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Program of the Czech and Slovak Tour of Blackfire and their EUROPEAN TOUR 2002

Blackfire on Prague 2001 Street Party

Pics from the Czech BLACKFIRE Tour 2001

If you want to listen to a great blues music accompanied by impressive words, all performed by Cherokee descendents, try Rainbow Warriors, whose songs' lyrics are to be found in a Czech translation on my Czech language web ("Soul of an Indian" and "Satanta").

Other Cherokee musician called Reverend Goat plays wonderful blues with powerful lyrics and he also took part on the CD of Leonard Peltier's book "Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sundance", spoken by Peltier's friend and editor of the book Harvey Arden.

I also love very much the explosive blues-rock of the Native American band Indigenous from South Dakota. The band is formed by four siblings - descendents of the famous Sioux Chief Standing Bear. There are 12 MP3 for download on their website.

If you prefer the folk-rock music with no less great lyrics, try Son of Lakota, the talented Oglala musician Tony Brave. I have translated to Czech his song H'e Sapa speaking about the ancestral and sacred tie between the Lakota Nation and the Black Hills. This territory was illegally confiscated by the US Government more than century ago and since then Lakota people ask it back. Their demand is based on the treaties signed in the past with the USA, validating their ownership rights on this land. The Supreme US Court ruled in their favor in 1980 - but instead of the land return, Lakota people were offered money as a compensation. They are a poor Nation, but they rejected this payment because their respect for the sacred land of their grandfathers wouldn't allow them to sell it.

If your preferences are more jazzy, then I can recommend Mr. Walker and Big James & Chicago Playboys

I also like Abner Burnett who is playing a jazz-feeling blues like in "Never Gonna Hurt Diane" or in songs of his album CALAVERA. His friend, singer Kay Kay Greenwade sings in the rhythm & blues - just try her "Juke Joint Kings & Queens"!

Although punk-rock never belonged to my favorite musical styles, I can vividly recommend you to visit the site of the Navajo group BLACKFIRE. I translated for them during their Prague concert on September 27, 2000 (the group was on an European tour) and I sincerely love them for the way how they managed to put in harmony their fierce music and old Native spirituality. They have all my admiration and respect for their engagement in the struggle of Native American people demanding justice. You can see pictures from their 2000 concert in Prague, other pages of pictures from their 2001 shows in Prague and Brno or read an article illustrated with beautiful pictures on their performance at Prague 2001 Street Party and a traditional dances performance at Prague Strelecky Island. These shows were part of BLACKFIRE 2001 European Tour, which Czech and Slovak parts I organized - it was meant as a tribute to Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier. In 2002, they should be in the Czech Republic in the first half of July. We are all looking forward...

Of course, you would need to have a software player installed on your computer in order to listen to the songs. If you don't have any, I recommend you to download for free the RealPlayer.

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