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Names You Should Know: Joy Harjo, The Dinallos, Tautologic & The Ladles Poetry, Americana, Alternative Rock & Folk-Pop Author:             America borrowed its tradition of having an appointed Poet Laureate (since 1936) from Great Britain. Native American Joy Harjo is one such individual. She’s also a singer-songwriter-author and with the help of the supremely talented Barrett Martin, has written and produced one of the most unique albums of the year. Harjo’s spoken-word entreaties are thought-provoking. On I Pray For My Enemies (Sunyata Records), she plays alto sax, percussion, flute and piano. Martin plays guitar, percussion, bass, keyboards and vibes. Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Black Crow Rich Robinson take the bombastic electric guitar solos. Krist Novoselic of Nirvana strums acoustic. Providing esoteric buzz is Rahim Alhaj on oud and Dave Carter on trumpet. The 16 tracks are a sonic stew. Spoken-word albums have never sounded so good.

New yorkUnited statesUnited kingdomGreat britainChris greeneKrist novoselicAugust novoCharlie richDwight yoakamMike mccreadyDave carterEmily albrightBarrett martinPete andersonMichael dinalloRahim alhaj