Thursday, April 24, 2025 – Gathering music Part 1: Gathering of MCs and Merciless Savages

As scores of talented musicians and artists assemble in Albuquerque during the Gathering of Nations Powwow, we’ll sample some of the musical offerings happening on stages around town. We begin with two established and popular shows featuring hip-hop and metal music: the Gathering of MCs and Merciless Savages. We’ll talk with organizers from each of the shows and take in some of the new music and some old favorites.

GUESTS

Franklin Yazzie (Diné), vocalist for Under Exile

Randall Hoskie (Diné), promotor of the Merciless Savages shows

Nataanii Means (Oglala Lakota, Omaha, and Diné), hip-hop artist, motivational speaker, and Indigenous advocate

Def-I (Diné), hip-hop artist, and MC and co-host of the Gathering of MCs

Break 1 Music – G.O.N. (Grand Entry Song) (song) Gathering of Nations (artist) Gathering of Nations: Spirit Rising (album)

Break 2 Music: Intertribal Song (song) Black Lodge Singers (artist) Enter the Circle – Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live at Coeur D’Alene (album)