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BAMP Project presents Nahko and Medicine for the People
November 13, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
BAMP Project presents Nahko and Medicine for the People performing LIVE in Hilo on November 13th! Tickets go on sale Friday, October 14th. This is an all ages event.
Some people go a lifetime without knowing their mission in life, without feeling they have true calling, and without knowing why they even do what they do. Nahko is not one of them. And that calling and mission has never been clearer than it is on Nahko and Medicine for the People's third full-length album, HOKA (SideOneDummy Records). On HOKA, Nahko's voice is strong. His mission is clear. The mandate has been thrown down. “Hoka is a Lakota word, an indigenous tribe from the Great Plains, it is a call to action. It's what Crazy Horse would say when he went into battle, ‘Hoka, hey!' My call is to put action to the words that I speak and the lyrics I sing. Not just to talk, but to do,” says Oregon-born singer/songwriter Nahko, who is of Puerto Rican, Native American (Apache), and Filipino descent.
It's been three years since the Los Angeles, California-based Nahko and Medicine for the People's last record, Dark As Night. That release reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top Alternative New Album, No. 6 on the Heatseekers album chart, No. 36 on the Top Independent Album chart, and No. 7 in Australia on Triple J's Top 10 Roots Albums of 2013. Nahko and Medicine for the People gathered more members of their global tribe of like-minded fans as they spread their powerful and impactful musical message on tour with such acts as Michael Franti, Xavier Rudd, SOJA, and Trevor Hall, and on festivals including Outside Lands, Electric Forest, Wanderlust, Bumbershoot, California Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival, and many more. Critics have praised the group's worldly blend of rock, hip-hop, and alt-folk. OC Weekly called the group – which also includes Chase Makai (lead guitar), Justin Chittams (drums), Pato (bass and kora),Tim Snider (violin) and Max Ribner (horns), “empowering” and “powerful.
The personal healing that he refers to, is based on the fact that he is product of a mother who was just 14-years-old when she was forced into human trafficking. He was adopted at 9-months-old and in his 20s, learned about his family’s tragic backstory. This is the inspiration for his life's work and music.
The album cover, by artist David Hale, sums up the theme as well. Nahko explains, “It's a warrior dancer. The warrior needs to be strong, and the dancer represents grace. Through the merging of the two you get change through peace. You get Hoka”
$32.00 General Admission plus applicable fees
Tickets available at:
Flavorus.com, bampproject.com
See you there!