UNA: SIBAN'GNA SESSION 002
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Relatives of all ages – where do you go to listen to LIVE modern NDN/Indigenous music in Los Angeles County– for FREE? You're invited to sit in music and intergenerational community on Sacred Land: Siban'gna– the site of the FIRST-EVER land-back transfer from a church to an established tribal government in California and Los Angeles County (Gabrieleno/Tongva). Substances of any kind will be prohibited.
UNA (United Native Artists) is a music event for NDN-country designed to amplify and unite Native/Indigenous artists & musicians on Sacred Land. All expression through modern-genres, traditional languages, and music styles will be encouraged and supported.
The second ever UNA will showcase performances by Joe Rainey, Two Lips, Ham:u, Bazille (bios below).
WHEN: Sunday, November 15, 2026; 1PM-7PM PST
WHERE: Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Center at Siban'gna: 203 E Mission Road, San Gabriel, CA 91776
This event will take place outdoors. ADA Accessible bathrooms on-site. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from local vendor.
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ARTISTS (Alphabetical Order):
Bazille is a rap artist, poet and producer from the Crow Creek Dakota and Cheyenne River Lakota tribes of South Dakota. Bazille is currently the head of Wonahun Was’te’ Studios (translating to “Good, healing sound of music” - a name gifted by Ciye’ General ThunderHawk), which provides access to recording and production for community members and allies around central South Dakota.
Ham:u is a singer, songwriter, producer and creator of [Vibe W/ Los Angeles](https://www.instagram.com/vibew.losangeles/), based in Southern California. An emerging ace of the Neo-Soul genre, the Filipino & Pomo recording artist has worked diligently to bring a nuanced and highly meticulous approach to his artistic expression. Tone, texture, size, and command are all aspects to be mastered within the tapestry of his of sonic appeal and performance presence. Like smoke in the air, his percussive, mesmerizing croons glide across a backdrop of jazz-infused chord progressions and spacey, soulful production. With a clever and cryptic writing style, his storytelling is a playful beckoning, a mystical allure that invites the listener closer with every breath, captivating them in whimsical reveries of passionate excursion and idealized escapism.
Joe Rainey, is a singer, drummer, well-traveled pow-wow singer and pow-wow music archivist who fuses his traditional music roots with experimental electronic accompaniment. He collaborates within the band Bizhiki - an experimental indie-folk and electronic band that blends traditional Ojibwe powwow singing with contemporary ambient and electronic production. Currently based in Wisconsin (Oneida Nation), Joe is a father of five and is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Northern Minnesota.
TwoLips is an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary and uncategorizable artist, front woman, and powerhouse who just released her debut album ‘*Die On Every Hill’*. A true visionary, Kianah is artistically inspired by emotions and proudly speaks out about her Alaskan Native roots, paving the way for a new generation of activists that will not let generations of sacred traditions pass by unprotected. TwoLips is an enrolled tribal member of the **Native Village of Eklutna (Dena'ina Athabascan)**. A true visionary, Kianah is artistically inspired by emotions and proudly speaks out about her Alaskan Native roots, paving the way for a new generation of activists that will not let generations of sacred traditions pass by unprotected
UNA (United Native Artists) is a music event for NDN-country designed to amplify and unite Native/Indigenous artists & musicians on Sacred Land. All expression through modern-genres, traditional languages, and music styles will be encouraged and supported.
The second ever UNA will showcase performances by Joe Rainey, Two Lips, Ham:u, Bazille (bios below).
WHEN: Sunday, November 15, 2026; 1PM-7PM PST
WHERE: Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Center at Siban'gna: 203 E Mission Road, San Gabriel, CA 91776
This event will take place outdoors. ADA Accessible bathrooms on-site. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from local vendor.
–––––––––––
ARTISTS (Alphabetical Order):
Bazille is a rap artist, poet and producer from the Crow Creek Dakota and Cheyenne River Lakota tribes of South Dakota. Bazille is currently the head of Wonahun Was’te’ Studios (translating to “Good, healing sound of music” - a name gifted by Ciye’ General ThunderHawk), which provides access to recording and production for community members and allies around central South Dakota.
Ham:u is a singer, songwriter, producer and creator of [Vibe W/ Los Angeles](https://www.instagram.com/vibew.losangeles/), based in Southern California. An emerging ace of the Neo-Soul genre, the Filipino & Pomo recording artist has worked diligently to bring a nuanced and highly meticulous approach to his artistic expression. Tone, texture, size, and command are all aspects to be mastered within the tapestry of his of sonic appeal and performance presence. Like smoke in the air, his percussive, mesmerizing croons glide across a backdrop of jazz-infused chord progressions and spacey, soulful production. With a clever and cryptic writing style, his storytelling is a playful beckoning, a mystical allure that invites the listener closer with every breath, captivating them in whimsical reveries of passionate excursion and idealized escapism.
Joe Rainey, is a singer, drummer, well-traveled pow-wow singer and pow-wow music archivist who fuses his traditional music roots with experimental electronic accompaniment. He collaborates within the band Bizhiki - an experimental indie-folk and electronic band that blends traditional Ojibwe powwow singing with contemporary ambient and electronic production. Currently based in Wisconsin (Oneida Nation), Joe is a father of five and is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Northern Minnesota.
TwoLips is an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary and uncategorizable artist, front woman, and powerhouse who just released her debut album ‘*Die On Every Hill’*. A true visionary, Kianah is artistically inspired by emotions and proudly speaks out about her Alaskan Native roots, paving the way for a new generation of activists that will not let generations of sacred traditions pass by unprotected. TwoLips is an enrolled tribal member of the **Native Village of Eklutna (Dena'ina Athabascan)**. A true visionary, Kianah is artistically inspired by emotions and proudly speaks out about her Alaskan Native roots, paving the way for a new generation of activists that will not let generations of sacred traditions pass by unprotected
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203 E Mission Rd, 203 E Mission Rd, San Gabriel, United States
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