Keith Secola will be the featured musician at this years’ KSJD Summerfest - A Taste of Cortez at The Cortez Cultural Center. This free event will feature local food and live music on Saturday, Aug. 24. Secola will play from 5 to 10 p.m. Admission is free.
A seven-time Native American Music Award winner, Keith Secola is an icon of Native music. Critics have dubbed him as the Native version of both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
He is an accomplished artist, garnering awards and accolades as a musician, singer, songwriter, composer and producer. He is highly skilled with the guitar, flute, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, and piano. A well-respected musician, he has worked with music legends such as Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead.
Secola is one of the most influential artists in the field today. Rising from the grassroots of North America, he is a songwriter of the people. His numerous appearances include the Grand Opening Gala of the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, The Kennedy Center and the SXSW in Austin, Texas, and he is a staple at the Grassroots Festivals in New York, North Carolina and Florida.
He has self-produced five well-received independent CDs, including fan favorite singles like “Frybread,” “4R Ancestors,” “Wide Open Spaces” and the classic hit “NDN Kars.” Twenty-four instrumental tracks featuring flute, guitar, and percussion by Secola provide a rich audible environment on “Homeland” (2001), the soundtrack for the PBS documentary film of the same name.
