SONDRA SEGUNDO

http://KEXP.ORG presents Khu.éex' performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 12, 2025. Bloodsucker 00:49 Music Heals 08:33 Lovebirds 13:44 T-Funk 20:35 Preston Singletary - Bass Captain Raab - Guitar, Vocals Sondra Segundo - Vocals,Rattle Gene Tagaban - Vocals, Handdrum,Native Flute Edward Littlefield - Trap Drums, Vocals Tim Kennedy - Keyboards Denny Stern - Percussion Jason Cressey - Trombone Gordon Brown - Sax Kate Olsen - Baritone Sax Host: Tory Johnston Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Mastering Engineer: Matt Ogaz Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks, Luke Knecht & Kendall Rock Editor: Jim Beckmann https://www.khueex.com http://kexp.org Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I2GFN_F8WudD_2jUZbojA/join

The Prophetess Song speaks to the inequality between the matriarch and patriarch. For so long, there has been an imbalance. The words came to lead singer Sondra Segundo after a 3 day fast. "It is a message to our sons to honor the righteous ones that all life comes through and a call to our women to speak up and teach our babies how to love, respect and protect their mother's, daughters, sisters, females. Soon after the song was written and put with the beautiful music made by my bandmates, a woman named Prophetess moved to my small village in Alaska to work as a teacher. When I met her in person I asked "what brought you here from across Turtle Island to this remote place?" she replied "Creator led me here". She brought a fresh wind, new perspectives and powerful prayers that helped our children and wise words from Creator that continue to help our people to this day. She is featured in our music video." At the end of the song, we sing the Women Warrior Song. A song heard amongst MMIW vigils, protests and the Women's March. Sondra had the honor of speaking with the creator of the song, Fay Nelson from the Lil'wat Nation. She shared the inspiration: "It was sang to my mom over the phone. I was away at college when my sisters, women and men of the 1990 Duffey Lake Road Blockade where apprehended and jailed for protesting/protecting our territory lands. There is a lot more included in this story. My mom called me while I was away in college in the USA, she said she heard I had a song that called for women's strength and prayers. I sang it to her over the phone and she sang it to my sister whom was in jail with many more women. She taught it to them and they sang it and they were not able to be broken. Their strength grew and they sustained the many days and nights, I think 54 days jailed. I was a youth, it was before college when that song came to me. I followed the red road, no drinking alcohol and lead a positive life. Other women have claimed it too. I'm not sure what to do but let the good Creator decide. I'm not into fighting to claim or own this song. I was like a vessel to bring it out and share it. I recall it to be a song for bringing strength, hope, a song to help loved ones hear your heart of love for them and a healing begins when it's sung for the land and people to hear, it can also be sung as a solo because a woman is a mother and she's gentle with her babies and children. I think it excelled to warrior song since it began to be heard amongst protests." Learn more about the Duffey Lake Road Blockade: https://youtu.be/VJ_QylsZnKo?si=GWUC5qITFE-bck3J From album "Red Cedar In The Hour of Chaos" produced by Randall Dunn. Copyright 2025 Cedar Plank Industries https://www.khueex.com Bandcamp: https://khueex.bandcamp.com IG: / khueex TikTok: / khueex Facebook: / koo.eex Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/search/khu.eex YouTube Music: / khu.éex' - topic

New video for the "Siigaay Gid uu Dii Iijang (Ocean Child I Am)" single off of the "Siyáadlan" album. Listen to the new album at https://khueex.bandcamp.com/ or https://www.khueex.com/listen Musically, "Siyáadlan" is a guitar-centered album highlighting new vocalists Sondra Segundo and Air Jazz alongside founding member Gene Tagaban. Music on this new album interweaves influences of Malian desert blues, Thom Bell arrangements, and cinematic imagery of David Lynch and Michael Mann with Haida and Tlingit hand drum songs.

The 1st single from Khu.éex's upcoming album "Red Cedar In The Hour of Chaos", a journey through a world where colonization ever-repeats its' own chaos and Native people ever-strategize tactical resiliency. Directed by acclaimed/panned cinematographer Captain Raab, the gritty new video for "We Pray" paints a picture of life in 2025 and its' parallels to the early 1980s: Fentanyl is the new crack. The new drug war is the old drug war. Salmon are still fighting. Our young people became the new elders. News is still at 11. Remakes are the new reruns. The Termination Era is being digitally remastered for re-release. Billy Jack has again "misplaced" his CDIB somewhere in Anadarko. Language revitalization is the new language preservation. Hominy abides. Music heals... "Red Cedar In The Hour of Chaos" coming soon. Produced by Randall Dunn. Copyright 2025 Cedar Plank Industries https://www.khueex.com Bandcamp: https://khueex.bandcamp.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/khueex TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@khueex Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Koo.eex Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SAsvPxmBvjFx5UOLYRVV9?si=slZaNBduTlmX4IvDMeuAJg YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCrKO_xmgQ2iMJE_uJ17--lQ?si=29qkxUERWTrIXREe

The 2nd single from Khu.éex's upcoming album "Red Cedar In The Hour of Chaos", a journey through a world where colonization ever-repeats its' own chaos and Native people ever-strategize tactical resiliency. Originating as a hand drum song, "Love Birds" path continued into a gospelfied soul piece, traveling through Haida, Tlingit, and English dialects. "Love Birds" celebrates human connection, modeling healthy relationships to our youth, the progression of youth into elderhood, loyalty, the contemporary survival of our traditional support systems, and truly supporting each other. "Love Birds" is a challenge to the perpetuation of negative stereotypes and the assumption of dysfunction towards Native relationships. Song & video creation was inspired by a true love story and is presented in the Haida & Tlingit languages. The video features the first Haida totem (carved by Reg Davidson) raised in Craig, AK since they were banned, Haida Eagle & Raven clan totems in Hydaburg, AK (carved by Joe & TJ Young) and formline art by Preston Singletary and Sondra Segundo. Filmed in Hydaburg, Craig and Juneau Alaska. This video also features the Haida Roots Raven Clan Singers, a 4 generations dance group/ descendants of the Lovebirds and their Raven Clan Matriarch, Náanaa Stláay. "Red Cedar In The Hour of Chaos" album coming soon. Produced by Randall Dunn. Copyright 2025 Cedar Plank Industries https://www.khueex.com Bandcamp: https://khueex.bandcamp.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/khueex TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@khueex Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Koo.eex Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Ea0bgpmTZmjHx7ioo58Hi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@khueex

Haida rendition of "Silent Night" translated and sung by Haida artist, storyteller, and singer Sondra Segundo. Translation of song is available at the end of the video. Learn more about Sealaska Heritage here: https://www.sealaskaheritage.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SHInstitute/ https://www.instagram.com/shinstitute/ https://twitter.com/SHInstitute

"Moon Mom Song" is one of the songs featured in children's book "Ḵúndlaan - The Wolf Pup with Moonlight in Her Eyes" by Sondra Segundo and is available in both the Haida and English languages. It is part of a series of 3 books that celebrates Haida culture and language. You can purchase this book at: https://www.chatwinbooks.com/shop/p/kndlaan-the-wolf-pup-with-moonlight-in-her-eyes-by-sondra-segundo

"Kúndlaan, The Wolf Pup with Moonlight in Her Eyes by Sondra Segundo You can buy this book from Chatwin Books at this link: https://www.chatwinbooks.com/shop/p/kndlaan-the-wolf-pup-with-moonlight-in-her-eyes-by-sondra-segundo?rq=kundlaan Indigenous author and illustrator Sondra Segundo brings us Kúndlaan, the first of three children’s books in a series that celebrates Haida culture and language. Kúndlaan tells the story of a wolf pup who takes an exciting trip to the moon! Inspired by ancient Haida stories, each original tale in the series weaves in Haida language and song to help encourage the revitalization of her Indigenous culture. Kúndlaan is among first children’s books to ever be published entirely in Alaskan Haida, a critically endangered language. For thousands of years the Haida language was passed down exclusively through song and oral tradition. Recently, a Haida alphabet was developed, making this book possible. "It's very important to me to help preserve our culture in any way I can," Segundo said. Co-published by Salmonberry Books and Barnacle Editions. Recommended Audience Age: 4-10" See more creations from Sondra at SondraSegundo.com

Available to purchase at: https://sondrasegundo.bandcamp.com/track/s-andlaan-gawtl-agang-its-a-new-day Full album: https://sondrasegundo.bandcamp.com/album/its-a-new-day-saandlaan-gawtlaagang