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Native (Choctaw/Shawnee/Cherokee/Blackfeet) and African-American singer-soulwriter with two multi-award winning indie albums to date - 'Home of the Brave' and 'Skintalk'....this spirited sista is doing it for herself, BK indie style!TIME OUT NY say "In our opinion Redbone deserves Alicia Keys level success. She has the deep funk to back up her soul queen image and live she brings a groove-heavy powerhouse of a band".... BLUES & SOUL 5STARS!!! reviewof 'Skintalk' "Occasionaly an album comes along out of nowhere that starts by giving you goosebumps and ends up by knocking you completely off your feet. This is one such album. In terms of quality and soulfulness it eclipses everything else I've heard in the past 12 months. It's that good. Really.".... NEWS FROM INDIAN COUNTRY profile "A world class talent, Redbones performances are nonstop high-energy affairs featuring Big Sky soulful vocals and ecstatic dancing seasoned by the tightest, funkiest band imaginable." MOJO says "Fabulous. A gem of an album" NATIVE PEOPLES MAGAZINE writes "The perfect combination of gloss and gritremarkable pipes.Earth, Wind & Fire on the rezHer talent is too large to remain a secret; she has all the chops necessary to become a major star."BE SURE TO SIGN OUR MAILING LIST!BUY BOTH CDS FROM http://cdbaby.com/cd/martharedbone2 http://www.martharedbone.com**ALL SLIDE.COM PHOTOS AND ALL OTHER PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING PLEASURE ONLY. ALL SLIDE.COM PHOTOS ARE OWNED AND/OR POSTED COURTESY OF SARAH HILDITCH-GRAY, CHANTE ISHTA & SANDRA SCHULMAN, COPYRIGHT 2007 BLACKFEET PRODUCTIONS LLC, PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION DIRECTLY FROM MARTHA REDBONE TEAM THANK YOU**

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Music:

Member Since: 3/10/2006
Band Website: martharedbone.com
Band Members:Martha Redbone's band is: Aaron Whitby - Keys, M.D.; Alan 'AB' Burroughs - guitar; Mike Campbell - guitar; Fred Cash Jr. - bass; Toby Williams - drums;other players on the album & on the road: Kevin Johnson- drums; Rocky Bryant- drums; Abe Fogle- drums; Daniel Sadownick-percussion; Keith Fluitt- vocals; Karen Bernod; Mary Wormworth- vocals; Teddy Kumpel - guitar; Ada Rovatti- sax; Randy Brecker- trumpet. Special guests Dennis Banks, Gyasi Ross. Also many thanks for their contributions on 'Skintalk' to Tim Bright, Evan Crown, Raul Midon, Stephanie McKay, Tony Scherr, Chicken, Anthony Mazzella, Jennifer Karr, Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
Influences: Miles Davis says a good musician takes their influence from all forms of art, visual arts, dance, theater, literature, etc., while Messiaen transcribed birdsong and incorporated it into "Classical" pieces...music is everywhere.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Blackfeet (US), Dome (Europe), P-Vine (Japan)
Type of Label: Indie

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UK RADIO

"Hard Livin'" from the Dome Records release of "SKINTALK" has been playlisted by BBC London! Thanks BBC London and Robert Elms.We're also getting a lotta love from BBC Radio 2 - Terry Wogan, Peter Yo...
Posted by Martha Redbone on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:43:00 PST

THE FLOW - XM Satellite Radio

The coolest of the cool. I don't have XM myself but often when we're out ont he road they'll have it in a newer van and we always go sddtraight to CH 61 The Flow! We often hear oursleves pumping throu...
Posted by Martha Redbone on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:39:00 PST

"The Stone Child' fundraiser

We will be one of a few acts doing some stripped down performances.Here's a message from Chris Martini:We are holding a fundraiser on May 4th at Blink Digital, 545 Fifth Avenue, for a feature film ent...
Posted by Martha Redbone on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:20:00 PST

The Sacred Run meets Earth Day in DC

http://www.sacredrun.orghttp://www.earthday.net/The 2006 Sacred Run, began way back on Feb 10 at Alacatraz, San Francisco and finishes on Earth Day, in DC. The runners and walkers, led by the great D...
Posted by Martha Redbone on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:59:00 PST