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Native American Heritage Month - a Community Celebration
Southampton Arts Center + Members of the Shinnecock Nation present
Native American Heritage Month - a Community Celebration
Friday, November 16 | 5-9 PM | FREE
5-6 PM / 8-9 PM: Shinnecock Artisans Market (Cash Only)
6 PM: Welcoming Ceremony by Shane Weeks
6:15 PM: Screening of RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
8-9 PM: Harvest Pot Luck Dinner (Seasonal dishes welcome. Sassafras tea and Guayakí Yerba Mate will be served.)
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World is a feature documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
(2017 |Documentary | 103 min.)
Directed by Catherine Bainbridge
Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock, but arguably no single piece of music was more influential than the 1958 instrumental Rumble by American Indian rock guitarist and singer/songwriter Link Wray.
When recalling Link Wrays shivering guitar classic, Rumble, Martin Scorsese marvels, It is the sound of that guitar . . . that aggression. "Rumble" was the first song to use distortion and feedback. It introduced the rock power chord and was one of the very few instrumental singles to be banned from the radio for fear it would incite violence.
RUMBLE explores how the Native American influence is an integral part of music history, despite attempts to ban, censor, and erase Indian culture in the United States.
As RUMBLE reveals, the early pioneers of the blues had Native as well as African American roots, and one of the first and most influential jazz singers voices was trained on Native American songs. As the folk rock era took hold in the 60s and 70s, Native Americans helped to define its evolution.
Father of the Delta Blues Charley Patton, influential jazz singer Mildred Bailey, metaphysical guitar wizard Jimi Hendrix, and folk heroine Buffy Sainte-Marie are among the many music greats who have Native American heritage and have made their distinctive mark on music history. For the most part, their Indian heritage was unknown.
RUMBLE uses playful re-creations and little-known stories, alongside concert footage, archives and interviews. The stories of these iconic Native musicians are told by some of Americas greatest music legends who knew them, played music with them, and were inspired by them: everyone from Buddy Guy, Quincy Jones, and Tony Bennett to Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler, and Stevie Van Zandt.
RUMBLE shows how Indigenous music was part of the very fabric of American popular music from the beginning, but that the Native American contribution was left out of the story until now.
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LocationSouthampton Arts Center (View)
25 Jobs Lane
Southampton, NY 11968
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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