First Voices Radio

This week, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Dakota Yazzie of Earth Surface People, an Indigenous (Diné) led music collective whose work is based in decolonizing popular music through Indigenous storytelling and history. Earth Surface People was started in 2015 with multi-instrumentalist Dakota Yazzie and jazz saxophonist Jai Ram Rideout. The band's music melds influences from Hip Hop, Neo Soul, Psychedelic, Art Rock and Americana. Earth Surface People is: Cochise Yazzie - Synth, Ken Chavez - Bass, Vocals, Zach Dominguez - Keyboard, Drums , Dakota Lee Yazzie - Guitar, Vocals, Synth, and Jai Ram Rideout - Saxophone.

Follow Earth Surface on Facebook at www.facebook.com/earthsurfacepeople/ and Instagram @earthsurfacepeople. Earth Surface People's "500 Years" EP is available on Bandcamp at earthsurfacepeople.bandcamp.com.

Our second guest is Matthew O'Neill, a musical artist based in the Catskill Mountains. His music seeks to create connection and right relationship with all of our kin. Decolonizing music is a central commitment. Matthew is a lifelong advocate for Indigenous rights and justice for Mother Earth. In 2017, he created the Underwater Panther Coalition record label, with the intention of supporting Native artists and amplifying Indigenous musical ways. Look for Matthew at: www.matthew-oneill.com;; www.underwaterpanthercoalition.com

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Malcolm Burn, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor

Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
CD: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:44)

2. Song Title: Naiche
Artist: Earth Surface People
CD: 500 Years (2021)
Label: Underwater Panther Coalition
(00:12:15)

3. Song Title: 1492
Artist: Earth Surface People
CD: 500 Years (2021)
Label: Underwater Panther Coalition
(00:23:40)

4. Song Title: River
Artist: Earth Surface People
CD: 500 Years (2021)
Label: Underwater Panther Coalition
(00:35:20)

5. Song Title: 500 Years
Artist: Earth Surface People
CD: 500 Years (2021)
Label: Underwater Panther Coalition
(00:46:00)

5. Song Title: Silver Lining
Artist: First Aid Kit
CD: Stay Gold (2014)
Label: Columbia Records
(00:53:10)