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Robert Mirabal: Native American Music & Dance - Family Program
Jan 31, 2025
DATE: January 31st, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM Panel Discussion, 8:00 PM Performance
Performance: $15 adults/$12 member adults/all children $8
7pm Panel Discussion (free with purchase of performance ticket)
Join Tecumseh Ceaser (Matinecock) and Bianca Collins (Shinnecock) in welcoming Robert Mirabal (Taos Pueblo) and members of his band Rare Tribal Mob. They will discuss Indigenous arts and culture, access to traditional music and native languages, and the connection to the land. This invigorating conversation will be followed by Robert Mirabal in performance at 8pm.
8pm Performance
Join renowned Native American “Renaissance man” Robert Mirabal and his Rare Tribal Mob for a soul-stirring concert of traditional flute songs, tribal rock, dance, and storytelling. A two-time Grammy Award winner and Native American Music Award’s Artist of the Year, Mirabal’s music and message will move you!
Music, Culture and the Pueblo Way
Robert Mirabal, acclaimed Taos Pueblo musician, flute maker, actor, craftsman, farmer and more, along with his band Rare Tribal Mob, will present an engaging program about the importance of culture, language (Robert’s first language is Tiwa), and identity as told through story, dance, movement and music. Robert’s music and stories draw from his traditional upbringing on Taos Pueblo in New Mexico as well as his contemporary experiences as a citizen of the world. As he often says, he walks in two, perhaps three, worlds - as do many of us. Although he travels around the world performing, Robert still lives on Taos Pueblo and maintains a mostly traditional life participating in his Kiva*society’s and the Pueblo's ceremonies and celebrations, hunting, farming, moccasin-making, etc. Robert brings his lifestyle and experience into every performance, through his singing, flute and tribal drum playing and stories.
*A round, subterranean ceremonial and social chamber used for tribal rites and political meetings.
Band and Instrumentation
Robert - Flutes, tribal drums, vocals
Randy Sanchez - Guitars
Artha Meadors - Bass
Ryan Clement - Keyboard
Arnaldo Acosta - Drums
Emileah Lujan - The Dance
Artist Bios
Robert Mirabal
Robert Mirabal is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.
His flutes are world-renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. An award-winning musician and leading proponent of world music, Mirabal performs worldwide, sharing flute songs, tribal rock, dance, and storytelling.
Mirabal was twice named the Native American Music Awards' Artist of the Year, and received the Songwriter of the Year award three times. He was featured in Grammy Award winning album, Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth in 2006 for Best Native American Music Album
Mirabal also published a book of storytelling poetry and prose in 1994 entitled Skeletons of a Bridge and is currently writing a second book, Running Alone in Photographs. Aside from his artistic talents, Mirabal is a father and a farmer, living in Taos Pueblo and participating in the traditional ways and rituals of his people.
Tecumseh Ceaser
Tecumseh Ceaser is a indigenous artist, cultural consultant, and Wampum Carver. He is of Matinecock Turkey clan, Montaukett, and Unkechaug descent. his ancestors are quahog peoples, ocean peoples, and that is what calls him to carve shells in a traditional way. He has been making Art & jewelry for 15 years, carving quahog shells since 2016. In doing so, he continues this ancient tradition of creating wampum carvings and beads historically used in ceremonies, regalia, gifts, trade agreements, and treaty belts.
Tecumseh currently serves as the North American Advisor for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the United Nations, where he advocates for Indigenous Americans' rights to member states, NGOs, and other indigenous nations. A big part of his current community work has been working on cultural revitalization, preservation, and the repatriation of stolen ancestors through the Graves Protection Warriors Society. He is currently in residence at Flushing Town Hall, AND THE Queens Museum of Art. Tecumseh is based in New York.City.
DATE: January 31st, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM Panel Discussion, 8:00 PM Performance
Performance: $15 adults/$12 member adults/all children $8
7pm Panel Discussion (free with purchase of performance ticket)
Join Tecumseh Ceaser (Matinecock) and Bianca Collins (Shinnecock) in welcoming Robert Mirabal (Taos Pueblo) and members of his band Rare Tribal Mob. They will discuss Indigenous arts and culture, access to traditional music and native languages, and the connection to the land. This invigorating conversation will be followed by Robert Mirabal in performance at 8pm.
8pm Performance
Join renowned Native American “Renaissance man” Robert Mirabal and his Rare Tribal Mob for a soul-stirring concert of traditional flute songs, tribal rock, dance, and storytelling. A two-time Grammy Award winner and Native American Music Award’s Artist of the Year, Mirabal’s music and message will move you!
Music, Culture and the Pueblo Way
Robert Mirabal, acclaimed Taos Pueblo musician, flute maker, actor, craftsman, farmer and more, along with his band Rare Tribal Mob, will present an engaging program about the importance of culture, language (Robert’s first language is Tiwa), and identity as told through story, dance, movement and music. Robert’s music and stories draw from his traditional upbringing on Taos Pueblo in New Mexico as well as his contemporary experiences as a citizen of the world. As he often says, he walks in two, perhaps three, worlds - as do many of us. Although he travels around the world performing, Robert still lives on Taos Pueblo and maintains a mostly traditional life participating in his Kiva*society’s and the Pueblo's ceremonies and celebrations, hunting, farming, moccasin-making, etc. Robert brings his lifestyle and experience into every performance, through his singing, flute and tribal drum playing and stories.
*A round, subterranean ceremonial and social chamber used for tribal rites and political meetings.
Band and Instrumentation
Robert - Flutes, tribal drums, vocals
Randy Sanchez - Guitars
Artha Meadors - Bass
Ryan Clement - Keyboard
Arnaldo Acosta - Drums
Emileah Lujan - The Dance
Artist Bios
Robert Mirabal
Robert Mirabal is a Pueblo musician and Native American flute player and maker from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.
His flutes are world-renowned and have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. An award-winning musician and leading proponent of world music, Mirabal performs worldwide, sharing flute songs, tribal rock, dance, and storytelling.
Mirabal was twice named the Native American Music Awards' Artist of the Year, and received the Songwriter of the Year award three times. He was featured in Grammy Award winning album, Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth in 2006 for Best Native American Music Album
Mirabal also published a book of storytelling poetry and prose in 1994 entitled Skeletons of a Bridge and is currently writing a second book, Running Alone in Photographs. Aside from his artistic talents, Mirabal is a father and a farmer, living in Taos Pueblo and participating in the traditional ways and rituals of his people.
Tecumseh Ceaser
Tecumseh Ceaser is a indigenous artist, cultural consultant, and Wampum Carver. He is of Matinecock Turkey clan, Montaukett, and Unkechaug descent. his ancestors are quahog peoples, ocean peoples, and that is what calls him to carve shells in a traditional way. He has been making Art & jewelry for 15 years, carving quahog shells since 2016. In doing so, he continues this ancient tradition of creating wampum carvings and beads historically used in ceremonies, regalia, gifts, trade agreements, and treaty belts.
Tecumseh currently serves as the North American Advisor for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the United Nations, where he advocates for Indigenous Americans' rights to member states, NGOs, and other indigenous nations. A big part of his current community work has been working on cultural revitalization, preservation, and the repatriation of stolen ancestors through the Graves Protection Warriors Society. He is currently in residence at Flushing Town Hall, AND THE Queens Museum of Art. Tecumseh is based in New York.City.
