Martha Redbone

Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw · musicians

Martha Redbone is a singer, songwriter, and composer of Cherokee, Shawnee, Choctaw, and African American heritage from Brooklyn, New York. She has built a remarkable career blending roots music, blues, soul, funk, and traditional Native sounds into a style uniquely her own. Redbone's album "The Garden of Love: Songs of William Blake" received widespread critical acclaim. Her musical "Bone Hill: The Concert" tells the story of her family's Cherokee roots and the impact of blood quantum laws on Native identity. She has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian, and festivals worldwide. A dedicated educator, Redbone leads music and cultural programs for Indigenous youth and has taught at NYU and the New School.