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Follow on Google News |  Nominees announced for the 12th Annual Native American Music AwardsSeptember 20, 2010 –New York, NY. Nominations for the 12th Annual Native American Music Awards announced today by The Native American Music Association & Awards, reflecting the combined votes of NAMA Advisory Board Membership Nominating Committee.
By: Native American Music Awards Association Congratulations to all nominees!! ARTIST OF THE YEAR JJ Kent – The Other Side of JJ Kent Joanne Shenandoah – Enchanted Garden Johnny Whitehorse – Riders of the Healing Band Joseph FireCrow – Face The Music Michael Bucher – Believe Shane Yellowbird – It’s About Time B BEST BLUES RECORDING Get Up & Get Out – Bluedog Guitar & Vocals - Larry Burnett w/Don Chapman If That’s All Right With You - Twice As Good Indian Casino - Blackhawk Blues Band Let Me Be – The Graywolf Blues Band Shades of Gray - Cecil Gray & The Flying Eagle Blues Band C BEST COMPILATION RECORDING Colours of My Life – Stephanie Harpe, Jason Burnstick, W.T. Goodspirt, Don Amoro, Tewanee Jospeh Moon of the Drum – Terry Lee Whetstone Rise Up - Various The Best of Drumgroups.com NAC Compilation Vol 1 – Various The Night Before; The Best of David Searching Owl - David Searching Owl Walking With the Spirits - Randy McGinnis D BEST COUNTRY RECORDING Hitchin’ A Ride - Nokie Edwards It’s About Time - Shane Yellowbird Moving On - John McLeod The Other Side of JJ Kent - JJ Kent SOS - Quatisi Wanted Man – Victoria Blackie E DEBUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR Chris Ferree - Unbound Cody Sunbear Blackbird – Raven Speaks Joseph Strider – Meanings Within Meanings, Within Meanings Marc Brown – Long Time Coming Samantha Crain – Songs In The Night by Samantha Crain Victoria Blackie - Wanted Man F DEBUT DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Dark Water Rising – Dark Water Rising Indigie Femme – Indian Souvenir Kicking Woman Singers - The 4th Coming Nake Nula Waun – Always Ready Sayani – Sacred Fire Segweh – Segweh G BEST FEMALE ARTIST Deborah New Moon Rising – Stories From The Social Fire Kelly Montijo Fink – Songs of War & Victory Quatisi - SOS Shanise – Okeymow Maskiki Vol III Tinesha Begaye – Horses Are Our Journey Yvonne St. Germaine – Turning My Day Around H BEST FOLK RECORDING Amor Deveras – Yolanda Martinez Believe - Michael Bucher Hiding Behind The Sun - Peter Sackaney Indian Souvenir - Indigie Femme Scrapbook – Bobby Bullet st Germaine (Strawberry Island) Songs In The Night by Samantha Crain - Samantha Crain I FLUTIST OF THE YEAR John Bear – Pure Passion John Two-Hawks – Wind Songs Johnny Whitehorse – Riders of the Healing Road Jonny Lipford – Turn The Page Joseph FireCrow – Face The Music R. Carlos Nakai – Dancing Into Silence J BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING Doo Lado Shi diyin da - Larry Kaibetoney Hoop of Life - RainSong: Terry & Darlene Wildman Out of the Rainshadow - Rainshadow Sacred Fire - Sayani Songs of War & Victory - Kelly Montijo Fink Turning My Day Around - Yvonne St. Germaine K DUO - GROUP OF THE YEAR Allen Mose Jr. & Orion Jay Mose – Holistic Blessings Aztlan Underground – Aztlan Underground Bluedog – Get Up & Get Out Digging Roots - We Are Fawn Wood & Dallas Washkahat – ‘Til The End Injunuity – Fight For Survival L BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING A Tribute To Walter Flett - Me’tis Fiddler Quartet Fight For Survival - Injunity Hitchin’ A Ride - Nokie Edwards Red River Jig – Arvel Bird Remembrance – Gabriel Ayala Rollin’ Like Thunder – Douglas Blue Feather & Danny Voris M BEST MALE ARTIST Anthony Betoney – That’s An Old Song Jay Begaye – Horses Are Our Journey Glen Ahhaitty – No More Lies Kevin Yazzie – Hope Lone Bear – NDN Moon Mike Sullivan Sr– Love, Lies & Lullabies N BEST NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH RECORDING A Time for Healing – Cecile Moosomin Dakota/Lakota Traditional Church Songs – Sacred Harmonies Hope - Kevin Yazzie Okeymow Maskiki Vol III - Shanise Reconnected – Brian Stoner & Verdell Primeaux Unity - Alex Turtle & Johnny Monroe O BEST NEW AGE RECORDING Jim Boyd – Voices From The Lakes Sheila Applegate w/music by Joanne Shenandoah – Enchanted Garden Joseph FireCrow – Face The Music R. Carlos Nakai – Dancing Into Silence Johnny Whitehorse - Riders of the Healing Road Ron Warren, Dawn Avery, Ash Dargan – Red Moon P BEST POP RECORDING A Sunny Day - SpiritWing Lifestyle Muzik - Bigg B Nightwatch - Sentinel SOS - Quatisi The Liberation Sessions - Mwalim We Are – Digging Roots Q BEST POW WOW RECORDING Boys Will Be Boyz – The Boyz Live In Alexis – Blackstone Many Tribes, One Nation - Warscout One Voice, One Nation - Thunder Mountain Singers The 4th Coming - Kicking Woman Singers The Elk Dreamers - Elk Soldier R BEST PRODUCER A Michael Martinez, Lee Herrera, Mac Suazo, Tom Bee – neXt eXit Frank Waln – Always Ready George Parker – Late Night Sessions Gloria Larocque – Colours of My Life Jan Michael Looking Wolf, Donald Blackfox, Shawn Justice – Breakin’ Free Robert Doyle– Dancing Into Silence S BEST RAP / HIP HOP RECORDING BrainStorm - Plex I Love California - Short Dawg Tha Native It Comes Natural - Lady Xplicit Sex, Drunks & Hip Hop - Night Shield Tribal Tribulations - Chase Monchamp/Chase Manhattan Voice The Vision - Native Era Presents Arielle Tiensvold n Mista Futuristic T RECORD OF THE YEAR Believe – Michael Bucher Breakin’ Free - Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band Dancing Into Silence - R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman Face The Music - Joseph FireCrow It’s About Time – Shane Yellowbird True Blue - Northern Cree U BEST ROCK RECORDING Aztlan Underground - Aztlan Underground Breakin’ Free – Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band Need Your Love - Robe Williams Segweh – Segweh The Great Unknown - Eagle & Hawk We Are – Digging Roots V SONG/SINGLE OF THE YEAR “Cherokee Smoke” – Nokie Edwards “Grandfather” “Lizard Blues” - Joseph FireCrow “We Are Sinixt” – Jim Boyd “What If We Could” – Eagle & Hawk “What The World Needs” – Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band W SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Brad Clonch – Fight For Survival Douglas Blue Feather– Rollin Like Thunder Michael Bucher – Believe Nokie Edwards – Hitchin’ A Ride Samantha Crain – Songs In The Night by Samantha Crain Vince Fontaine, Chris Burke-Gaffney – The Great Unknown X BEST SPOKEN WORD RECORDING Aztlan Underground – Aztlan Underground Firewater – Janet Rogers Moon of the Drum – TerryLee Whetstone Nightwatch - Sentinel Red Earth – Lowery Begaye Stories From The Social Fire – The Story Tellers Y BEST TRADITIONAL RECORDING Cultural Legacy - Wakinyan Oyate Holistic Blessings - Allen Mose Jr. & Orion Jay Kee-Tsa-Gya - Zotigh Singers Rebuilding The Fire – Bo Taylor That’s An Old Song - Anthony Betoney Utopia - Todi Neesh Zhee Singers Z BEST MUSIC VIDEO Barefeet On The Blacktop – Shane Yellowbird Breakin’ Free/Addiction– By The Water - Donna Kay Sacred Warrior – Tom Bee Shock Town - Jim Boyd Spring To Come – Digging Roots AA BEST WAILA RECORDING (NEW CATEGORY) Gortie & the TO Boyz – A Tribute To Augustine Lopez Sr Native Creed - Cumbiafied Nativez Native Thunder - Get’n Down Papago Warrior – Papago Warriors 5 The Cisco Band - T.C.O.B. Tohono O’odham Braves - 25 Years of Waila Music BB BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING A Sunny Day - SpiritWing Aztlan Underground - Aztlan Underground BrainStorm - Plex Red Moon - Ron Warren, Dawn Avery, Ash Dargan Remembrance - Gabriel Ayala The Liberation Sessions - Mwalim CC NATIVE HEART (Non-Native Artist) Big City Indians - Tribal Vision Denise Johanson – Cave Spirits Jeff Ball Band – Ghost Town Peter Phippen –Woodnotes Wyld Scott Tweedie – Long Island Sound Wind & Fire – Mark Holland/N. Scott Robinson NAMA 12 is sponsored by: The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, TheSan Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino, WGWE, 105.9 FM, a commercial and FCC-licensed radio station owned by Seneca Broadcasting Tickets on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.com # # # Official website of the Native American Music Awards, NAMA, or home of “The Nammys” - an ultimate celebration of music honoring the outstanding achievements of today’s leading Native American artists. Founded by a 20 plus year mainstream music industry professional, N.A.M.A. celebrates the rich cultural heritage of our nation’s first people and promotes cultural preservation and renewal on a national level. Our organization is committed to preserving Native American culture and continuing the traditions through music initiatives. We aim to raise the awareness level and appreciation for the history and culture of all Native American people to the public at large, both nationally and internationally. The Native American Music Awards was created as a method to provide Native Music its proper respect on a national level and prove that there is a viable and professional industry. End
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