Barbara A. Warren aka Shining Woman is a songwriter-singer whose songs reflect Indigenous culture and language. Barbara is the founder of and former drum keeper for Otsigeya, a Native Women’s drum group that sings in the spirit of traditional music and carries the Medicine of the Drum. She also sang and recorded with Shining Woman & Friends whose music offered a unique blend of Native American melodic songs rich with vocal harmonies and contemporary instrumentation.
In 2006, Barbara was nominated for a Native American Music Award (NAMA) with her former drum group the Feather River Singers for their album, “Daughters of the Earth.”
In 2017, her album, “Keeper of the Family,” was honored as a Native American Music Awards Nominee and won two Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA).
In 2024, her lullaby, Usti, received a Native American Music Awards nomination for Best Traditional Roots Recording.
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