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- RPM Podcast #007: “Native Hip-Hop”
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- Lynn Booth
Our host Ostwelve talks with the one and only RedCloud from Huichol Nation about the shift from Indigenous artists being the “native version” of other artists to standing out as originals.
Forerunner in the growing movement of women in hip-hop, Cherokee/Mohawk MC Lakota Jonez weighs in on claiming her place in a male dominated scene.
And Cree artist DJ Creeasian draws parallels from b-boy/hip-hop culture to traditional dance, the drum, our elders and our storytelling culture.
You’ll also hear beats from Cree/Dene artist No-1.
Also in the The RPM Podcast series
RPM Podcast #014: “Mesoamerica”
(21:33)
From: Lynn Booth
In the 14th episode of the RPM Podcast, host Ostwelve speaks with two musical architects of the Mexican Indigenous revival - Yaotl of Aztlan Underground and Zero from El Vuh.
RPM Podcast #013: “Motherhood”
(21:33)
From: Lynn Booth
In Episode 13, RPM looks at Indigenous motherhood and music.
RPM Podcast #012: “Revitalization”
(22:56)
From: Lynn Booth
In Episode 12 of the podcast, RPM looks at the Indigenous language revitalization movement. Half of the world’s languages have disappeared in the past 500 years and today ...
RPM Podcast #011: “Music is the Medicine”
(21:40)
From: Lynn Booth
In our 11th episode, we talk with one of the hardest working musicians on Turtle Island – Mohawk blues-rocker Derek Miller.
RPM Podcast #010: “Electric Pow Wow”
(21:16)
From: Lynn Booth
Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island have been dancing and drumming for generations but, in the 21st century, that rhythmic spirit is finding new forms of creative ...
RPM Podcast #009: “Indigenous Rock”
(20:32)
From: Lynn Booth
In episode nine, RPM turns up the volume on Indigenous rock music, from metal to punk.
RPM Podcast #008: “Singer-Songwriters”
(21:37)
From: Lynn Booth
In our eighth episode, the great oral tradition of our Indigenous cultures thrives in 21st century song.
RPM Podcast #006: “Six Nations”
(21:33)
From: Lynn Booth
Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Tuscarora. In our sixth episode we look at the music from the Six Nations.
RPM Podcast #005: “Indian Country”
(21:38)
From: Lynn Booth
Country music is undeniably huge in Indian Country. In our fifth episode we talk to three Indigenous country artists about why that is.
RPM Podcast #004: “New Traditional”
(21:25)
From: Lynn Booth
In our fourth episode, RPM looks at New Traditional, beginning with the question: What is it? And how can something be new and traditional at the same time?
Related Pieces
Piece Description
Our host Ostwelve talks with the one and only RedCloud from Huichol Nation about the shift from Indigenous artists being the “native version” of other artists to standing out as originals.
Forerunner in the growing movement of women in hip-hop, Cherokee/Mohawk MC Lakota Jonez weighs in on claiming her place in a male dominated scene.
And Cree artist DJ Creeasian draws parallels from b-boy/hip-hop culture to traditional dance, the drum, our elders and our storytelling culture.
You’ll also hear beats from Cree/Dene artist No-1.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPM Theme Music | Paolo Pietropaolo | n/a. | n/a | 2011 | 00:24 |
| Beat 2 | Young Jibwe | n/a. | n/a | 2011 | 00:48 |
| Here We Come | No-1 | Kreuzberg EP. | we make with | 2007 | 00:14 |
| 100 Cholos | MC RedCloud | 1491 Nation Presents: MC RedCloud. | Independent | 2011 | 04:19 |
| Lakota Jonez | Luna Express | Beautiful. | Independent | 2009 | 03:26 |
| Girls’ Night Out | Lakota Jonez | Beautiful. | Independent | 2009 | 01:46 |
| Can’t Get Away | Lakota Jonez | Beautiful. | Independent | 2009 | 01:10 |
| Here We Come | No-1 | Kreuzberg EP. | we make with | 2007 | 01:45 |
| Halfway Homeless | No-1 | Stories Are People Too. | we make with | 2006 | 03:35 |
Additional Credits
Ostwelve - Host
Jarrett Martineau - Creative Producer
Christa Couture - Production Manager
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