Native American Heritage Month is a time to honor the talents and achievements of Indigenous artists and musicians who have significantly impacted the creative world. Their work not only celebrates ...

Music has so many purposes – one of which is to bring people together. Another one is to heal. Native American musicians are known for compositions that emphasize a variety of aspects of their culture ...

This soulful pop tune by the band Redbone was, in some ways, related to what was going on politically. It became the first song by an all-Native and Mexican American band to crack the Billboard Top 10 ...

At the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, visitors may not have been surprised to hear musicians striking drums and playing resonant traditional flutes. What may have been surprising about the ...

This banner exhibition highlights Native people who have been active participants in contemporary music during the past century. Musicians like Russell "Big Chief" Moore (Gila River Indian Community), ...

When Lil Mike and Funny Bone consider their entertainment career, it's easier for the Oklahoma City sibling duo to list where they haven't performed, rather than try to reel off a full list of where ...

A native San Franciscan is working to grow the city as an epicenter for music by celebrating musicians of the past and supporting new artists of the future. Rudy Colombini wrote this song for his ...