2006年VOA标准英语-Indigenous Returns With "Chasing The Sun"
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Doug Levine
Washington
15 July 2006
Every now and then a young guitar player comes along with the promise of being the next Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix. The arrival of Native American guitarist Mato Nanji may mean the wait for a new rock superstar is over.
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When his group Indigenous 1 disbanded, founder 2 Mato Nanji could easily have called it quits. Instead, he rose to the occasion and assembled a new group under the same name. What's different about Indigenous this time around? For one thing, Mato Nanji is putting all of his efforts into going solo.
Mato Nanji, meaning Standing 3 Bear, set his sights high when he first learned to play the guitar. Raised as a member of the Nakota Sioux Nation on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mato embraced the music of Carlos Santana, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix. His mother and father, who introduced him and his siblings 4 to early rock and blues 5, also influenced him.
Mato says he never thought about doing anything else, that music was always in his blood. His passion for playing guitar, which some have described as sounding like "Pearl Jam meets Stevie Ray Vaughan," led Mato to form Indigenous with his brother, sister and cousin. In 1997, they were invited to perform on the benefit CD, "Honor." Two years later, Indigenous released their debut 6 album, "Things We Do."
Indigenous had a good run before falling victim to inner conflict among its band members. After three successful albums, steady radio and video airplay, and cross-country tours, including festivals and casinos, the members of the quartet went their separate ways.
Far from being just another casualty of rock 'n' roll excess, Mato Nanji focused primarily on his singing and songwriting, and recently returned to the spotlight 7 with a new album, "Chasing The Sun."
Still, it's Mato's fiery 8 guitar work, reminiscent of blues great Albert King, fans flock to hear. Here's Mato at his best on the cut "Feel Alright Now."
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。