MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT 1: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
The Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards, presented by Indian Summer Festivals Inc. and the Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Community will be held on Saturday, September 7th at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hosted by Crystal Gayle, the Awards show will feature over 30 awards presentations and ten live music performances. Performers include: Felipe Rose of the Village People with the Lakota Sioux Dance Troupe, Micki Free of Shalimar, and Jana, NAMA's 2001 Best Pop Artist with more to be announced. VIP Tickets are on-sale now through www.nammys.com for $100.00 each and include admission into the VIP Post-show party at the Potawatomi Casino. General admission tickets are $35.00 which includes a pass to Indian Summer Festivals and will be available through ticketmaster.
Some of this year's nominees are; Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn, the late Joey Ramone (Native Heart), Rita Coolidge, Paul LaRoche and Brule', NYC's Martha Redbone, both with four nominations, Jim Boyd, Micki Free, Keith Secola (with John Densmore of The Doors), and Gary Small (with Graham Leer of Santana) with three nominations each. The music of this years nominees span sounds and styles known and unknown ranging from the traditional; rooted in ancient origins styled upon preserving disappearing oral histories and bound by only natural instrumentation and chants, to the modern or contemporay; creating and recreating a sense of cultural identity while striding modern music genres including; celtic, latin, and christian-influenced music to a tribal dance remix of Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and a pow wow version of "Who Let The Dogs Out." This year's nominees also include children who have beat the reservation odds by making their national recording debut and commercially sucessful mainstream artists who are embracing their native american roots on record for the first time. Over 140 national recordings were submitted for nomination consisting of the most dynamic array of music genres in the Nammys five year history. Nominees were selected by NAMA's Advisory membership.
Winners of the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards will be determined through membership ballots and a national on-line voting campaign open to the general public on the Awards website; www.nammys.com. This year's national voting ballot includes a new category for Best Christian/Gospel Recording. This Year's Awards Eligibility Period was April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002.
The Native American Music Association, Indian Summer Festivals Inc., and the Potawatomi Tribal Community are proud to present the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 7th, 2002. The Native American Music Awards proudly congratulates all of this year's nominees.
A. Artist of the Year
1. Janice - Marie "Until The Eagle Falls" (Tastebuds)
2. Jim Boyd "Alter Natives" (Thunderwolf)
3. Joanne Shenandoah "Eagle Cries" (Red Feather/Paras)
4. Keith Secola "Kokopelli Blues: (Akina)
5. Mary Youngblood "Beneath The Raven Moon" (Silver Wave)
B. Best Blues Recording
1. "Kokopelli Blues" Keith Secola (Akina)
2. "Like A Tornado" Greg Serrato (J-Bird)
3. "Rainy" Blackhawk Blues Band (BH)
4. "Twice As Good" Red Man Blues (Yani)
5. "Wild Indians" Gary Small Band (Medicine Tail)
C. Best Compilation Recording - Various Artists
1. "Buffalo Spirit" (Turtle Island)
2. "Enter Tribal" (Canyon)
3. "Voices Across The Canyon" (Canyon)
4. "Red Nation Celebration" (Red Nation)
5. "Tribal Dreams" (Earth Beat!)
D. Debut Artist/Group of the Year
1. Blackhawk Blues Band "Rainy" (BH)
2. Cherokee National Children's Choir "Voices of the Creator's Children"(CN)
3. Crystal-Phoneix "Apache" (FL)
4. Martha Redbone "Home of the Brave" (Blackfeet)
5. Micki Free "Gypsy Cowboy" (True Native)
E. Best Female Artist
1. Cherokee Rose & Silena "Balanced By Tradition" (Sunshine)
2. Karen Therese "Warrior of the Heart" (Red Feather/Paras)
3. Martha Redbone "Home of the Brave" (Blackfeet)
4. Radmilla Cody "Seed of Life" (Canyon)
5. Tanya Brown "Tonto's Fury" (CR)
F. Best Folk/Country Artist
1. "A Tribute To Hank Williams" Ernest Monias (Sunshine)
2. "Birdstock: Fiddle Tunes For The Birds" Arvel Bird (Singing Wolf)
3. "From Pow Wows To Honky Tonks" The Wolf River Band (WRB)
4. "I Will Bring You Near" Tom Jackson (Tomali)
5. "Reservation" Laughing Woman & Eagle Wings (Sweet Grass)
G. Flutist of the Year
1. Bryan Akipa "Eagle Dreams" (Makoche')
2. Eddie Three Eagles "Attack On America" (Manitou)
3. Mary Youngblood "Beneath The Raven Moon" (Silver Wave)
4. Tommy Wildcat "Pow-Wow Flutes" (AWSP)
5. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl "Singing Earth" (Canyon)
H. Gospel/Christian Recording (New Category)
1. "A Wonderful Place" J.B. Dreadfulwater & The Cherokee Choir (CS)
2. "Contagious" Jim Felix (Soar)
3. "Gig In The Sky" Triple Cross (Talkalai)
4. "Mystical Warrior" Verdell Primeaux (Cool Runnings)
5. "Rain Manna Rain" Murphy Platero & Hidden Manna (CPR Music)
6. "Voices of the Creator's Children" Cherokee National Children's Choir (CN)
I. Duo/Group of the Year
1. Brule' "Star People" (Soar)
2. Black Lodge "It's Been A Long Time Comin'" (Canyon)
3. Native Roots "Rain Us Love" (Soar)
4. Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike "Bless The People" (Canyon)
5. Yarina "Inspiration" (Yari)
J. Best Historical Recording
1. "Children's Songs in the Cherokee Language" Lisa LaRue w/ Anna Huckaby (CN)
2. "Lakota Drum" Earl Bullhead (Soar)
3. "Lakota Sundance Songs" James Ironshell (Cool Runnings)
4. "My Relatives Say" Mary Louise Defender Wilson (Makoche)
5. "Trail of Tears" Felipe Rose (Tomahawk)
K. Best Independent Recording
1. "Arianna Rain" Steel River (SR)
2. "Arrival" Douglas Blue Feather (Spirit Hawk)
3. "Dakota Skies" David Lohnes, Jr. (Shake Your Feathers)
4. "Freedom" Redhawk (Red Turtle)
5. "The Only Bridge" Sherry Marquelle' (Shmar)
6. "Midnight" Brad Clonch (6DR)
L. Best Instrumental Recording
1. "Birdstock: Fiddle Tunes For The Birds" Arvel Bird (Singing Wolf)
2. "Inspiration" Yarina (Yari)
3. "Medicine Rapids" Corny Michel (Turtle Island)
4. "Star People" Brule' (Soar)
5. "Under One Sky" Various Artists (Red Feather/Paras)
M. Best Male Artist
1. Bryan Akipa "Eagle Dreams" (Makoche')
2. Edmund Bull "End of the Trail" (Turtle Island)
3. Gary Small "Wild Indians" (Medicine Tail)
4. Micki Free, "Gypsy Cowboy" (True Native)
5. Randy Wood "Round Dance The Night Away" (Canyon)
N. Best New Age Recording
1. "Beneath The Raven Moon" Mary Youngblood (Silver Wave)
2. "Blue Corn, Red Earth" Ronald Roybal (RRM)
3. "Medicine Dog" Coyote Zen (Paw)
4. "Red Medicine Dance" William Two Feather (NASP)
5. "Through Windows And Walls" Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai(SW)
O. Best Pop/Rock Recording
1. "Brother" Nadjiwan (Heading North)
2. "Bury Me" Qua Ti Si (Shadegea)
3. "Gypsy Cowboy" Micki Free (True Native)
4. "One Nation Under" Blackfire (Tacoho)
5. "Tribal" Dying Tribe (Tribal Relic)
P. Best Pow Wow Recording
1. "'N Action" Tha Tribe (Canyon)
2. "Dark Realm" Nakoda Lodge (Sunshine)
3. "Double Platinum" Northern Cree/Youngbird (Canyon)
4. "Traditional" Red Bull (Turtle Island)
5. "Weasel Tail's Dream" Black Lodge Singers (Canyon)
Q. Best Producer
1. David Swenson "My Relatives Say" (Makoche)
2. Don Fleming "One Nation Under" (Tacoho)
3. Forrest "Frosty" Lawson "Trail of Tears" (Tomahawk)
4. John Barnes "Until The Eagle Falls" (Tastebud)
5. T. Wassinger & James Marienthal "The Prophecy Of The Eagle & The Condor" (SW)
R. Best Rap/Hip Hop Recording
1. "Freedom Is A State Of Mind" Corporate Avenger (Suburban Noize)
2. "From Pieces To A Puzzle" Full Ephekt (Sunshine)
3. "Injunuity" Julian B (Hot Commodity)
4. "TNT" Natay (Soar)
5. "Tribal Boogie" Litefoot (Red Vinyl)
S. Record of the Year
1. "Alter Natives" Jim Boyd (Thunderwolf)
2. "Eagle Cries" Joanne Shenandoah (Red Feather/Paras)
3. "Star People" Brule' (Soar)
4. "Spirit Walk" Howard Lyons (Soar)
5. "Home of the Brave" Martha Redbone (Blackfeet)
T. Song/Single of the Year
1. 'Kokopelli Blues' Keith Secola (Akina)
2. 'Stairway To Heaven' Jana (Radikal)
3. 'Midnight In The Desert' Crystal Gayle
4. 'Trail of Tears' Felipe Rose (Tomahawk)
5. 'Until The Eagle Falls II' Janice - Marie (Tastebuds)
U. Songwriter of the Year
1. Gary Small "Wild Indians" (Medicine Tail)
2. Karen Therese "Warrior Of the Heart" (Red Feather/Paras)
3. Jim Boyd "Alter Natives" (Thunderwolf)
4. Paul LaRoche "Star People" (Soar)
5. Howard Lyons "Spirit Walk" (Soar)
V. Best Short or Long Form Video
1. Janice - Marie "Until The Eagle Falls" (Tastebuds)
2. Lorrie Church "Running Away" (EagleHill)
3. Litefoot "The Messenger" (Red Vinyl)
4. Martha Redbone 'Vineyard' (Blackfeet)
5. Robert Mirabal w/Rare Tribal Mob "Music >From A Painted Cave"(SW)
W. Best Spoken Word Recording
1. "A Powwow Summer Across North America" Dr. Lita Mathews(GON)
2. "In A Good Way" Kenneth Little Hawk (MSR)
3. "Inchworm" The Pheasant Brothers (Shadega)
4. "My Relatives Say" Mary Louise Defender Wilson (Makoche)
5. "Talk Indin Dammet" David Little Elk (Hehaka7)
X. Best Traditional Recording
1. "Bless The People" Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike (Canyon)
2. "Chants Of Happiness" Delbert Blackhorse (Cool Runnings)
3. "Seed of Life" Radmilla Cody (Canyon)
4. "Tonto's Fury" Tanya Brown (Cool Runnings)
5. "Whispering Winds" Grady Shadow Hawk Jones (Singing Wolf)
Y. Best World Music Recording
1. "Inspiration" Yarina (Yari)
2. "Native Brotherhood" Ruben Romero & Robert Tree Cody (New Earth)
3. "Rain Us Love" Native Roots (Soar)
4. "Singing Earth" Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (Canyon)
5. "The Prophecy Of The Eagle & The Condor" Tito La Rosa (Silver W)
Z. Native Heart
1. Bruce Cockburn, "Eagle Cries" (Red Feather/Paras)
2. Jeff Ball, "Prairie Runner" (Red Feather/Paras)
3. Joey Ramone, "One Nation Under" (Tacoho)
4. Neil Young, "Eagle Cries" (Red Feather/Paras)
5. Scott August "Distant Spirits" (Cedar Mesa)
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