Nahko and Medicine for the People explained

Background:group_or_band
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Origin:United States
Genre:Worldbeat, world music
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Medicine Tribe Records, Side One Dummy Records
Current Members:
  • Nahko Bear
  • Justin Chittams
  • Joe Hall
  • Patricio Zuñiga Labarca
  • Max Ribner
  • Tim Snider
  • TJ Schaper
Past Members:
  • Don Corey
  • Hope Medford
  • Chase Makai

Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music group headed by the eponymous Nahko Bear. As of, they have released five studio albums.

Background

Nahko Bear was born in Portland, Oregon. Nahko is short for Nahkohe-ese, "little bear" in the Cheyenne language.[1] He self-identifies as being of Apache, Chamorro, Mohawk, Puerto Rican, and Filipino descent.[2] According to Indianz.com, he has not specified which Apache or Mohawk tribes he descends from.[3] Adopted by a white middle-class Christian family, he learned of his heritage after reconnecting with his biological mother as an adult. His birth was the result of rape, and his biological father had been murdered.[4] He learned to play the piano at the age of six and the guitar at fourteen.[5] He began his musical career by busking[6] and formed the band in 2008. Nahko and Medicine for the People play a fusion of styles often called world music, or worldbeat. The group's lyrics present a message of social and environmental consciousness.[7] [8] [9]

Tours and festivals

Nahko and Medicine for the People have toured with Nattali Rize, Rebelution, Michael Franti, Trevor Hall, Dispatch, Xavier Rudd, and SOJA.[10] The band largely appears at alternative music festivals,[10] including the Greenbelt Festival,[11] the ARISE Music Festival,[12] and Tour de Fat.[12]

Solo work

In 2017, Bear released a solo album titled My Name Is Bear, under the name Nahko.[13]

Controversy

On July 8, 2020, following accusations from multiple individuals of sexually inappropriate behavior, Bear resigned from the board of Honor the Earth. In their statement, "Regarding Nahko", the board stated that they have "a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior".[14]

After the initial surge of public interest, Bear responded to the accusations made against him. On August 10, 2020, he shared a statement on the band's Facebook page, in which he expressed regret to the women he had harmed through his inappropriate actions and disputed allegations against him as false.[15]

Band members

Current

Past

Discography

Nahko and Medicine for the People

Studio albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
AAA
[20]
"Wash It Away"2014—
"Lifeguard"201936Take Your Power Back
"Slow Down"—
"Garden"2020—
"Honor the Earth"—
"—" denotes single did not chart or was not released in that territory

Nahko

Further reading

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uncovering Forgiveness . . August 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: An In-Depth Conversation with the Indigenous Musician You Need to Know: Nahko Bear . . July 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: 'Deliberate disregard': Honor the Earth liable in sexual harassment case . Indianz.com . July 4, 2024.
  4. Web site: Nahko Bear: 'In forgiving my father's killer, I freed myself' . Ham&High . July 31, 2024.
  5. Web site: July 2, 2020 . Nahko and Medicine for the People: Alternative World Music as a Social Movement . December 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: Nahko and Medicine for the People ft. Kota the Friend – "OK" . December 20, 2023 . www.wonderlandmagazine.com.
  7. Web site: Nahko and Medicine for the People . December 19, 2023 . HM Magazine.
  8. Web site: Nahko and Medicine for the People "Take Your Power Back" . December 19, 2023 . Grateful Web.
  9. Web site: July 19, 2018 . Nahko: Power to the People . December 19, 2023 . Relix Media.
  10. News: D'Angleo . Chris . February 20, 2015 . Nahko: Medicinal music . TheGardenIsland.com . The Garden Island . dead . March 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223152209/http://thegardenisland.com/entertainment/music/medicinal-music/article_9ad0581c-b8b8-11e4-b711-171eb6e90dd7.html . February 23, 2015.
  11. Web site: Greeenbelt Festival 2016 Lineup. Greeenbelt Festival. August 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824042551/http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/2016-lineup/. August 24, 2017. live.
  12. News: New Belgium announces Tour de Fat schedule. Coloradoan. May 2, 2018.
  13. Web site: Singer-Songwriter Nahko Discusses How Politics & Meeting His Birth Mother Influenced Solo Album 'My Name Is Bear' . billboard.com . October 17, 2017 . March 29, 2020.
  14. News: July 8, 2020 . Honor the Earth Board Statement Regarding Nahko . honorearth.org . December 19, 2023.
  15. Web site: Aloha Medicine Tribe, Mahalo for coming by to read and listen to what I have to say. If you're here, it means on some level you are invested in what has... . . December 19, 2023.
  16. Web site: Hall . Joe . October 2015 . Joe Hall: Engineer / Producer / Guitars . live . August 14, 2024 . Sound Better.
  17. Web site: Patak . Agnes . October 20, 2016 . Nahko and Medicine for the People – HOKA . live . August 14, 2024 . Mateel.
  18. Web site: TJ . Hucka . Nahko and Medicine for the People . LifeIsBeautiful.com . March 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150325112328/http://lifeisbeautiful.com/artists/nahko-medicine-people/ . March 25, 2015 .
  19. Web site: Rom . Meredith . December 6, 2019 . 091 Sacred Birth, Rhythm & Raising Women's Voices with Hope Medford . August 14, 2024 . Meredith Rom.
  20. Nahko and Medicine for the People Triple A Songs Chart History. Billboard. July 20, 2020.

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