Keith Secola
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Secola giving a talk at Drexel University in 2023
Background information
OriginCook, Minnesota, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, Folk rock, Folk
Years active1990 (1990)–Present
LabelsAkina Records, Don Giovanni Records

Keith Secola (born 1957) is an Ojibwe-American musician who plays rock and roll, folk rock, and folk. A singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and flute.

Secola was born in Cook, Minnesota. He is married and has 2 children. In 1982 he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in American Indian Studies.

His band has had the names the Wild Band of Indians, the Wild Javelinas, and Wild Onions. He has contributed songs to documentary films, including Homeland, Patrick's Story and Dodging Bullets.[1] He won "best artist" at the 2006 Native American Music Awards for the album Native Americana.[2] He is perhaps best known for his upbeat, folk rock song, "NDN Kars" from the film Dance Me Outside.[3] Secola's music was used for the score of the documentary Dodging Bullets—Stories from Survivors of Historical Trauma as the music associates growing up Native.

As an activist he has worked with Irene Bedard on environmental and Native American issues.[4]

Discography

Year Title Label Format
1992 Circle AKINA Records CD
1996 Wild Band of Indians AKINA Records CD
1999 Fingermonkey AKINA Records CD
2000 Homeland AKINA Records CD
2005 Native Americana AKINA Records CD
2012 Life is Grand AKINA Records CD
2017 Circle Don Giovanni Records CD/LP/Digital
2021 Portals Don Giovanni Records CD/Digital

Web sources

  1. IMDB
  2. Native American Music Awards
  3. Dance Me Outside Soundtrack
  4. "Indian Country". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
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