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PRISMATIC ARTS FESTIVAL 201417BEVENING, AUG 24OUTDOOR MAINSTAGEFREEA TRIBE CALLED REDBursting forth from Canada’s capital, native Producer/DJ crew A Tribe CalledRed is producing a truly unique sound that’s impacting the global electronicscene and urban club culture.Since 2010 the group—currently made up of DJ NDN, Bear Witness, and2oolman—has been mixing traditional pow wow vocals and drumming withcutting-edge electronic music. Their self-titled album, released in March 2012,was long-listed for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize and included inthe Washington Post’s top 10 albums of the year.In a sense, ATCR’s music is the soundtrack to a contemporary evolution of thepow wow. Their Electric Pow Wow events in Ottawa showcase native talentand aboriginal culture, alongside an open wild party. Within a couple of yearsthey’ve become the face of an urban Native youth renaissance, championingtheir heritage and speaking out on Aboriginal issues, while being on top ofpopular music, fashion, and art. Bear Witness doubles as the crew’s visualartist and creates stunning, political and sometimes humorous videos thatincorporate film and pop culture references to native people and reclaimthe aboriginal image. On May 7th, A Tribe Called Red released their secondfull-length album, Nation II Nation in Canada and in the USA on Tribal SpiritMusic. The album was nominated on the shortlist of the Polaris Music Prizeas one of the 10 best Canadian albums of the year and 4 APCMAs (AboriginalPeoples Choice Music Award) for best group, best producer, best album andbest cover art. ATCR have also collaborated and produced one of the lastknown Das Racist songs called Indians From All Directions as well as thesong A Tribe Called Red on Angel Haze’s album Dirty Gold.