By Leticia SanchezBy Leticia Sanchez
Research QuestionResearch Question
◊ What are the themes that are represented in modern Native American Rock Bands?
◊ What are the themes that are represented in modern Native American Rock Bands?
Main Stream Rock BandsMain Stream Rock Bands
◊ Themes in Songs:• Love • Violence• Political Issues• Art
◊ Themes in Songs:• Love • Violence• Political Issues• Art
RedboneRedbone◊ Native American rock
band founded in 1969 by brothers Loly and Pat Vegas who are of Shoshone/ Yaqui and Mexican descent
◊ Music style • Rock• R&B• Funk• Cajun• Jazz• Tribal• Latin
◊ Name means person of mixed race
◊ Native American rock band founded in 1969 by brothers Loly and Pat Vegas who are of Shoshone/ Yaqui and Mexican descent
◊ Music style • Rock• R&B• Funk• Cajun• Jazz• Tribal• Latin
◊ Name means person of mixed race
Redbone Music ThemesRedbone Music Themes
◊ Love◊ Magic◊ Native American
Spirituality◊ 1970’s funk
◊ Love◊ Magic◊ Native American
Spirituality◊ 1970’s funk
Redbone’s “Wovoka”Redbone’s “Wovoka”◊ “Wovoka”: talks about the Ghost
Dancehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BElwfBEjSA0
◊ “Wovoka”: talks about the Ghost Dancehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BElwfBEjSA0
XITXIT◊ Nat. Am. rock band
founded in 1972 from Albuquerque, New Mexico
◊ Music Style• Rock• Pan-Indian music
styles
◊ Name stands for “crossing of Indian tribes”
◊ Nat. Am. rock band founded in 1972 from Albuquerque, New Mexico
◊ Music Style• Rock• Pan-Indian music
styles
◊ Name stands for “crossing of Indian tribes”
XIT Music ThemesXIT Music Themes
◊ Native American Spirituality
◊ Historic and Contemporary Native American issues
◊ Red Power movement
◊ Native American Spirituality
◊ Historic and Contemporary Native American issues
◊ Red Power movement
XIT’s “Reservation of Education”
XIT’s “Reservation of Education”
◊ “Reservation of Education”: discusses the ethnocide of Native American culture in schools
◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_uPg2NpmE
◊ “Reservation of Education”: discusses the ethnocide of Native American culture in schools
◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_uPg2NpmE
BlackfireBlackfire
◊ Diné/ Navajo rock band founded in 1989 from Flagstaff, Arizona by siblings Jeneda, Klee and Clayson
◊ Music Style• Punk rock• Alternative Rock• Pan- Indian
◊ Diné/ Navajo rock band founded in 1989 from Flagstaff, Arizona by siblings Jeneda, Klee and Clayson
◊ Music Style• Punk rock• Alternative Rock• Pan- Indian
Blackfire Music ThemesBlackfire Music Themes
◊ Genocide◊ Domestic
Violence◊ Human Rights◊ Sociopolitical
messages about government oppression
◊ Genocide◊ Domestic
Violence◊ Human Rights◊ Sociopolitical
messages about government oppression
Blackfire’s “It Ain’t Over”Blackfire’s “It Ain’t Over”
◊ “It Ain’t Over”: Native American resistance
◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LFNCryryA
◊ “It Ain’t Over”: Native American resistance
◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LFNCryryA
Red Earth Red Earth ◊ Native American rock
band founded in the mid 1990s from Albuquerque, New Mexico
◊ Music Style: Called “tribal stew”• Pan-Indian• Funk• Rock• Heavy metal• Reggae• Latin• jazz
◊ Native American rock band founded in the mid 1990s from Albuquerque, New Mexico
◊ Music Style: Called “tribal stew”• Pan-Indian• Funk• Rock• Heavy metal• Reggae• Latin• jazz
Red Earth Music ThemesRed Earth Music Themes
◊ Indigenous perspectives
◊ Popular culture themes
◊ Indigenous perspectives
◊ Popular culture themes
Red Earth’s “Fly to the Sun”Red Earth’s “Fly to the Sun”◊ “Fly to the Sun”: ode to Indian
women◊ http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Red-Earth/93340487475
◊ “Fly to the Sun”: ode to Indian women
◊ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Earth/93340487475
BibliographyBibliography
◊ Red Earth’s Zia Soul http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28179864.html
◊ Redbone http://www.redbone.be/index.html
◊ XIT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIT_%28band%29
◊ Blackfire http://blackfire.net/about/◊ Videos www.youtube.com
◊ Red Earth’s Zia Soul http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28179864.html
◊ Redbone http://www.redbone.be/index.html
◊ XIT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIT_%28band%29
◊ Blackfire http://blackfire.net/about/◊ Videos www.youtube.com