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Genres
  
World music

Labels
  
INgrooves

Years active
  
2008–present

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Origin
  
Portland, Oregon, United States

Members
  
Nahko Bear, Justin Chittams, Chase Makai, Hope Medford, Patricio Zuñiga Labarca, Max Ribner

Past members
  
Sam Bradley, Don Corey, Dustin Thomas

Albums
  
Dark As Night, HOKA, On The Verge

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Nahko and medicine for the people budding trees official video


Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music musical collective formed in 2008. The five member group is headed by frontman Nahko Bear and their music is a fusion of various cultural musical influences.

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Frontman Nahko Bear

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Nahko Bear is an American musician. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He has a mixed ethnic background which includes Apache, Puerto Rican, and Filipino descent. He began playing piano at age six. His creative inspiration is the desire to bridge cultural gaps.

Other members

Other members of the collective include:

  • Justin Chittams (drums)
  • Chase Makai (lead guitarist)
  • Hope Medford (hand percussion and rhythms)
  • Patricio Zuñiga Labarca (bass guitar)
  • Max Ribner (Trumpet)

    • Past members include:


  • Sam Bradley (drums) (recorded on Dark as Night) (sonicsculpturehawaii.com)
  • Don Corey (bass) (recorded on Dark as Night)
  • Dustin Thomas (bass guitar)

    • Tours and festivals

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    Nahko and Medicine for the People has toured with Michael Franti, Trevor Hall, Xavier Rudd, and SOJA. Nahko Bear has also performed duos with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia.

    The band has performed at the following music festivals:

  • All Good Music Festival
  • Bali Spirit Festival (Indonesia)
  • Byron Spirit Festival (Australia)
  • Boardmasters Festival (United Kingdom)
  • Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival (Australia)
  • Common Ground Music Festival
  • Electric Forest Festival
  • FloydFest
  • Gathering of the Vibes
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • Mountain Jam 2016
  • Summer Camp Music Festival
  • Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
  • Woodford Folk Festival (Australia)

    • Record charts

  • Dark As Night (2013)
  • No. 4 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart
  • No. 6 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart
  • Hoka (2016)
  • No. 72 on the Billboard 200

    • Studio albums

  • Dark As Night (2013, INgrooves)
  • On the Verge (2014, INgrooves)
  • HOKA (2016, SideOneDummy Records)

    • Singles

  • "Wash It Away" (2014)

    • Music videos

  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2012). Me and Mr. Washington (video). A film by Grototote. Kosmo Mimzi. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2013a). Budding Trees (video). Grototote + Mari Kari. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2013b). Manifesto (video). Film by Dominik Walczuk. Grota Film. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2014a). Black as Night (video). Grototote. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2014b). Ghosts Embodied (video). Medicine Tribe Records. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2014c). I Mua (video). Medicine Tribe Records. Retrieved 2015-05-14. 
  • Nahko and Medicine for the People (2016). San Quentin (video). Max Moore. Max Moore. Retrieved 2016-10-30. 

    • Songs

    Aloha Ke AkuaDark As Night · 2013
    Budding TreesDark As Night · 2013
    Black as NightDark As Night · 2013

    References

    Nahko and Medicine for the People Wikipedia
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