Nahko and Medicine for the People

Nahko and Medicine for the People
Nahko and Medicine for the People on stage
Background information
Genres	World music
Years active	2008–present
Labels	INgrooves
Website	nahko.com

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

Past members	Don Corey, Dustin Thomas

Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music musical collective^[1] formed in 2008.^[2] The five member group is headed by frontman Nahko Bear and their music is a fusion of various cultural musical influences.^[2]

Members

Frontman Nahko Bear

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. His creative inspiration is the desire to bridge cultural gaps.^[3] Nahko Bear has been musically inclined since the age of six when he started learning piano. ^[4] As he grew older, Nahko remained tied to music as a piano teacher and casual songwriter. ^[4] Nahko's songwriting became grassroots oriented around 2012 during which time he would travel around the US by van with his dog.^[4]

Other members

Other members of the collective include:^[5]

Justin Chittams (drums)
Chase Makai (lead guitarist)
Patricio Zuñiga Labarca (bass guitar)
Max Ribner (trumpet)
Tim Sniders (electric violin)

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 has toured with Michael Franti, Trevor Hall, Xavier Rudd, and SOJA.^[3] Nahko Bear has also performed duos with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia.^[6]^[7]

The band has performed at the following music festivals:^[3]^[5]

Record charts

Dark As Night (2013)
- No. 4 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart^[5]
- No. 6 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart^[5]
Hoka (2016)
- No. 72 on the Billboard 200^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Dark As Night (2013, INgrooves)
On the Verge (2014, INgrooves^[5])
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.

References

↑ "Mission". Nahko.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
1 2 Garcia, David (March 5, 2015). "Nahko and Medicine for the People is Empowering Earth Music". OCWeekly.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
1 2 3 D’Angleo, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Nahko: Medicinal music". TheGardenIsland.com. The Garden Island. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
1 2 3 James Wood, Kevin (January 18, 2016). "Nahko Interview". Kevin James Wood. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
1 2 3 4 5 Hucka, TJ. "Nahko and Medicine For The People". LifeIsBeautiful.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
↑ Nahko Bear & Leah Song "Black As Night" Unplugged in the Streets of Portland, ME. YouTube (Video). July 25, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
↑ Bliss, Terri. "Nahko Bear & Leah Song". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
↑ "Nahko and Medicine for the People - Chart history - Billboard".

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