Nahko and Medicine for the People

Nahko and Medicine for the People
Genres Alternative world music
Years active 2008–present
Labels Medicine Tribe Records/Side One Dummy Records
Associated acts Xavier Rudd Trevor Hall Michael Franti
Website nahko.com
Members Nahko Bear, Justin Chittams, Chase Makai, Patricio Zuñiga Labarca, Max Ribner and Tim Snider
Past members Don Corey, Dustin Thomas, Hope Medford

Nahko and Medicine for the People is an Alternative world music musical collective. The six member group is headed by frontman Nahko Bear.

Members

Frontman Nahko Bear

Nahko Bear is an American musician. Born in Portland, Oregon, of mixed ethnic background which includes Puerto Rican and Filipino descent, he was adopted at a young age by a white, religious, family. It wasn't until his early twenties that he would meet his birth mother. The band's song "Early February" was written shortly before this meeting; it describes a woman far too young to carry, and putting her baby in a bed of a woman she'd never met. Bear says his creative inspiration is the desire to bridge cultural gaps,[1] and that he has been musically inclined since the age of six when he started learning piano.[2] He has also worked as a piano teacher and music director.[2] In 2012 he began traveling around the US in a van with his dog.[2]

Other members

Other members of the collective include:[3]

  • Justin Chittams (drums)
  • Chase Makai (lead guitarist)
  • Patricio Zuñiga Labarca (bass guitar)
  • Max Ribner (trumpet)
  • Tim Snider (electric violin)
  • TJ Schaper (trombone)

Past members include:

  • Hope Medford (hand percussion and rhythms)
  • Don Corey (bass) (recorded on Dark as Night)
  • Dustin Thomas (bass guitar)

Tours and festivals

Nahko and Medicine for the People have toured with Michael Franti, Trevor Hall, Xavier Rudd, and SOJA.[1] Nahko Bear has also performed duos with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia.[4][5]

The band largely appears at alternative music festivals,[1][3] including the Greenbelt Festival,[6] the ARISE Music Festival[7] and Tour de Fat.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 D’Angleo, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Nahko: Medicinal music". TheGardenIsland.com. The Garden Island. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  2. 1 2 3 James Wood, Kevin (January 18, 2016). "Sex, Drugs and Spirituality: An Interview with Nahko Bear". Kevin James Wood. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. 1 2 3 Hucka, TJ. "Nahko and Medicine For The People". LifeIsBeautiful.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  4. ↑ Nahko Bear & Leah Song "Black As Night" Unplugged in the Streets of Portland, ME. YouTube (Video). July 25, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  5. ↑ Bliss, Terri. "Nahko Bear & Leah Song". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Greeenbelt Festival 2016 Lineup". Greeenbelt Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 "New Belgium announces Tour de Fat schedule". Coloradoan. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

Further reading

Reviews
  • Salrin, Ellie (September 29, 2014). "[REVIEW] ARISE: A look at the future of sustainable festival culture". The UNTZ. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  • Weiss, Brian (October 6, 2014). "Review: Nahko, Medicine for the People". NUVO. Retrieved 2015-03-19.


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