This is a song from the Beat Nation: Art, Music and Aboriginal Culture recording sessions held on the streets of Kamloops July 15-17th, 2013.  Geo (George Ignace) is on beats and verses, Rob Hall on guitar and vocals, local youth Subhadra Morris-Nelson (18 years) and Kiva Morgan-Hall (13 years)vocals and verses, and Meeka Morgan on vocals.  Enjoy!  We sure enjoyed the process.  Check out the BeatNation exhibit at the kamloops art gallery until Sept 7th!

Ghost

This is the second song we collaborated on for the Beat Nation: Art, Music and Aboriginal Culture recording sessions in the streets of Kamloops during July 15-17th 2013.  This one includes random Montrealer Andreas Granadas on ukelele, Geo (George Ignace) on beats and arrangement, Shawna Seymour (Mama S) on verses, local youth Raven Leblanc on verses, and Meeka Morgan and Roxanne Hall on vocals!

Shinin' Like Me

This is a poem written and spoken by Sky Adams, from the Skeetchestn people.  Blues slide in background played by Rob Hall.

I Don't Know

guitar by Rob Hall, lyrics and vocals by Meeka Noelle Morgan, and amazing whistling from Rob Hall....

On The Peace

original song written by Meeka Morgan, rhythm guitar by Meeka, Lead and Bass guitar by Rob Hall

Dig In The Mire

this is a song collaborated with rob hall on guitar, mendel rubinson on mandolin, will nelson on bass, and Geo, Meeka and Levi-D on vocals

Let Me Sing You A Song

Lovesick medicine

Things Change

As You Watch

Music Is Medicine

collaboration with Rob Hall, George Ignace (Geo aka the Voice), and Meeka Morgan
Rob on guitar, Geo on beats

Smile

Rob Hall wrote and sang this song, Meeka Morgan and George Ignace on vocals as well.
Rob Hall on guitar, Geo on beats

Anyways

Heart

This is a collaboration done during The Melawmen Collective's previous tour of their project : "Making Medicine".  Rob Hall play mandolin, guitar, and bass, Geo (George Ignace) created beats, vocals, Levi Deneault vocals, Collin John vocals, Meeka Morgan vocals, written by Rob, Meeka, Levi, Collin, Geo.

05 the futures on its way by the melawmen collective

This collaboration is from 2010's project "Making Medicine".  Players are Rob Hall (guitar, bass, whistling!), Geo (beats, vocals), Collin John (vocals).  Reminds so many of a prayer song!

08 thankful by the melawmen  collective

Collaboration with Rob (guitar, bass, vocals), Meeka (vocals), Geo (beats, vocals), Collin John (vocals)

02 could I be  by the melawmen collective

This is an earlier song is based on the stories from Meeka Morgan's thesis: "Making Connections with Secwepemc Family through Storytelling: A Journey in Transformative Rebuilding" (SFU).  Rob does arrangement, vocals, Geo beats and vocals

12 Indian Soul

This is another track from our "Making Medicine" tour, with Lyle Morgan (Stats) ~ beats and vocals, and Meeka ~ Vocals.  Theme was our dream vision, so this song is about our children, for Lyle, Reign, and Meeka's verse is based on a poem written some time ago while one of her children was in her belly!  

Reign's Song

This is a new track made with Rob Hall (Guitar, bass, vocals), Meeka Morgan (vocals), and George Ignace (GEO, beats vocals), not  a part of any project, just makin some new tracks.  Written by all 'o' us

Vindictive

This is a most recent track that The Melawmen Collective just completed, written by Meeka Morgan, Rob Hall and George Ignace (Geo).  Collaborative effort all around, Geo on beats and vocals, Rob on guitar, bass and vocals and Meeka on vocals.

They Come Along

This is one of the most recent tracks of The Melawmen Collective's, written by Meeka Morgan, George Ignace and Rob Hall.  Rob on guitar, bass and vocals, Geo on beats and vocals, Meeka on vocals, with also assistance by Torbin Alec (Alias).

Let Me Speak

cross eyed mule

move on

02 - Chasing Freedom

01 - Bones

04 - Fauna Lingua

06 - I'm OK

07 - Mean It

08 - Pass Thru

life...

love to spare

Lovesick Medicine

whats goin on?

All Those Things

rhythm of our planet

the stream inside the dream collab

The Melawmen Collective, a contemporary Indigenous alternative fusion woven together with elements of hip/trip hop, rock/folk, righteous rhymes and rich harmonies, carried through with experience, manifestation, and visions of intergenerational stories of pain and healing. The Melawmen Collective brings a uniqueness to their sound like no other, drawing in a wide variety of listeners through sharing their own journeys of life through their musical evolution together.  ‘Melawmen’ means medicine in the Secwepemc language, and the unceded territory of the Secwepemc People in what is know known as BC, is where members Meeka Morgan (vocals, Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth), Rob Hall (Vocals, Ghengis Ghandi’s, Ashcroft), Geo Ignace aka Geo The Voice (Vocals, Secwepemc/Cree), Kiva Morgan-Hall (Vocals, Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth), and Kirk Watson (Bass, Ashcroft) continue to grow. www.melawmen.ca

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