Martha Redbone: “Conversations”

Martha Redbone spent her early childhood in the Appalachian Mountain region of Kentucky, where she absorbed the area’s deep folk and mountain blues and the traditions of her Afro-Indigenous grandparents. As a young teen she moved to pre-gentrified Brooklyn, soaking up her father’s powerful gospel singing style. She was also mentored by Junie Morrison (Ohio Players, Parliament Funkadelic), who helped her hone her skills as a songwriter and producer. “Conversations” is a musical theater project utilizing interviews with multigenerational Native American people.