When guitarist Mato Nanji made backstage conversation about the history of his tribe, the Nakota nation, he didn't expect his comments to inspire trance bluesman Otis Taylor. Host Michel Martin speaks ...

Blues has long been a natural outlet for those facing struggle and oppression, whether in a ghetto or on a American Indian reservation. Mato Nanji, vocalist/guitarist for the rock-blues band ...

It was a Jimi thang, born under a really so-bad-it’s-good sign. David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Mato Nanji (Indigenous), and Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) first crossed musical paths on the ...

Indigenous was formed by guitarist Mato Nanji, along with his brother, sister, and cousin, in the 90s. As Native Americans growing up on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, they originally ...

Indigenous, led by guitarist and vocalist Mato Nanji, released “Time Is Coming” (Blues Bureau Int’l) last year. It is the 10th CD for Indigenous since their debut “Things We Do” (Pachyderm, 1998) put ...

Tuesday, Mato Nanji was rocking out on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” He performed as part of The Experience Hendrix All-Star Band that just happened to be playing with Buddy Guy. Friday, Nanji ...

Don't be incredulous about Indigenous playing Seneca Allegany Casino on Friday. This booking makes perfect sense. The casino is owned by the Seneca Nation, and Indigenous is led by Mato Nanji, who was ...

OROVILLE — “Music should never be harmless.” — Robbie Robertson. The Native American born blues-rock group, Indigenous, is coming to the Feather Falls Casino in Oroville on Friday. Raised as a member ...

Jimi Hendrix once said, “Music is my religion,” and the Paramount Theater essentially became the Church of Hendrix for three hours while some extraordinary guitarists paid tribute to who many consider ...

When guitarist Mato Nanji made backstage conversation about the history of his tribe, the Nakota nation, he didn't expect his comments to inspire... Mixing Blues and the Nakota Nation In Music MICHEL ...