Indigenous in Des Moines

Indigenous is an American blues-rock band formed on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and led by singer and guitarist Mato Nanji. The group’s debut album, Things We Do, established its guitar-centered modern blues sound; the title track and the follow-up album Circle are among its best-known recordings. Indigenous performed at Woodstock ’99 early in its recording career. Nanji later became a recurring performer on the Experience Hendrix concert tours, playing the music of Jimi Hendrix as part of the tours’ rotating ensemble.