KEITH SECOLA - Contemporary Native American Music

KEITH SECOLA & KAREN DRIFT WIN NAMMY AWARD FOR BEST LINGUISTIC RECORDING FOR ANISHINABEMOIN
	2007 NAMMY AWARDS WINNER: Best Linguistic Recording - Anishinabemoin Keith Secola & Karen Drift (Produced by Keith Secola) 2006 NAMMY AWARDS WINNER: NATIVE AMERICANA Artist of the Year - Keith Secola Best Folk/Country Recording Native Heart - John Densmore 2006 ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS WINNER
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NEWS August 6, 2007. "ANISHINABEMOIN" CD NOMINATED FOR 2 NAMMYS, WITH SECOLA CONTRIBUTING TO THREE OTHER NOMINATED CDS. Award-winning musical artist Keith Secola with language teacher Karen Drift receive two 2007 Native American Music Awards nominations for their first collaborative CD "Anishinabemoin", nominated for Best Historical Recording and Best Linguistic Recording. The groundbreaking CD, recorded primarily in the Ojibwe language by Karen Drift, features the music of Keith Secola who also served as Producer. Ojibwe is the second most widely spoken Native American language, by more than 40,000 Ojibwe, Chippewa and Anishinabe people in the United States, with additional tribes in Canada. When he was in college, Secola fulfilled his language requirement at the University of Minnesota by studying Ojibwe, his tribal tongue. With this recording, Secola and Drift, as well as the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa are preserving and encouraging an integral part of their culture for future generations. Keith Secola also appears on three other Nammy nominated CDs this year, as producer of Thoz Women language drum CD, as musician and co-producer of Eli Secody "Rhythm of a Songmaker" (Best Male Artist nominee) and as a contributing musician on Moontee Sinquah "Soul Force" (Best World Music Recording nominee). Preliminary ballots cast by the National Advisory Board members of the Native American Music Association determined nominations. The winners will be determined by final mail-in ballots from the Advisory Board members and voting by the general public at http://www.votenative.com. NAMMY winners will be announced at the 2007 Native American Music Awards Show on October 6, 2007 in Niagara Falls, New York. VOTE AT: http://www.votenative.com May 14, 2007. KEITH SECOLA AND THE WILD BAND TOURS EUROPE. See Croatia photos here: secola.com/press/photos-croatia.cfm Opatija photos Read blogs here: Croatia & Slovenia blog Paris & Sweden blog February 28, 2007. KEITH SECOA, KAREN DRIFT TEAM UP ON 'ANISHINABEMOIN'. "The new CD by that name - ''Anishinabemoin'' - is a gift from Drift, award-winning singer/songwriter Keith Secola, and the Bois Forte Band and Akina Records. The CD combines the voices of Drift and her granddaughter, Larissa, speaking words, phrases and short stories in both the Anishinabe language and in English with the supporting music of Keith Secola, a Bois Forte member who most recently won the Best Folk/Acoustic CD award at the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards for his latest work, ''Native Americana,'' and the Artist of the Year award in 2006 from the Native American Music Awards." (Indian Country Today) CLICK on this link to read entire article January 9, 2007. BOIS FORTE BAND CREATE LANGUAGE CD WITH AWARD-WINNING ARTIST. Keith Secola knows how important language is to preserving one’s culture. So when members of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa discussed the idea of doing an Ojibwe language CD with him, Secola enthusiastically agreed to provide whatever assistance was needed. With Secola’s help as consultant and producer, the first language CD titled “Anishinabemoin by Karen Drift with Keith Secola” is now ready for release under the newly created Bois Fort Band of Chippewa Music & Akina Records label. Karen Drift and her grand daughter Larissa provide the language lessons on the CD, with background music performed by Keith Secola on acoustic guitar and native flute. The repetitive nature of the lessons on the CD mirrors lessons taught naturally through oral traditions with the music providing a peaceful, restive atmosphere for thoughtful listening and learning. “Anishinabemoin” official CD release is scheduled for January 25, 2007, at the Bois Forte Heritage Center, 1500 Bois Forte Road in Tower, Minn., from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Keith Secola is the recipient of many music awards including Best Producer and he recently won Artist of the Year at the 2006 Native American Music Awards. As a singer/songwriter, Secola’s music includes songs in English and Ojibwe, as well as Native American flute, pow wow drumbeats, with a mix of influences from native rhythms, rock and americana roots music. Joining Keith will be Karen Drift. Besides her work on the first language CD, Karen Drift also offers courses in Ojibwe language. For additional information, contact Rhonda Zuponcic at the Heritage Center, phone 218-753-6017. November 15, 2006. IRON RANGE, MINNESOTA - NATIVE AMERICAN SINGER HELPS THOSE IN NEED. Secola, a group of performers, raise food shelf donations, money for heating costs. "Keith Secola, who feels blessed for his gift of music and his heritage and upbringing on the Iron Range, is once again providing an offering to the community in which he was raised. The award-winning Native American recording artist will merge his talent and bond to the area in two concerts this weekend to raise money to help low-income families stay warm and well-fed this winter. The third annual Keith Secola & Friends Benefit Concert and Silent Auction will take place Friday at the Lincoln School Auditorium in Hibbing and Saturday at Goodman Auditorium at the Virginia High School. Doors will open each night at 6 p.m. for the silent auction; concerts will begin at 7 p.m." (Angie Riebe, Mesabi Daily News) November 3, 2006. WINNIPEG, MANITOBA CANADA - KEITH SECOLA WINS BEST FOLK/ACOUSTIC CD AWARD AT THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS. READ MORE NEWS HERE ABOUT KEITH SECOLA Contemporary Native American Music - Native Folk & Blues Rock. Native folk & blues rocker Keith Secola is an accomplished artist: award-winning musician, master guitarist and native flute player; singer, songwriter, composer and producer. His music is familiar to thousands of fans across North America and Europe, where he's been playing his brand of progressive music in concerts to a cult following for many years. Keith's famous song, "NDN Kars", is considered the contemporary Native American anthem and is the most requested song on Native radio in the US and Canada. Keith Secola is Anishinabe (Ojibwa) originally from the Mesabi Iron Range country of northern Minnesota, now residing in Arizona. He's a member of the Anishinabe Nation of northern Minnesota and southern Ontario, Canada. Keith Secola is a seven-time Native American Music Awards winner receiving numerous Nammy nominations in various categories. Winner: Artist of the Year, Best Linguistic Recording, Best Folk/Country Recording, Best Producer, Best Instrumental Recording, Best Blues/Jazz Recording, Best Independent Recording; with nominations for Songwriter of the Year, Record of the Year, Song/Single of the Year, Best Historical Recording. *Photo Gallery - View with Flash Player (www.macromedia.com)*

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