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Artist Joanelle Romero and Friends

Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino / Poeh Cultural Center August 20 | 3:45

Music Has The Power to Bring Us All Together

Joanelle Romero first met the Legendary LEONARD COHEN when she was 15 years old at the Troubadour. Then in 1978, they met up again and immediately began living with each other. In 1979, Leonard produced Joanelle’s first recording at A & M Records. Joanelle was the first artist produced by Leonard Cohen.

As a recording artist Joanelle Romero brings the passion of, and for her people to the foreground of her music. The rich tapestry of her ethnic makeup of Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache, Dinétah, Paiute and SpanishSephardic, a relative of Pojoaque, Pawnee, Southern Ute, Lakota and Haudenosaunee weaves through Joanelle’s creative process and her music. A classically trained vocalist exploring new frontiers in contemporary music, while she continues to push creative boundaries, her music remains very accessible. Her powerful political lyrics portray the struggle of Native Indigenous people today. Romero’s title song American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be Indian, can be heard in her doc short film she directed and produced, which was short-listed for an Academy Award in 2000. Bob Dylan told her after hearing her song “Keep writing in this vein”. Romero has opened for notable artists as Rick Danko of The Band, Kris Kristofferson, Stevie Wonder, Eric Anderson, John Trudell, Paul Butterfield, Tin Machine, Freddie Fender, Ritchie Havens, Roseanne Cash, Jane Goodall, Cesar Chavez (National Holidays) Gandhi’s Grandson (Peace Day), Earth Day Celebrations, to name a few.