Ottawa’s, A Tribe Called Red won big at the 43rd annual Juno Awards. The First Nations (the term by which some native people in Canada identify themselves) DJ/Producer Trio took home the award for “Breakthrough Group of the year”. In their acceptance speech DJ NDN (accompanied by DJ Shub and Bear Witness) delivered an inspirational message saying “I just want native youth everywhere on Turtle Island to know that this moment is proof that whatever goals you strive for in life, they’re completely attainable.
A Tribe Called Red crafts the soundtrack of the urban aboriginal experience. Their original productions and live DJ sets fuse traditional PowWow vocals and drumming with cutting-edge sounds. Most recently the group has been tearing it up on their U.S. headlining dates, which included over six performances during SXSW festival in Austin earlier this month. Upcoming U.S. tour dates appear below.
A Tribe Call Red Tour Dates:
4/03 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
4/06 – Redway, CA @ Mateel Community Center
4/07 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
4/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
4/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint
4/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Laumeier Sculpture Park
4/30 – New Orleans, LO @ New Orleans Jazz Fest
5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Living Traditions Festival
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