Raised in a family of musicians, Melissa Little Wolf Villalobos was introduced to Native American music by her elders. She first heard the sounds of Native American flautist R. Carols Nakai, of Navajo ...

At 90 years old, James Pellerite could comfortably rest on the many achievements of his past. Instead, he’s chosen a path of restless innovation, challenging the conventional orthodoxy of both ...

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“Many Nations One Land,” the day-long festival devoted to Native American culture, is back for its second year, and it’s brought a ton of stuff with it. For music, the free event has booked Oakland’s ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Louis W. Ballard paved the way for a booming generation of artists. But his works have been too little performed and recorded. Louis W. Ballard in 1971. “What I am attempting in ...