JONATHAN MARACLE IN CONCERT with RITA BEAR GRAY at Sacred Grounds
Name:
JONATHAN MARACLE IN CONCERT with RITA BEAR GRAY at Sacred Grounds
Date:
February 17, 2023
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MST
Event Description:
Jonathan Maracle, Mohawk/Scot from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario, Canada will be in concert at Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea house on Friday, Feb. 17th at 7PM.
The concert is free and being funded by Mountain Entertainment Group for the Arts/MEGA along with individual donations.
Jonathan, Mohawk musician writes and performs songs world wide with the Indigenous band, "Broken Walls". His sound is a unique blend of Aboriginal and World Music. His use of the Mohawk Wind flute, Pow Wow Drum, Rattles and contemporary instruments together bring a special blend of ancient and modern sounds.
Jonathan travels year round and has toured worldwide since 1998 performing in places such as Peru, Mexico, China, Hawaii, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Israel, Costa Rica, Belgium and extensively across North America.
They have taken the healing quality of their music into many places where restoration and reconciliation were needed, with great results.
Broken Walls has released 12 albums to date. Their latest CD, “The Call of the Drum”, released this year, brilliantly blends the traditional sound of Native American music with the contemporary sounds of today. You can hear hard-driving rock, reggae, R&B, Latin and other world music fused with Pow-Wow. The CD honors their Indigenous past while moving into the future. The instrumentation includes guitar, bass, native flute, keys, big drum, drum set, percussion, native chants and vocals.
Broken Walls was conceived in 1995 by Jonathan Maracle, while attending a conference called the Sacred Assembly in Ottawa/Hull. As different First Nations speakers shared, they spoke of the walls that have been built between the visitors to this land and the First Nations people…Jonathan began to see the need for these walls to be broken and wrote the song “Broken Walls” on the spot and performed it on the drum at this Gathering.
Jonathan Maracle/Broken Walls base many of their songs on the ancient sounds of the First Nations People of North America and often perform around their large Pow Wow drum, singing songs of and to the Creator. The band has a team of First Nations Dancers that often accompany them in full regalia when they perform.
Jonathan’s solo concert at Sacred grounds will be accompanied by a wonderful Native American dancer, Rita Bear Gray who is Cree.
Rita Bear-Gray, Cree, born in Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan is a dancer/speaker and former Washington State Director for the International Reconciliation Coalition for Indigenous People.
Rita has spoken for many years on the need for restoring Native American creative expressions within the walk and worship of Creator. “If you are a First Nations person, Creator gives you back your songs, your language, your dances-everything about you that makes you who you are as a Native person.”
Rita’s dancing carries a culturally and spiritually powerful, yet peaceful presence.
This concert is shaping up to be a wonderful merging of music, dance, storytelling and visual arts within the rich Native American cultural expressions.
Don’t forget to come early and meet Jonathan and Rita at the table where they will be selling handcrafted Mohawk wind flutes, jewelry, and t-shirts. And order something to eat and drink from Sacred Grounds full menu!
Mountain Entertainment Group for the Arts/MEGA presents and sponsors creative arts programming of the highest quality for the education, enrichment, and enjoyment of all. Our mission is to offer various forms of fine arts and cultures that are not always represented in the local entertainment community.
It is through private donations, grants and support of our events that we are able to continue this vision. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax deductible. We hope you will be a part of our creative arts community and we welcome input as to how we can better serve our community.
For more info please contact us at: shirley@megarts.org
Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 542, RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO 88355
The concert is free and being funded by Mountain Entertainment Group for the Arts/MEGA along with individual donations.
Jonathan, Mohawk musician writes and performs songs world wide with the Indigenous band, "Broken Walls". His sound is a unique blend of Aboriginal and World Music. His use of the Mohawk Wind flute, Pow Wow Drum, Rattles and contemporary instruments together bring a special blend of ancient and modern sounds.
Jonathan travels year round and has toured worldwide since 1998 performing in places such as Peru, Mexico, China, Hawaii, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Israel, Costa Rica, Belgium and extensively across North America.
They have taken the healing quality of their music into many places where restoration and reconciliation were needed, with great results.
Broken Walls has released 12 albums to date. Their latest CD, “The Call of the Drum”, released this year, brilliantly blends the traditional sound of Native American music with the contemporary sounds of today. You can hear hard-driving rock, reggae, R&B, Latin and other world music fused with Pow-Wow. The CD honors their Indigenous past while moving into the future. The instrumentation includes guitar, bass, native flute, keys, big drum, drum set, percussion, native chants and vocals.
Broken Walls was conceived in 1995 by Jonathan Maracle, while attending a conference called the Sacred Assembly in Ottawa/Hull. As different First Nations speakers shared, they spoke of the walls that have been built between the visitors to this land and the First Nations people…Jonathan began to see the need for these walls to be broken and wrote the song “Broken Walls” on the spot and performed it on the drum at this Gathering.
Jonathan Maracle/Broken Walls base many of their songs on the ancient sounds of the First Nations People of North America and often perform around their large Pow Wow drum, singing songs of and to the Creator. The band has a team of First Nations Dancers that often accompany them in full regalia when they perform.
Jonathan’s solo concert at Sacred grounds will be accompanied by a wonderful Native American dancer, Rita Bear Gray who is Cree.
Rita Bear-Gray, Cree, born in Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan is a dancer/speaker and former Washington State Director for the International Reconciliation Coalition for Indigenous People.
Rita has spoken for many years on the need for restoring Native American creative expressions within the walk and worship of Creator. “If you are a First Nations person, Creator gives you back your songs, your language, your dances-everything about you that makes you who you are as a Native person.”
Rita’s dancing carries a culturally and spiritually powerful, yet peaceful presence.
This concert is shaping up to be a wonderful merging of music, dance, storytelling and visual arts within the rich Native American cultural expressions.
Don’t forget to come early and meet Jonathan and Rita at the table where they will be selling handcrafted Mohawk wind flutes, jewelry, and t-shirts. And order something to eat and drink from Sacred Grounds full menu!
Mountain Entertainment Group for the Arts/MEGA presents and sponsors creative arts programming of the highest quality for the education, enrichment, and enjoyment of all. Our mission is to offer various forms of fine arts and cultures that are not always represented in the local entertainment community.
It is through private donations, grants and support of our events that we are able to continue this vision. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax deductible. We hope you will be a part of our creative arts community and we welcome input as to how we can better serve our community.
For more info please contact us at: shirley@megarts.org
Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 542, RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO 88355
