Red Earth (band)

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Name = Red Earth


Img_capt = Red Earth Performing in Albuquerque, NM's El Rey Theater
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Origin = Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Genre = Native American, Rock, Funk, World fusion
Years_active = 1997–present
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URL = [http://www.tribalstew.com www.tribalstew.com]
Current_members = Ira Wilson, Jeff Duneman, Carlo Bluehouse Johnson, John Simms, Captain Raab, Blake Minnerly
Past_members = Adrian Wall, Hideki Imai, Ernesto Encinas, Christian Orellana, Monica Delgado, Kenneth Beaupre, Charley Baca, John Horse

Red Earth is an influential Native American Rock Band from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

General Information

Formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1997, the band won a Native American Music Award for their 1999 debut album, "When Worlds Collide". The band spent much of 2002 and early 2003 recording their studio followup "Zia Soul", which found them collaborating with Ozomatli's Wil-Dog Abers and musicians ranging from the Navajo Nation to Brazil. The album won "World Music Album of the Year" at the 2003 Native American Music Awards. The band is known for combining indigenous perspectives with funk, heavy metal, reggae, ska, Latin, and jazz influences in a sound referred to as "Tribal Stew". The band often has a large number of musicians onstage (several guitarists, bass, keyboards, horns, drums, and percussion).

Red Earth is also renowned for originating/creating/organizing "The Electric 49", an annual concert held in Albuquerque during the Gathering of Nations Pow-wow, which features Native American rock, hip-hop, and reggae performers.

References

*1. "Red Earth’s tribal stew mellows: smoother sound with a spicy aftertaste", L.A. Shiveley, Indian Country Today, May 2003
*2. "Red Earth Musical Signature is Rich Texture" Rick Abasta, Navajo Times, September 2003
*3. "Red Earth - Not Your Cookie Cutter Band" News From Indian Country, January 2004
*4. "The Electric Medicine Show", Brenda Norrell, Indian Country Today, 5/28/04

Discography