Excerpt selection: Diversity and Change in the Industry
Ending Music: Ulali “Makh Jchi“
Charly Lowry and Pura Fé
CHARLY LOWRY is a singer-songwriter, and is an Indigenous woman belonging to the Lumbee/Tuscarora Tribes of Robeson County, North Carolina. She is the lead singer of the band Dark Water Rising. The all-Indigenous band members come from the Lumbee and Coharie Tribes of North Carolina. Charly also sings and plays the hand drum with Ulali, the group started by Pura Fé..
PURA FÉ is an Indigenous activist, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Her mother is Tuscaroran and father is Taino, giving her roots in both North Carolina and Puerto Rico. She has been singing professionally for many years and her musical career has included many genres, including jazz, blues, Indigenous music, and more.Pura Fé is a founding member of the internationally renowned native woman’s a capella trio, Ulali, and is recognized for creating a new genre, bringing Native contemporary music to the forefront of the mainstream music industry.
Topics covered in the discussion:
- Intro Music: Pura Fé “Idle No More”
- Introductions
- Indigenous Identity and Music
- Diversity and Change in the Industry
- Who’s Inspiring You?
- What’s Next?
- Outro Music: Ulali “Makh Jchi”