Of Oklahoma Cherokee descent, Barbara A. Warren is also known as Shining Woman. She founded the women’s drum group Otsigeya in 2009. The album Keeper of the Family released this year features Barbara’s original music along with the spirit of pow wow tradition and a passion for the Cherokee language. Writing songs in Cherokee is a way for Shining Woman to promote the preservation of her culture. Aside from devoting herself to drum medicine and supporting social issues such as women’s empowerment, Barbara also spent 40 years working in the public education system. In 2006, Shining Woman was nominated for a Native American Music Award with her former drum group the Feather River Singers.
Discography
Keeper of the Family (2016)
Playlist
Artist (Song) Album
- Crystal Shawanda (Fish Out of Water – Single)
- Bonnie Couchie (Mine) Things That Make Me Go Hmmmm
- Indigenous (Things We Do) The Acoustic Sessions
- Twin Flames (Plane Song) Jaaji and Chelsey June
- Shining Woman (Keeper of the Family) Keeper of the Family
- Otsigeya (Going To Water) Keeper of the Family
- Shining Woman (Beautiful World) Keeper of the Family
- William Prince (The Carny) Earthly Days
- Josh Halverson (Forever Young – The Voice Performance)
- Silver Jackson feat. Samantha Crain, Benjamin Verdoes, and OCnotes (You and I Should Try Again) Starry Skies Opened Eyes
- Iskwé (Nobody Knows – Single)
- Injunuity (Cornwoman) Fight for Survival
