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Neon Nativez is blending Native American tribal beats with electronic dance music for crowds.
The Navajo and San Carlos Apache EDM DJ will perform Friday night at the annual Living Traditions Festival at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. The three-day festival highlights food, arts, music and performances by members of Utah's multicultural communities. "In the beginning, there was a lot of people that were like 'No, that’s not traditional music. Don’t do that. You're messing up the old ways,'" he recalled."No, this is bridging the gap between generations. When I did it in front of a young crowd, they responded and reacted to it so positively. They were jumping up and down, having a good time because it was something new, something old and something familiar.
"It’s really to give people perspective through an Indigenous lens. Because nobody hears about these stories we go through as Indigenous people," Neon Nativez said.
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