Chip off the Old Block: Keith Secola and "Sun of Indian Car"

Our random tune for today is by Keith Secola, a member of the Ojibwe tribe from Minnesota. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in American Indian Studies, Secola plays guitar and flute as well as sings. His band, mostly known as the Wild Band of Indians but also as the Wild Javelinas and the Wild Onions, plays rock influenced by Native American folk music and reggae. An award winner for best artist at the Native American Music Awards in 2006, he is also an environmental and Native rights activist. This song, Sun of Indian Car, is a different version of his best known song, NDN Kars, which has been called by some the Native American national anthem. You can find Sun of Indian Car on his 1998 album Wild Band of Indians. If you would like to hear the original NDN Kars, click on the video below.



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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Secola