The Halluci Nation

The Artists Formerly Known As A Tribe Called Red. The Halluci Nation Are A Canadian Electronic Music Group Who Blend Instrumental Hip Hop Reggae Moombahton And Dubstep-Influenced Dance Music With Elements Of First Nations Music Particularly Vocal Chanting And Drumming. Based In Ottawa Ontario The Group Consists Of Two DJs Tim "2oolman" Hill And Bear Witness And Describes Its Music As "powwow-Step" A Style Of Contemporary Powwow Music For Urban First Nations In The Dance Club Scene. After Releasing A Number Of Tracks Online And DJing At Various Dance And Aboriginal Events The Band Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album As A Free Internet Download In 2012. The Album Was Named As A Longlisted Nominee For The 2012 Polaris Music Prize On June 14 2012. Their Second Album Nation II Nation Was Released In 2013 And Was Named A Longlisted Nominee For The 2013 Polaris Music Prize On June 13 2013 In July It Was Named To The Prize's Final 10-Album Shortlist. The Band Also Won Several Awards At The 2013 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards Including Best Group And Best Album For Nation II Nation. The Band Has Toured Extensively Across Canada And The United States And Has Performed Festival Dates In The United Kingdom Germany And Greece. They Have Been Featured On CBC Radio's Q And Canada Live And Have Been Playlisted On Both CBC Radio 2 And CBC Radio 3. In 2014 They Garnered Two Juno Award Nominations At The Juno Awards Of 2014 For Breakthrough Group Of The Year And Electronic Album Of The Year. The Band Has Been A Vocal Supporter Of Idle No More. In 2013 They Issued A Public Statement Asking Non-Aboriginal Fans To Refrain From Cultural Appropriation By Wearing Headdresses And War Paint To Their Shows And Campeau Filed A Human Rights Complaint Against An Amateur Football Club In Ottawa That Was Using "Redskins" As Its Club Name. If You're An Indigenous Person Living In A Country That Has Been Forcefully Colonized It's All Too Common To Find Yourself Underrepresented And Misrepresented If Not Blatantly And Systematically Devalued And Attacked. Positive Role Models And A Positive Self-Identity Are Hard To Come By Yet The Canadian Collective DJ Group The Halluci Nation Is A Modern Gateway To Urban And Contemporary Indigenous Culture And Experience Celebrating All Its Layers And Complexity. Looking At The Future The Halluci Nation Straddles Has A Broad Range Of Musical Influences Based On Modern Hip-Hop Traditional Pow Wow Drums And Vocals Blended With Edgy Electronic Music Production Styles. Currently Made Up Of Bear Witness And 2oolman The Halluci Nation Are Part Of A New Generation Of Artists And Cultural Impact In Canada. The Halluci Nation Promotes Inclusion Empathy And Acceptance Among All Races And Genders In The Name Of Social Justice. They Believe That Indigenous People Need To Define Their Identity On Their Own Terms. If You Share This Vision Then You Are Already Part Of The Halluci Nation. "We Are The Halluci Nation." read less