Events › Film Screening: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Filmmakers Stevie Salas, Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana examine the musical contribution and bring to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music and the pioneering Native American musicians who helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World shows how these pioneering Native American musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. 102 minutes.

How to Attend

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Accessibility
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening

This event is part of the 2023 One Book, One Chicago season, exploring the book There There by Tommy Orange.