TheFlagstaff Folk Project

Presents HopiSinger/Songwriter

Ed Kabotie

September16, 2016 – 7:15 pm
Sponsored by and Held at the Beacon
UnitarianUniversalist Congregation
510 N. Leroux Street, Flagstaff, AZ
(Between Elm and Fine Avenues)
Join us for a unique performance by Native American musician and artist Ed Kabotie. Kabotie is from the Hopi village of Shungopavi in Arizona and the Tewa village of Khap’o Owinge, Santa Clara Pueblo, in New Mexico. His culture is the greatest inspiration of his unique style of music, as he seeks to express the "virtues, vices and values" of his people. By mixing his languages (Hopi, Tewa and English), genres, and instrumentation, Kabotie creates powerful music that speaks to the protection of the environment, the sacredness of water, and social justice issues facing his tribe and other Native Americans in the Southwestern United States.
Outside of his Hopi and Tewa roots, Kabotie finds most inspiring the musical talents of the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley & the Wailers, and Metallica. In his youth, Kabotie played the drums in rock bands, but studied the guitar as a songwriting instrument. Today, /
Ed Kabotie

he plays trap set drums for Summit Dub Squad (a Reggae/Hip-hop band based in Flagstaff, AZ), vocals & guitar for Twin Rivers, (a Nu-Native band based out of Santa Fe, NM), and vocals & guitar for Los Coyotes or Tha Yoties (a Rock/Reggae trio based in Flagstaff).

His "One Man Jam" project incorporates electronic looping technology to create a full band sound – including drums, acoustic guitar, bass, Native American flute, harmonica, and vocals in one performance! He is the current Artist in Residence at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona, and in 2014 he received a nomination for a Viola Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts for "Journey of the Human Spirit."

For the past 2 years, Ed Kabotie organized "Rumble on the Mountain," an educational and musical event which brings together rock and reggae bands, as well as organizations to highlight water conservation and other environmental issues on the Colorado Plateau.

Please join us in welcoming Ed to the Flagstaff Folk Project

Format:7:15 – 8:15 p.m. – Open Mic

8:15 – 8:30 p.m. – Refreshment/Coffee Break

8:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Featured Performer

Admission: $5.00

Up-Coming Featured Performers:

October21All of the Above String Band – Flagstaff Folk and Bluegrass Musicians

November18Amber Ikeman – Bozeman, Montana Singer/Songwriter

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