Blackfire (band)

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Blackfire
Blackfire Live in Munich 2008
Blackfire Live in Munich 2008
General information
origin Flagstaff , United States
Genre (s) punk
founding 1988
Website www.blackfire.net
Founding members
Vocals, guitar
 Clover benally
Bass, vocals
 Jeneda Benally
Drums, vocals
 Clayson Benally

Blackfire is a punk band from Flagstaff , Arizona composed of Navajo artists.

In 1988 the three siblings Jeneda, Klee and Clayson Benally founded the band Blackfire to use their music to draw attention to the problems of their people . However, they themselves also say that they didn't know any other music at all and therefore played punk. In early 2000 they also recorded several songs with Joey Ramone . The band often performs with their father, Jones Benally, who is a traditional healer.

Awards

Blackfire received three Native American Music Awards in 2002 for Best Pop Recording for One Nation Under , in 2004 for Group of the Year and in 2008 for Record of the Year for Silence is a Weapon .

Discography

  • 1994: Five (EP) (produced by CJ Ramone )
  • 1998: Exile (EP)
  • 2002: One Nation Under
  • 2004: Woody Guthrie Singles
  • 2005: Beyond Warped (CD + DVD)
  • 2007: Silence is a Weapon

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