Keith Secola

Fingermonkey Keith Secola

Fingermonkey, Keith Secola's third CD is 'Alter-Native' music that defies categorization, running from beautiful instrumental ballads and Native rhythms to on-the-edge rock, folk-inspired tales, surreal audio explorations, and driving rock and hip hop-flavored work. Features the blues hit Wailing Blues and the chants of Innocent Man, and the rock heavy favorite Snake Handler. He notes, 'Our performances are like a traveling medicine show, where I interact with the audience through different landscapes.' Best Independent Recording (Native American Music Awards 2000) Contemporary Native American Music - Native Folk & Blues Rock. Native folk & blues rocker Keith Secola is an accomplished artist: award-winning musician, master guitarist and native flute player; singer, songwriter, composer and producer. His music is familiar to thousands of fans across North America and Europe, where he's been playing his brand of progressive music in concerts to a cult following for many years. Keith's famous song, 'NDN Kars', is considered the contemporary Native American anthem and is the most requested song on Native radio in the US and Canada. Keith Secola is Anishinabe (Ojibwa) originally from the Mesabi Iron Range country of northern Minnesota, now residing in Arizona. He's a member of the Anishinabe Nation of northern Minnesota and southern Ontario, Canada. Keith Secola is a seven-time Native American Music Awards winner receiving numerous Nammy nominations in various categories. Winner: Artist of the Year, Best Linguistic Recording, Best Folk/Country Recording, Best Producer, Best Instrumental Recording, Best Blues/Jazz Recording, Best Independent Recording; with nominations for Songwriter of the Year, Record of the Year, Song/Single of the Year, Best Historical Recording.