{"id":567,"date":"2022-10-12T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/music\/?p=567"},"modified":"2023-11-06T18:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:14:20","slug":"11-native-american-artists-recordings-of-the-past-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/music\/2022\/10\/12\/11-native-american-artists-recordings-of-the-past-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Native American Artists\u2019 Recordings of the Past Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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With social media and the music industry now<\/span> giving more autonomy to artists than before<\/span>, Native <\/span>American<\/span> musicians<\/span> have <\/span>flourished with incorporating their identity into their music in recent years!<\/span> Below <\/span>are just <\/span>eleven <\/span>of the plethora of amazing Native American musical artists<\/span>\u2019 albums<\/span> that I have<\/span> enjoyed listening to thanks to the Native community and my tribe<\/span>.<\/span><\/span> I have<\/span> recommended tra<\/span>cks<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span><\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span> included brief s<\/span><\/span><\/span>ummaries for each album<\/span>. Enjoy the playlist at the end of this post!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tongues <\/em>(2022) by Tanya Tagaq <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/strong> \u201cTongues\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq pairs her throat singing, vocal ability, and lyricism with experimental electronic and beat music to create art music that unapologetically shares her experience. She is a two-time JUNO Award winner, Polaris Prize winner, and member of the Order of Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Tribe Called Red<\/span><\/span><\/em> (2013) by The <\/span>Halluci<\/span> Nation<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cElectric Pow Wow Drum\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

DJ group The Halluci Nation electrifies the sounds of powwow music in their albums. \u201cElectric Pow Wow Drum\u201d is their biggest hit. They are two-time JUNO Award winners.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medicine Bundle<\/em> (2021) by Supaman <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/strong> \u201cI Hope You Know\u201d with Ashley Hall <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Crow Hip-hop rapper, DJ, and producer Supaman\u2019s Medicine Bundle<\/em> consists of lyric heavy rapping and catchy hooks, most notably \u201cI Hope You Know\u201d with Ashley Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My All To You<\/em> (2018) by Beatrice Deer <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/strong> \u201cIsumavunga\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer incorporates her identity into indie and modern folk music. She is a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award Winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dancerz Groove<\/em> (2012) by Northern Cree <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cFacebook Drama\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Powwow group Northern Cree brings modern expression to powwow music. They are nine-time Grammy nominees and two-time Juno Award nominees.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sinematic<\/em> (2019) by Robbie Robertson <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cI Hear You Paint Houses\u201d with Vann Morrison<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Guitarist and vocalist Robbie Robertson was a major member of The Band and worked with Bob Dylan. <\/span>Sinematic<\/span><\/i> is a modern blues\/rock album that references the numerous collaborations Robertson has had scoring and sourcing music for Martin Scorsese\u2019s films. \u201cI Hear You Paint Houses\u201d was part of Scorsese\u2019s <\/span>The Irishman<\/span><\/i> (2019). He is a five-time Grammy nominee.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Axiom <\/em>(2020) by Chief Xian Adjauh (Christian Scott) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cDisapora\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the Afro-Native American or \u201cMardi Gras Indian\u201d population in New Orleans, Adjuah comes from a long line of musical performers. His musical style fuses elements of different cultural styles, such as hip-hop, blues, and West African music. Adjuah mainly plays trumpet. He is a six-time Grammy nominee and two-time Edison Award winner (Netherlands Grammy equivalent).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HUMANS<\/em> (2021) by Anyma <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cIf God Had a Boat\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Wendat Nation singer\/songwriter Anyma utilizes electronic and indie pop styles to express her art.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kik\u0101wiynaw <\/em>(2015) by Fawn Wood <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cRemember Me\u201d with Randy Wood and R. Carlos Nakai<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Cree and Salish vocalist and songwriter Fawn Wood often sets her music for voice and hand drum. \u201cRemember Me\u201d is her most popular song, featuring Navajo and Ute musician R. Carlos Nakai, an eleven-time Grammy nominee. Wood is a JUNO award winner<\/span>.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wolastoqiyik lintuwakonawa<\/em> (2018) by Jeremy Dutcher <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cMehcinut\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Classically trained vocalist and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher incorporates his Wolastqiyik identity into this album by teaming up with elder and song carrier Maggie Paul to breathe new life into old field recordings of their ancestors\u2019 songs through well-produced, accessible classical sounds and sampling Maggie and the field recordings. This album won a Polaris Prize and JUNO award.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ballad of the Runaway Girl (2018)<\/em> by Elisapie <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Track recommendation:<\/span><\/b> \u201cDon\u2019t Make Me Blue\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Inuk Canadian singer-songwriter Elisapie incorporates her identity into indie and modern folk music. She is a Juno Award winner and Polaris Prize nominee.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The summaries were created based off general information found on the artists\u2019 streaming pages, websites, award winning websites, and Wikipedia bios.<\/span> Check out the playlist below to hear some selections.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n