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How Indigenous Music Impacts Modern Genres

Discover how Indigenous innovation and technology allows Indigenous communities to survive and thrive now and across the centuries. Our host, Cheyenne Bearfoot, will explore various native and Indigenous identities across the globe in order to unravel stereotypes that have diminished innovations made by Indigenous peoples.

How Indigenous Music Impacts Modern Genres

Season 1 Episode 2 | 10m 59s | CC

Despite what popular Western culture may have you thinking, the sound of Indigenous communities isn’t limited to flutes and Tom-tom drums! Indigenous music also permeates dubstep, jazz, and death metal. Aspects of traditional Native sound make up the heartbeat of rock’n’roll. Our host Cheyenne Bearfoot explains how Indigenous music extends through every modern genre.

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