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BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July

[Silence] is a Weapon - New Album Out Now!

About Me



We are completely independent and do everything by 'word of mouth'. We've been playing for about 18 years now and have toured throughout the U.$, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa and various Indigenous Nations. Check out some of our videos...
BLACKFIRE is a Native American (Diné) traditionally influenced, high-energy, politically driven group comprised of two brothers and their sister. Born into the heart of a political land dispute area on Black Mesa in the Navajo Nation, this Family's powerful music reflects the Hopes, Freedoms, and Barriers of today's world.
BLACKFIRE's style comprises traditional Native American, Punk-Rock and “Alter-Native” with strong sociopolitical messages about government oppression, relocation of indigenous people, eco-cide, genocide, domestic violence and human rights.
BLACKFIRE played their first show in 1989, since then they have toured national and internationally, with countless (literally) U.S. tours (including a recent stint on the Van’s Warped Tour), 10 European tours, treks to Canada, Mexico and even twice to the sub-Saharan deserts of Africa.
BLACKFIRE only plays all ages venues, whether concerts, festivals or clubs.
BLACKFIRE's independent releases on Tacoho Records are available nation-wide on Canyon Records.
BLACKFIRE strongly promotes the respect of all cultures. They do many workshops, lectures and school residencies.
BLACKFIRE sometimes combines performances with their Native American dance troupe, the Jones Benally Family.
Check out this Indian Country Article.



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Member Since: 2/1/2005
Band Website: blackfire.net
Band Members: Clayson Benally - Drums, traditional percussion and voice. Jeneda Benally - Bass and Voice Klee Benally - Voice, guitar



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VIDEOS

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Influences: Those who work for healthy communities and confront racism, sexism and sexist oppression, homophobia, ageism, and ableism.
Those who resist colonialism in all its forms.
Traditional Dine' songs, Ramones, Bad Brains, DK, Midnight Oil, Sub Humans, David Lindley, Woody Guthrie, Naked Agression... (so many more)... everthing that comes from the heart!
Click the image to read "500 YEARS OF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE" (Gord Hill / Arm the Spirit)
Save the Peaks!

Free Big Mountain! Free Peltier! Be the Media!
Sounds Like: Click here to purchase: Beyond Warped: Live Music Series



"Beyond Warped"
Warped Tour DVD/CD 2005
2 Disk Ramones Tribute 2005


"Woody Guthrie Singles"
(Group of the Year 2005 NAMA)


"One Nation Under" Full Length
(Best Pop/Rock 2002 NAMA - feat. Joey Ramone)
"Live Festival in the Desert"
Compilation 2004

My Blog

Longest Walk 2 Comes to Flagstaff! Schedule of Events!

LW2 Comes to Flagstaff! Schedule of Events!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11th, 2008Contact: Klee [email protected] American Rights Walk Across America Comes to Northern ArizonaLongest...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:47:00 PST

SAVE THE PEAKS CALL FOR SUPPORT! Legal Battle Comes to Pasadena, CA - DEC11!

SAVE THE PEAKS CALL FOR SUPPORT! - Legal Battle to Protect Sacred Site Comes to Pasadena, CAThe San Francisco Peaks are a unique mountain ecosystem which are managed as public lands in Northern Arizon...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:46:00 PST

Save the Peaks Coalition News Release on Court Review

Wednesday, October 17th 2007For Immediate Release Contact:Klee BenallySave the Peaks [email protected] Circuit Court Allows Review In Legal Case of RecycledSewage On Sacred Moun...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:23:00 PST

"NDN Alien"

We just added "NDN Alien" from our new double-disk album "[Silence] is a Weapon".Indian Alien was originally written by Native American folk singer/songwriter Peter LaFarge (Ballad of Ira Hayes etc.)....
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:04:00 PST

Rolling Stone: Frickes Picks: Blackfire, Pearl Jam and Eyvind Kang

Check it out:www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:07:00 PST

Blackfire: A Perspective of Common Ground

Blackfire: A Perspective of Common Ground   Blackfire on New Orleans: A Perspective of Common Ground for Indigenous Peoples of North America & African Peoples Listen to the song common grou...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:34:00 PST

Navajo Hopi Observer Review of "[Silence] is a Weapon"

">Navajo Hopi Observer5/15/2007 8:39:00 PM "Silence is a Weapon" - CD ReviewS.J. WilsonThe ObserverSilence is a Weapon-this powerful CD serves as a complex portrait of the public and private lives of ...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:53:00 PST

Flagstaff Live Cover: COMBAT ROCK

*Note - This article mentions a "Navajo" political prisoner, its actually a Leonard Peltier poem that the title is based from. He is from the Anishinabe and Dakota/Lakota Nations. ww.leonardpeltier.ne...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:47:00 PST

Rez Punx + Cake...

Kicking off the tour in Pinon on Black Mesa... ...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Sat, 12 May 2007 01:14:00 PST

NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "OVERWHELMING"!

Directed & edited by Klee Camera work by Clayson Benally, Shonie De La Rosa, & KleeLet us know what you think!solutions>>...
Posted by BLACKFIRE - European Tour ’08 - May-July on Fri, 04 May 2007 07:19:00 PST