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Rik Leaf & Tribe of One

About Me

Rik Leaf is a multi instrumental folk-poet, artistic activist and the creative force behind Tribe of One, a performance collective founded in 1998 that combines folk-roots music, live action painting and Aboriginal dancers. Tribe of One thrill audiences with their wildly original concerts that feature Rik on acoustic/electric guitar, piano, ocarinas and stomp box, and Marie-Josée Dandeneau, a Métis multi instrumentalist on upright/fretless bass, didgeridoo and djembe.‘The sheer number of instruments onstage – all played by two people – coupled with Leaf’s interest in Aboriginal sounds and culture invite comparisons to Australian artist Xavier Rudd.” Bryan Birtles, Vue Weekly.... Tina Newlove, an award winning painter, performance artist and a founding member of Tribe of One creates stunning visual images on stage throughout each concert performance. In addition to live action painting on stage Tina tours with galleries of original art work and print reproductions bringing the creation and appreciation of visual art into every concert and festival appearance. Buffy Handel is an Anishinabe First Nation hoop dancer and founder of Indian Pearl Productions. Interpreting the songs through a variety of styles, Buffy utilizes the richness of her First Nation heritage, costumes and culture making each performance a rich multi cultural experience.Over the years Rik Leaf & Tribe of One have produced and participated in numerous benefit concerts including Toronto’s International Concert for Peace and The Return, a United Nations benefit tour to Kosovo with the Department of Foreign Affairs and War Child Canada.

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Member Since: 12/4/2005
Band Website: www.rikleaf.com
Band Members: Rik Leaf & Tribe of One are a multi cultural performance collective that combine folk-roots music, Aboriginal dancers and live action painting. Featuring English, French, First Nation & Metis artists, Rik Leaf & Tribe of One are 100% Canadian culture.
Influences: Our Home on Native Land
Sounds Like: A celebration of Indigenous Canadian culture
Record Label: Tribe of One Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Horny*Polyester*Creative Madness

It has recently been brought to my attention that normal peoplewant other people to know when theyre joking. So apparently Im notnormal&what a shock.I absorb revelations like these with the use of...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:46:00 GMT

*...Ideas Shape People*That Shape Ideas*That Shape People*...

We automatically praise the things we love and encourage thosearound us to do the same. You know what I mean? You find a great sushiplace  you rave about. You tell your friends, they HAVE to go there...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:55:00 GMT

A Midnight Perv*Gunshots*Buried Memories

I really shouldnt tell this tale. I know I should trust mycounselors and pastors who said I should bury these memories deep downinside and just pile on as much denial as possible so that they neverre...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:52:00 GMT

Mold*Mildew*Screaming Banshees in Quebec

A couple of years ago my good friend Andrew and I were traveling aroundOntario and Quebec, doing one of our first stripped down acoustic houseconcert tours. In reverence to the bottom line we decided ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Standing Starkers Before Strangers

It was spring 2005. A crazy bugger named Bush had just started hissecond term, a horny Prince named Charles had just wed Camilla ParkerBowles and a holy roller named Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had just...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Métis Athleticism*Red Necks*Shitty Imports

This isnt just based on a true story, this is the real thing, I know...I was there.It was winter 2008, and not just any old winter, but a Canadian prairiewinter; nothing between the howling wind an...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:47:00 GMT

Rik Leaf & Tribe of One 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7012O7CTCWw
Posted by on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:24:00 GMT

Rik Leaf & Tribe of One

Album Extras
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:45:00 GMT

The Maple Leaf

 The Maple Leaf Last summer I spent three weeks touring the west coast with the Wyrd Sisters. There were lots of ferry rides back and forth from Vancouver Island and up and down the sunshine co...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:42:00 GMT

Finding the Beginning

Finding the Beginning by rik leafI’d like to tell you my story; I’m just not exactly sure where to start. From all I’ve heard, starting at the beginning is a pretty big part of telli...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:41:00 GMT