Nahko and Medicine for the People

Nahko and Medicine for the People is an American world music musical collective^[1] formed in 2008.^[2] The six 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. He began playing piano at age six. His creative inspiration is the desire to bridge cultural gaps.^[3]

Other members

Other members of the collective include:^[4]

• Justin Chittams (drums)
• Chase Makai (lead guitarist)
• Patricio Zuñiga Labarca (bass guitar)
• Max Ribner (horns, arrangements)
• Tim Snider (strings, arrangements)

Past members include:

• Hope Medford (hand percussion and rhythms)
• Don Corey (bass)
• Dustin Thomas (bass guitar)
• Skye Pavek (drums)
• Jenna Love (vocals)
• Bailey (vocals)

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.^[5][6]

The band has performed at the following music festivals:^[3][4]

• SHANGRI~LA FEST - WOOKIEFOOT

• All Good Music Festival
• Arise Music Festival
• Bali Spirit Festival (Indonesia)
• Byron Spirit Festival (Australia)
• Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival (Australia)
• Common Ground Music Festival
• Electric Forest Festival
• FloydFest
• Greenbelt Festival
• Levitate Music Festival
• Life Is Beautiful
• Northwest String Summit
• Oregon Country Fair
• Project Earth
• Summer Camp Music Festival
• Tall Tree Music Festival (Canada)
• Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
• Woodford Folk Festival (Australia)
• Lighting in a Bottle
• Okeechobee Music Festival
• California Roots 2015
• San Francisco Outside Lands 2014

Britt Music Festival

• Mountain Jam 2016^[7]

Record charts

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

Discography

Studio albums

• HOKA (2016, SideOneDummy Records)
• On the Verge (2014, INgrooves^[4])
• Dark As Night (2013, INgrooves)

Singles

• "Wash It Away" (2014)

Music videos

• Nahko and Medicine for the People (2016). Make a Change (video). Josué Rivas and Nahko Bear. Steve Knox & Matthew Plaxco. Retrieved 2016-10-30. 
• Nahko and Medicine for the People (2016). San Quentin (video). Max Moore. Max Moore. Retrieved 2016-10-30. 
• 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. 

References

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. 

External links

• Official website
• Nahko and Medicine for the People at AllMusic
• Nahko and Medicine for the People on SoundCloud
• Nahko and Medicine for the People's channel on YouTube