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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
What Am I All About?
Someone has asked me what makes me think my music is any different than any other native artist out there. I have hosted a Native radio show called Smoke Signals for friend/producers Dan and Mary Lou Smoke on CHRW 94.9FM over that last 4-5 years and have been exposed to a great deal of music. There is so much talent from my Native brothers and sisters that it is hard to believe. The style I listen to most is Blues, Rock and Hip Hop. Hip Hop, in particular, has a great hardcore, raise your fist and yell sound that pumps your adrenaline. But at the same time, a majority of the rap/hip hop music is very similar to the afro-american mentality in that it is a way of showing how pissed we are at the white man and what he's done to us and to our planet. So, my answer has to be my messege. I love the sound of hip hop and I love the sound of rock, but I'm no good at either one, I will be the first to admit that. At the same time, I think that it is important to start giving our youth something to listen to that is not going to prep them to become an angrier generation and perpetuating racism in our culture. The First Nations people have always been giving and sharing while at the same time we have been extremely strong, adaptable and resilient. We are survivors and that is in our blood. As such, we need to continue teaching our children our culture and our traditions so that they can be proud of who they are and where they come from. My music promotes an ending of racism, an ending of social injustices, and beginning of exposing corrupt governments, and spreading of positive knowledge. That makes me different and that makes it "Native music with a new attitude". that makes it worth listening to and that's what I am all about.
PTTP (Peace To The People)
Kaluyu'ti
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