A Tribe Called Red is a Canadian electronic music group, who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming.
Date/Time: Nov 18 2016, 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm
Vancouver, Commodore BallroomAge: 19+
Cost: $25.00
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A TRIBE CALLED RED IN CONCERT:
Canadian electronic trio A Tribe Called Red has built a loyal following with their singular brand of "pow wow-step," a hybrid genre that fuses Native American musical traditions with reggae, hip hop, and dubstep-influenced dance music. At their live shows the group stays true to their First Nation roots, invoking the communal spirit of pow wows with participatory dancing, group chanting, and tribal drumming that always gets feet moving and hearts pounding. In concert DJs Ian "DJ NDN" Campeau, Tim "2oolman" Hill, and Bear Witness man the decks, spinning choice cuts like "The Road" and "Electric Pow Wow Drum" while a dancer in Native American ceremonial clothing and feathered headdress lights up the stage with customary First Nation dances. The resulting show is at once fiercely modern and steeped in tradition, and ticket buyers can't help but get caught up in the electrifying fusion of sounds and styles.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
A Tribe Called Red was formed in Ottawa in 2007 by Ian Campeau (of the Nipissing First Nation), Tim Hill (of the Six Nations of the Grand River), and Bear Witness (of the Cayuga First Nation). The trio spent the late '00s performing at various community events and generating buzz with tracks posted online, and in 2012 they released their self-titled debut album to critical acclaim. The record was nominated for Canada's prestigious Polaris Music Prize, a feat they repeated the following year with their sophomore album Nation II Nation. In addition to winning several Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music awards in 2013, A Tribe Called Red took home the 2014 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. Since then they've toured extensively and brought visibility to Aboriginal rights issues with the non-album protest song "Burn Your Village to the Ground." A Tribe Called Red kept the socially-conscious tunes flowing with 2016's We Are the Halluci Nation, and they continue to shake venues big and small with their culturally rich and party-worthy live shows.
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