Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble

The Profile

Robbie Robertson is a Canadian musician and songwriter, best known as a member of The Band. He led the project Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble for the album Music for the Native Americans.

Robbie Robertson is a Canadian musician and former member of The Band. The album Music for the Native Americans (1994) was created as a project tied to the documentary series The Native Americans and features Native musicians and themes; the DeBaser review rates the album highly and highlights tracks such as "The Ghost Dance" and "The Vanishing Breed."

The DeBaser review presents Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble's Music For The Native Americans as a passionate, deeply felt tribute to Native American culture. It highlights a blend of electric, tribal and ambient sounds and singles out songs such as "Coyote Dance," "The Ghost Dance," "The Vanishing Breed," and "Cherokee Morning Song." The reviewer frames the album within a broader meditation on colonial violence and loss.