Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World

A stomping tribute to Native American musicians celebrating their weighty yet unheralded contribution to music, from Hendrix to Metallica.

"Bainbridge and Maiorana's Sundance winner kicks off with the thumping riffs of Shawnee guitarist Link Wray's 1950s classic ‘Rumble'; a track that E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt tagged "the theme song of juvenile delinquency" and Wayne Kramer of MC5 called "one of the architects of my sound, and a thousand others." Even Iggy Pop described ‘Rumble' as "having the power to push me over the edge, to say fuck it, I'm going to be a musician." In Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World we hear how Native American musicians and rhythms influenced the South from North Carolina to the streets of New Orleans. Fascinating interviews and archival clips tell stories of music greats like jazz singer Mildred Bailey, guitar genius Jesse Ed Davis, and Native Canadians Buffy Sainte-Marie and The Band's Robbie Robertson." (Sydney Film Festival)

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