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Native America Calling: Gathering of MCs and Merciless Savages
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Gathering music Part 1: Gathering of MCs and Merciless Savages
As scores of talented musicians and artists assemble in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the Gathering of Nations Powwow, tune into Native America Calling to sample some of the musical offerings happening on stages around town.
Begin with two established and popular shows featuring hip-hop and metal music: the Gathering of MCs and Merciless Savages. Then talk with organizers from each of the shows and take in some of the new music and some old favorites.
Guests on Native America Calling
Franklin Yazzie (Diné), vocalist for Under Exile
Randall Hoskie (Diné), promotor of the Merciless Savages shows
Nataanii Means (Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Diné), hip-hop artist, motivational speaker, and Indigenous advocate
Def-I (Diné), hip-hop artist, and MC and co-host of the Gathering of MCs
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