A Tribe Called Red

Indigenous Band #2

A Tribe Called Red is an electronic trio, who mix modern influenced music with Canadian First Nations aspects, usually vocals and drumming. They produce powerful and fun music, while conveying an important message and gaining much in the way of popularity. They have performed across Canada and were featured in the music documentary When They Awake, by P. C. Marcellino and Hermon Farahi.

N. A. (n. d.). A Tribe Called Red. [Image]. Retrieved from http://atribecalledred.com/

Music:

The group has released a total of three albums, along with several solo tracks on Soundcloud. They're third album, We are The Halluci Nation, won Album of the Year at the Canadian Independent Music Awards in 2017, and they have won and been nominated for many other Canadian music awards in 2014, 2017 and 2018. Both their first album, A Tribe Called Red, and their second, Nation II Nation, were nominated for the Polaris Prize. 

Goals:

The band has been fighting for Aboriginal awareness since the very beginning of their career. They've been open supporters of Idle No More and have asked non-Aboriginal patrons of their performances not to wear headdresses or war paint to their shows. They also called off a show at the opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, disagreeing with the museums' portrayal of indigenous human rights issues.


N. A. (2013). ATCR. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/12/a-tribe-called-red-redface-indian-costumes_n_3576884.html

Another surprising aspect that brought the group together and pushed them farther, was that the members of the group are from different communities. The different communities' histories had met, and they were enemies in the past. But they bonded over their music and their need to spread knowledge through their art, and it created an even more powerful relationship within the band.

A link to the official "A Tribe Called Red" website can be found here:
http://atribecalledred.com/