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A Tribe Called Red: globalFEST 2013

By Anastasia Tsioulcas
Published January 16, 2013 at 11:13 AM EST
A hooper dances to Canadian electronic group A Tribe Called Red at globalFEST 2013.
Ebru Yildiz for NPR

The night ended with bumping beats down at Webster Hall's Studio space with the Ottawa-based Native collective A Tribe Called Red. The group calls its style "pow wow step" — an imaginative and dance-floor-ready blend of beats, aboriginal singing and dancing, and visuals and audio samples that turn "Indian" stereotypes on their heads. But the most memorable moments in the set come when A Tribe Called Red invites a dancer out to perform a traditional hoop dance, twisting and turning hoops into elegant and beautiful figures.

Set List

  • "Wird"

  • "Native Puppy Love"

  • "Guermo Azteca"

  • "Jumbo"

  • "Murderer"

  • "Electric Pow Wow Drum"

  • "Cherokee People"

  • "The Traveler"

  • "Look At This"

  • "Tribe Awards"

  • "Moombahcore"

  • "The Road"

    • Credits

    Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Bob Boilen; Videographers: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Mito Habe-Evans; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Video Editor: Denise DeBelius Assistant Producer: Denise DeBelius; Special Thanks to: Webster Hall, globalFEST 2013; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins.

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    Anastasia Tsioulcas
    Anastasia Tsioulcas is a reporter on NPR's Arts desk. She is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics and identity, and primarily reports on music. Recently, she has extensively covered gender issues and #MeToo in the music industry, including backstage tumult and alleged secret deals in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against megastar singer Plácido Domingo; gender inequity issues at the Grammy Awards and the myriad accusations of sexual misconduct against singer R. Kelly.
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