A Tribe Called Red's Incendiary Electric Pow Wow Gives Voice To Those That Rarely Have One - 'We Are The Halluci Nation' Out Sept 16 (Radicalized Records)

A Tribe Called Red, a DJ group from Ottawa, Canada, mix bruising electronic music with traditional First Nations pow wow singing, drumming and dancing and a strong political message about the issues and systematic problems that face indigenous people. Made up of producers/DJs Ian “DJ NDN” Campeau, Bear Witness, and Tim “2oolman” Hill, A Tribe Called Red will release their third album ‘We Are The Halluci Nation’ September 16th on Radicalized Records. The 15-track album is an intense, incendiary collection; a visionary blend of electronic and dance music that’s forward-thinking with a deep sense of heritage and cultural identity. 

‘We Are The Halluci Nation’ features guests Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), Saul Williams, Polaris Prize-winning throat singer Tanya Tagaq, the rapper Shad and many others. Indigenous Canadian artists like Black Bear, Northern Voice and The Chippewa Travellers recorded with A Tribe Called Red and are prominently featured. The album title comes for a series of works that poet and activist John Trudell wrote for the band before his passing away last year. Some of his recitations also appear on the album. 

The album opens with the title track, a meditation written and recited by John Trudell and joined by the pow wow drum group Northern Voice. Trudell’s words act as a mission statement; reverence for the earth and a rallying cry to activism. It quickly segues into the scalding “R.E.D.” featuring Yasiin Bey, a bleak beat stacked with synths, shouts and a flurry of percussion. 

Watch this short film on A Tribe Called Red recording with Black Bear, a drum group from the Manawan, Atikamekw Nation in Quebec, that’s featured on two songs on the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0e4d1yt7x8 

A Tribe Called Red have performed at Coachella, Gathering of Nations (the world’s largest Pow Wow), New Orleans Jazz Fest, SXSW, Bonnaroo, Afropunk and more. They won the Breakthrough Group of the Year Juno Award 2014 for their second album ‘Nation II Nation,’ and their first two albums were long and short-listed respectively for the Polaris Music Prize. In 2015 the group completed a free tour of several reservations in Ontario, Canada. They’ve collaborated with Angel Haze and Das Racist, and have millions of views and streams on YouTube and Spotify. 

“A visionary trio of DJs…there probably isn’t anything else like it on Earth.” – Washington Post 

Pre-order 'We Are The Halluci Nation' on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-are-the-halluci-nation/id1128841577 

‘We Are The Halluci Nation’ Track List

1. We Are The Halluci Nation Ft. John Trudell, Northern Voice 

2. R.E.D. Ft. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear 

3. The Virus Ft. Saul Williams & Black Bear 

4. BEFORE 

5.   (Sila) Ft. Tanya Tagaq 

6. The Light Ft. Lido Pimienta 

7. Maima Koopi Ft. OKA and Chippewa Travellers 

8. JHD Ft. Junior Ottawa 

9. Eanan Ft. Maxida Marak 

10. The Muse Ft. Jen Kreisberg 

11. Indian City Ft. Northern Voice 

12. How I Feel Ft. Leonard Sumner, Shad & Northern Voice 

13. For You (The Light Part II) Ft. Lido Pimienta 

14. ALie Nation Ft. John Trudell, Lido Pimienta, Tanya Tagaq & Northern Voice 

15. SOON 

Tour Dates

7/15/16 - Folk on the Rocks Music Festival - Yellowknife, NWT 

7/23/16 - Way Home Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON 

7/31/16 - The Banff Centre – Shaw Amphitheatre - Banff, AB 

8/15/16 - Festival Acadie Rock – Riverfront Park - Moncton, NB 

8/18/16 - Boyce Farmers Market - Fredericton, NB 

8/19/16 - The Marquee Ballroom - Halifax, NS 

8/20/16 - 2016 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games - Membertou, NS 

8/31/16 - Pacific National Exhibition - Vancouver, BC 

9/2/16 - Chevrolet Courts - New York State Fairgrounds - Syracuse, NY 

9/21/16 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY

9/23/16 - The Wayfarer - Costa Mesa, CA 

9/24/16 - The Hideout - San Diego, CA 

9/26/16 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA 

10/4/16 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 

10/6/16 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO 

10/7/16 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO 

10/10/16 - Ft. Lewis College - Durango, CO 

11/15/16 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR 

11/16/16 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA 

11/17/16 - Wild Buffalo - Bellingham, WA 

12/6/16 - Skyway Theater (Studio B) - Minneapolis, MN 

12/7/16 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL