NO COVER, NO MINIMUM Returns to SDPB TV with Brulé

The season begins with Brulé and AIRO at 10 p.m. CT/ 9 MT Saturday, Nov.10 (after the football game). The session was recorded before a live studio audience in the SDPB Television Studio on the University of South Dakota campus. The session is available at SDPB.org, as well.

Brulé (Paul LaRoche) and his band, AIRO (American Indian Rock Opera), have become one of the top-selling Native American recording groups with more than a million CDs sold worldwide. Brulé has made national appearances on Regis and Kathie Lee, CNN Worldbeat, QVC, and others. Brulé's Website.

This month, the group earned two 2007 national honors at the NAMMYs (Native American Music Awards): Best Duo or Group and Best New Age Recording for “Kinship.”

In 2006, the Native American Music Academy awarded Brulé Best Compilation Recording for “The Collection” while his band AIRO walked away with Group of the Year for its release “Tatanka.” 

Current band members include: Paul LaRoche on keyboards, Nicole LaRoche (Paul's daughter) on flute, Shane LaRoche (Paul's son) on guitars, Moses Brings Plenty and Clay Bryan on traditional drums and percussion. Paul, Nicole, and Shane are enrolled members of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Moses is a member of Oglala Sioux Nation from Pine Ridge; and Clay Bryan is from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.  

If you have questions, comments, or ideas for No Cover No Minimum they  can be e-mailed to: Programming@sdpb.org

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