3-9-6-0 by Small Time Giants visually and lyrically tells the profound story of the painstaking sense of colonization that affects indigenous peoples from around the world while also displaying the hope of regaining their indigenous roots from the grasp of those that have been seemingly controlling their fate.
Bay Area five-piece musical ensemble Audiopharmacy returns to the AUX with their strongly rooted Worldbeat, Hip/Hop and Dub sound. “Be There”, their newest video release from the album “State of the Heart”, is directed by KYJ Productions and features the deep vocal tones of Native Californian Ras K’dee (Kashaya Pomo/African American) and graceful melodies of singer, songwriter and cultural advocate Desirae Harp (Wappo/Diné).
“Fly Like An Eagle” (Steve Miller Band cover) is Trini Lopez's very first official music video. In the fifty years as an international superstar and musical icon, with over a dozen hit records, he has never had the opportunity to express his music through the medium of film. This is not just the launch of his first video, but a stellar comeback performance! Directed by Chip Miller.
Spoken Word artist DJ Free Leonard analyses his relationship with his native language and how he evolves and relates to contemporary lifestyles and the world of today while honoring his culture and traditions.
Across the Americas thousands of cities, towns, streets and locations have names bearing indigenous origins. Shot in Toronto , A Tribe Called Red’s ‘Indian City’ music video pays tribute to this fact, as the city itself bears a name derived from the Iroquois phrase “Where there are trees in Water.”
Wonderful story telling through constant melodic vocals laid over a beautifully composed symphony that is driven at times by drums, at times by base and tactfully paused for breathes with guitar strums and reverb.
Constant beats and a forty-nine, this catchy hip hop track incorporates traditional social song with beatbox beats.
Ojibwe hip hop artist Tall Paul doesn’t’ shy from controversy or hold punches with his new video for “No Questions”. The video is directed, produced and shot by Mercies May and the song itself i is hard hitting, energetic, high paced and focuses on the stories of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, killed by police in 2014 and George Stinney Jr. killed 70 years prior.
An acoustic guitar paired with a fast based drumbeat, Rellik doesn’t disappoint fans of his unique hip hop style. The song is an ode to his mother and is dedicated to everyone who has lost a loved one.