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As summer comes to an end, the fall is looking mighty good for the Redbone camp. Yep, got new music, new gigs and wonderful new projects ahead. Be sure to visit the SHOWS page for new gig dates!
ManUp Campaign.org
For the first-time in history, a youth-empowered, global initiative is being launched to eradicate Violence Against Women (VAW). Man Up is the brainchild of renowned author/activist and friend, Jimmie Briggs and Karen Robinson, former Education Director at Amnesty International USA. Over the past year, Briggs and Robinson have mobilized an international group of partner organizations and started a global campaign to change the attitudes and behaviors of the next generation using music and sport as the point of engagement. Man Up is officially launching at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York with their partner Vital Voices, a leader in the effort to build women’s leadership to promote peace and prosperity around the world. While so many social justice issues (such as poverty, racism and climate change) have come to the forefront over the last century, violence against women has remained under the radar.

“Violence Against Women is not a women’s issue, it affects all of us,” says Executive Director, Jimmie Briggs. “We must change the world. We owe it to our daughters and their daughters.” Man Up is targeting youth for one reason, “To create long-term, sustainable change, we must engage young people who will lead us into the next generation.”

YOUTUBE.com... we uploaded a few songs from a recent performance for you to enjoy, hope you like them, click on the links below...
Click here for song "UNDERDOG"
Click here for song "VINEYARD"
Click here for song "SKIN"

UNITED HOUMA NATION Looking forward to heading back to the bayou for crawfish etoufee, shrimp fricassee and traditional music for the 18th annual Houma Nation Summer Cultural Enrichment Camp. Here’s a pic from last year (right) with the girls and me working hard all week, from sun-up to sundown with many many cultural activities, nature walks learning about all the traditional herbs we use for our medicine, beading, making blowguns, drumming, dancing, fancy shawl making, and of course, SINGING! Can't wait to see everyone!

As musicians we give our time and our music as medicine, to heal, bring joy and touch lives for years to come. In stating this, a modern music medicine woman I will try to be. Please let us spend a portion of our time on community events. Most importantly, do not wait until another natural disaster strikes before we decide to do something for someone else. Let us try to do all we can. Let us continue to HEAL THE NATIONS, for all people. Love Martha

SKINTALK CD News:
SKINTALK is released in the UK on Dome Records, you can find it in HMV, Virgin and great specialist stores such as Soulbrother Records and Crazy Beat Records. Also please listen out for songs airing on many Radio 2 shows, Solar Radio, regional BBC stations and also Trevor Nelson's Soul Nation on Radio 1 and Richard Blackwood's show on Choice FM. Please request it, we truly appreciate the love!.

Also a big SHOUT OUT to Chris Wells of ECHOES Magazine for the hottadef CD reviews and incredible support.

AND in JAPAN-SKINTALK is available on P-Vine Records in Japan and can be found at HMV and other good stores. Thanks to Tokyo FM and North Wave Radio for their great support.

OTHER PROJECTS:
I am an advocate for the National HIV/AIDS Partnership along with Native personalities Wilma Mankiller, Adam Beach, Wes Studi, Rita Coolidge. We try to bring awareness and education of the disease to youth in both Native & African American communities and I am extremely honored to be able to tell you that I have been awarded a Red Ribbon Award for this work from the heart. The ceremony was held at the UN and the legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson was the guest of honor making it a triple thrill!!

And always, always, thanks to all of you who continue to believe and support our music.

Keep the faith!! MARTHA

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(Shawnee) Let us always do good for the world...