HANANews

NEWS AND MAGAZINES

Subscribe

Recommended For You

Recommended For You

Black Singer Soars in Hmong Language
By Rose Clayborne | |
Discover Jasmine Tierra, an African-American singer who breaks cultural barriers…
Cultural Identity in Post-Modern Society: Reflections What Is a Hmong?
Explore Hmong cultural identity, from mythical origins to modern society.…

Man, this was tight!!!!! Mad props to Supaman!

Doing the Robot in Regalia: Supaman Fuses Fancy Dance, Flute, Hip Hop

ICTMN Staff 2/21/14 | indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com


blank
'I want to always show that you can live a positive life embracing and honoring who you are culturally, while living in modern society,' Supaman tells the Billings Gazette.

Here's one to get you shaking a little booty at work on a Friday afternoon. Multi-talented artist Christian Takes Gun Parrish, Crow, also known as Supaman, excels at the traditional and the modern -- he's an acclaimed fancy dancer who showed off his skills on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as well as a NAMA-winning hip hop artist. He's not the first or only musician to combine urban street music with traditional sounds, but he's one of the best we've seen.

Studio Enjoy: Supaman - 'Prayer Loop Song'



The fusion of flute, regalia, fancy dance, scratching, beatboxing, rapping, and even the robot was something he came to accidentally. "I always kept them separate until I was asked to Fancy Dance and rap for Heritage Day in Bozeman," he tells the Billings Gazette. "I danced first and then I was going to change into my civilian clothes to rap. But there wasnโ€™t any time, so I ended up just performing hip-hop in my fancy outfit, which was something different and the people really thought it was special." Parrish added that he has always wanted to cut an album that mixes Apsaalooke music and hip hop beats, and the time seems right to make it happen -- follow him on Twitter.com/supamanhiphop for the latest news and visit and his Reverb Nation page to hear some of his previous work. The video was shot at the Billings Gazette's Studio Enjoy by videographer Lloyd Blunk.

Highlight

Learn Hmong Online With Yaj Muas: Videos, Lessons, And More
By Rose Clayborne | |
Start learning the Hmong language with free videos from Yaj…
Genetic Origins of The Proto Turkic Peoples and Their Relatives
By Hmongs & Native Americans | |
Genetic Origins of the proto Turkic Peoples and their Relatives
Native American (White Mountain Apache) Folklore – The Origin of Curing Ceremonies
By Hmongs & Native Americans | |
The Origin of Curing Ceremonies This his how ceremonies started…

Most Read

Historic Schaghticoke Portrait Near Kent, Connecticut โ€“ 1941
By Hmongs & Native Americans | |
Discover a rare 1941 photo of Schaghticoke members near Kent,…

More For You

More For You

First Americans Day: Ancestors of Chukchi, Beringia C. 13,000 Years BP
Explore the Chukchi people's incredible 13,000-year journey across Beringia, tracing…
Disenrollment Leaves Natives โ€˜Culturally Homelessโ€™
By Rose Clayborne | |
Wow! Smh. Disenrollment leaves Natives โ€˜culturally homelessโ€™ By Toyacoyah Brown on January…
Native Americans Traveled to North American Continent in Three Waves
By Hmongs & Native Americans | |
Native Americans traveled to North American continent in three waves:…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hmongs & Native Americans

Hmongs & Native Americans

HANA - Sidebar - Blog
Follow Us
Popular Songs

King Tone Ft. Self Image And Prophecy

Facebook
Photos
Video

More From Hmongs & Native Americans

More From Hmongs & Native Americans

To Allow Native Americans To Use Their Native Names on Their Profiles.
By Rose Clayborne | |
To Allow Native Americans to use their Native names on…
Hmong New Year in South America: Nouvel An Hmong 2013
By Rose Clayborne | |
Discover the vibrant Hmong New Year in South America, blending…
Racism Against Hmong Americans: The Stories That Go Untold
By Rose Clayborne | |
Explore the ongoing racism faced by Hmong Americans, including cases…