June 1, 2015 – Saving Damsels
This week on Indigefi, lead vocalist and guitarist J.J. Otero and engineer Bill Palmer of the band Saving Damsels join us. J.J. grew up singing in church and started the band in …
February 26, 2024 Alaska-based Indigenous songwriter Ashley Young is a hopeful romantic with unforgettable vocal warmth. Her lovesick disposition is a light-hearted lens to radical reclamation. …
February 19, 2024 This week's musical journey takes us through a diverse selection of Indigenous music, showcasing both established favorites and emerging talents. The playlist spans …
February 12, 2024 Pamyua was formed in April 1995 by brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett. The brothers stumbled upon a musical concept to blend Inuit drum/dance …
This week on Indigefi, lead vocalist and guitarist J.J. Otero and engineer Bill Palmer of the band Saving Damsels join us. J.J. grew up singing in church and started the band in …
From the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in Wisconsin, Ojibwa singer/songwriter Bobby Bullet has been making music for more than 50 years. Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Summer …
Erick Blue of the group Phantom Balance joins us this week. Phantom Balance is a Sioux Falls, South Dakota based hip-hop duo. Brothers Eric and Alex are Mdewakanton Dakota from …
Los Angeles band Red Spirit Fusion joins us for Indigefi this week. Tune in to hear them play live and share about how they incorporate native instruments from all over …
Contemporary Native American artist Wade Fernandez was born and raised on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. Picking up the guitar at age 11, Wade let the deep forests of …
Haida Gwaii artist Kristi Lane Sinclair joins us this week. Her sophomore album The Sea Alone reflects her musical roots. We'll take a deeper look at how she blends classical …
Every year, Stage 49 at Gathering of Nations highlights the best in Native American/Indigenous traditional and contemporary music. With GON right around the corner, this week we celebrate by playing …
Choctaw musician Mela Lee is the front woman of the Los Angeles based band Magnolia Memoir. The band was born out of Mela's journey to learn more about her late …
Born in northern Manitoba of Finnish and Ojibway background, Marc Meriläinen of Nadjiwan is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nadjiwan's first release, 'Brother'. The band's old-school 90's rock sound, with …
Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario, Cheri Maracle has a background as an actress in theater, television, and film. As a singer/songwriter, her sound incorporates traditional music, folk, and …
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Alexis Sallee is Iñupiaq and Mexican and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. Her love of filmmaking and sound found its start in radio. After attending Full Sail University where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Recording Arts, she took her skills to L.A. There she worked in audio post-production on various film and television projects including Oculus, Poltergeist, Birth of the Dragon, NBC’s Allegiance, and Showtime documentary Play It Forward. She served as Co-Director and Producer of the 2018 documentary “Definition of Resilience”, which highlights the dynamic stories of Indigenous hip-hop MCs. In 2019, she wrote and directed her debut short film "Who We Are" a personal project dedicated to her Iñupiaq ancestors. Alexis continues to work on cultural visual projects that honors Indigenous stories and people. She has been host and producer of INDIGEFI, formerly Earthsongs, since 2013.