![]() ![]() Since then, A Tribe Called Red has produced two full-length albums of highly danceable, politically charged music that combines traditional Native singing and drumming with club music and hip-hop beats along with samples from pop culture and the news. The two music just really clicked together because they have that same energy.” “ is really music that’s in the same vein, specifically made for dance parties. ![]() Powwow music is typically played at intertribal gatherings to accompany dancers, so “you’re remixing dance music with dance music,” said Witness. Experimenting with producing their own mashups, they were laying tracks using standard club fare - electronic, hip hop, reggae, dubstep - when someone dropped in a Powwow sample. That first night, they drew fans, Native and non-Native alike, from across the city.Ī few years later came what Witness called the “eureka moment.” At that point, with the addition of Dan “DJ Shub” General, the group of indigenous Canadians was spinning under the name A Tribe Called Red. They advertised around Native spaces like the local community center. In 2007, Witness had been playing the Ottawa club scene for over a decade when he and his friend Ian Campeau, who spins records under the name “Deejay NDN,” decided to host “Electric Pow Wow,” a party night geared at the city’s indigenous community. At first, Bear Witness, an Ottawa-based DJ, only meant to throw a party for his friends. ![]()
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