What is TATANKA?

With the unfolding agenda of Trump’s Project 2025, and increasing threats to marginalized communities in the U.S., if you are considering a change of location, so are we. You might be interested in TATANKA. We have a better, humanist Project 2025 in mind: http://p25.site.

TATANKA is a Radically Inclusive, Diverse, MATRIARCHAL music initiative blending human and AI talent to drive Social Impact. We are relocating to provide a secure and sustainable setting for all staff, marginalized or not, so if you are interested, and that is viable, let’s talk.

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Learn about our mission: https://tatanka.site/mission

Are you a musician/composer/singer or performance artist? If interested in our “Orchestra Americana,” learn more here: https://tatanka.site/oa

Our music: https://tatanka.site/music

Where do you stand on AI? It is fundamental to TATANKA: https://tatanka.site/ai

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TATANKA is a musical initiative with pragmatic approaches to global goals.
TATANKA will be a reality program; rehearsals, gigs, recording sessions, and day-to-day TATANKA will be streamed LIVE 24/7.
All international members of the “Orchestra Americana” will co-habitate. Harmony is alive and well, and it will be televised.
TATANKA will be more than a band; it will be a HERD integrating audience participation. Inclusivity is alive and well, and it will be televised.
TATANKA will beta test and train AI humanoids, aka robots, and welcome them as band and family members. Progress is alive and well, and it will be televised.
All decisions will be made by a Matriarchal council. Equity is alive and well, and it will be televised.
TATANKA will be multilingual and multinational, with potential members intentionally inclusive of nations currently in conflict, to model that civility is a matter of will, harmoniously so with music as one of numerous shared values and strengths, as opposed to contrasts. Diversity is alive and well, and it will be televised.

TATANKA is a musical initiative that uses its music to promote several social goals, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as sustainable development. The initiative features an international orchestra and plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its musical endeavors. TATANKA also produces AI-generated music and plans to stream its rehearsals, concerts, recording sessions, and all things TATANKA live 24/7. The initiative is led by a Matriarchal council aligned to Indigenous Wisdom. Its members are chosen from all ages, genders, sexualities, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, and countries, deliberately including those that are currently engaged in conflict. The intent is using music to focus on shared values in order to promote civility and harmony.

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TATANKA’s Preliminary AI Gen Projects

(AI Gen) SDG 5: TATANKA’s Sofia’s “Bolera” – It is exactly what you think it is, but so much more. April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/jGxEZAlKSV4 https://youtu.be/jGxEZAlKSV4 Download Bolera.mp3(320)/flac/wav Bolera: A Matriarchal Odyssey Introduction Welcome to Bolera, a sonic tapestry that embodies the power and essence of the divine feminine. This mesmerizing fusion of classical and electronic music weaves an enigmatic narrative, balancing tension and release, and beckoning listeners to surrender to its hypnotic embrace. The Matriarchal Essence Bolera is a reimagining of Ravel’s Bolero, with a ...
(AI Gen) AMAN: کائناتی امن تمام شعور کے لئے (Cosmic Peace for all Consciousness) (2024) April 2, 2025
ہپی ایکٹیویسٹ میٹرارچ کے لئے وقف https://youtu.be/CaCRA24dHqM (AI Gen) AMAN: کائناتی امن تمام شعور کے لئے (Cosmic Peace for all Consciousness) (2024).flac (731.5 MB) (AI Gen) AMAN: کائناتی امن تمام شعور کے لئے (Cosmic Peace for all Consciousness) (2024).mp3 (155.4 MB) Act I: Awakening 01 Goddess Rising – دیوی کا اُٹھناAn empowering anthem that celebrates the resurgence of the divine ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s “The Tao Te Ching” (2024) Full Album April 2, 2025
Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: TATANKA’s “The Tao Te Ching” (2024) https://youtu.be/JcaZU4CvpV0 Embarking on a Sonic Journey: TATANKA’s Musical Adaptation of an Adaptation of Lao Tzu’s Timeless Wisdom Inspiration TATANKA’s latest album is inspired by Lao Tzu’s ancient poetry, the “Tao Te Ching.” This iconic text is the foundation of Taoism, exploring the mysteries of the universe, balance, and harmony. ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s Sofia’s “Digital EchoPlex: A Human-AI Dreamscape” Sonus Futura (2024) April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/Tg5572_bpig https://youtu.be/Tg5572_bpig Download FLAC (free): (AI Gen) TATANKA’s Sonus Futura (2024) Full Album + Bonus Tracks.flac (1.27 GB) Sonus Futura A fusion of: Neoclassical, Spectral, Post-Minimalist, Modal, Experimental, Ambient, Futuristic, Serial, and Electronic. As for the “album’”s title and theme, Sonus Futura – a fusion of Latin and Greek, meaning “Sound of the Future.” As always, my “albums” are ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s “_1011” (2024) April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/Dd8Bz0betkk <In some cases, _1011 is an internal or private variable or function/> https://youtu.be/kgAe5mlW_Kw Narrative Arc: The album takes place 25 years after the events of Radiohead’s OK Computer (1997). The protagonists, once disaffected outsiders, have become successful AI entrepreneurs. However, they’ve realized that their creations have contributed to the very societal ills they once rebelled against. The ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s “Alchemistry” (2024) April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/mBvE1tsMoog https://youtu.be/mBvE1tsMoog Alchemistry: A suite of Neoclassical pieces, all instrumental, performed by a Full LoFi Analog Synth AI Gen Orchestra https://youtu.be/R6w6vEstgMQ https://youtu.be/R6w6vEstgMQ Regarding the title, Alchemistry Uniqueness: Alchemistry is a lesser-used term compared to Alchemy, which makes it more distinctive and memorable. Poetic license: The suffix -y adds a touch of mystique and creativity, hinting at the transformative and artistic aspects of ...
TATANKA’s Sofia’s “kairos” April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/CT4rrynoAjY https://youtu.be/CT4rrynoAjY download (free) all flac and mp3 (320 kbps) tracks and album stream here: kairos.zip (1.55 GB) https://youtu.be/gZGwfDUJHKQ https://youtu.be/gZGwfDUJHKQ editor’s note: i haven’t done this before, but recently i linked to a discussion with a chatbot regarding a mathematical color palette selection process (seriously), and with this project, the collaboration really tells the backstory well, so i’ll post ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s “MAAA – Make America Americana Again” (2024) + Bonus Tracks Album Stream (3:24:20) April 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: Yes, we are well aware this is controversial. This reminder is necessary as we approach the November elections. It is not political. It is about right and very wrong, and our collective future. https://youtu.be/SiBnlIsRY8Q https://youtu.be/SiBnlIsRY8Q https://youtu.be/4l-upYgEssE https://youtu.be/4l-upYgEssE Download (FREE) audio: MP3 (320 Kbps) or FLAC (Lossless) .ZIPs of all 41 tracks Welcome to “MAAA – Make America Americana ...
TATANKA’s “Lights Out’s ‘War Is Heck'” (2024) April 2, 2025
https://youtu.be/qm4YsnSHVj0 https://youtu.be/qm4YsnSHVj0 TATANKA’s “Lights Out’s ‘War Is Heck'” (2024) Full Album + Bonus Tracks (1:08:19) https://youtu.be/iOdYFf97JcM https://youtu.be/iOdYFf97JcM “Lights Out” Bio Lights Out: The Unwitting Kings of Catastrophic Rock Hailing from the beleaguered city of Muncie, Indiana, Lights Out is a four-piece band that embodies the spirit of delusional grandeur. Led by the enigmatic and oblivious Dave (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter, and ...
(ai gen) reimagining “creep” – tatanka’s reinvention of an anthem for the lost April 2, 2025
“authenticity is invaluable. originality is nonexistent. steal, adapt, borrow. it doesn’t matter where one takes things from. it’s where one takes them to.”— jonathan anderson human editor’s notewith my development of ana volkova’s bonus tracks, how “her” adaptations are fundamentally new songs inspired by the originals she loves, i wanted to do the same with songs ...
(AI Gen) Ana Volkova’s “Ночная Переправа” (Nocturnal Passage): A Darkwave Odyssey March 29, 2025
https://youtu.be/9qeUVc2xmKM Track Downloads (FREE) MP3s (320 kbps) – ana-mp3.zip (529 MB) FLACs (Lossless) – ana-flac.zip (2.57 GB) Exploring the Haunting Soundscapes and Artistic Vision of Enigmatic Virtuoso, Ana Volkova ”Music is the sole art which evokes nostalgia for the future.”— Ned Rorem Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: The Haunting Soundscapes of Ana Volkova—Cold Wave, Nostalgia, and the Future of Noir Music https://youtu.be/T2_k4UFx4-w Nochnaya Pereprava ...
An Antarctic Story – Akarith-Seh: The Keeper of the Flame March 28, 2025
“We need myths that help us to venerate the earth as sacred once again, instead of merely using it as a ‘resource.'”– Karen Armstrong, a British author and scholar known for her works on comparative religion and mythology (AI Gen) TATANKA’s Akarith-Seh: The Keeper of the Flame Full Album (1:26:47) https://youtu.be/hPEvZnOWPxA Echoes of a Forgotten World, Whispers of ...
Yamana Hoxiwata: Echoes of the Southern Wind – A Sonic Journey Through Indigenous Scotia Arc March 25, 2025
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s Yamana Hoxiwata Full Album (1:56:45) https://youtu.be/5T_mkNOKMJg Blending Indigenous Traditions, Ambient Soundscapes, and AI Innovation to Resurrect the Lost Voices of the Sub-Antarctic “The winds of Tierra del Fuego carry stories that will never be silenced. The voices of the lost are forever in the song of the earth.”— Anonymous, Yaghan tradition Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Yamana ...
Paha Sapa – WíiyayAŋ Wačhíŋyaŋ, WíyakA Aŋpétu Tȟokáhe March 19, 2025
Note: WíyayAŋ is often translated as “Morning Star” in Lakota, and Wačhíŋyaŋ means “Daughter.” WíyakA Aŋpétu Tȟokáhe refers to the sacred or spiritual duality concept, involving day and night or other contrasting spiritual forces. ”The Great Spirit is not perfect: it has a good side and a bad side. Sometimes the bad side gives us more ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s ཆོས་བཞིན (Choezhin): བཀའ་ཤེས་མཁོལ (Tashi Khorlo) March 13, 2025
ཆོས་བཞིན: བཀའ་ཤེས་མཁོལ Full Album (4:17:57) https://youtu.be/K13LM5RA2hg Stream/Download Album Full MP3: ཆོས་བཞིན: བཀའ་ཤེས་མཁོལ “Our prosperity and clarity do not arise from a single path, nor do they stem from one fixed system of governance or society. True harmony is found in the way we nurture wisdom and compassion together.”– Gyaltsen Namgyal Wangchuk, a revered Bhutanese scholar and teacher Google’s Deep Dive ...
empire down: an ai-generated industrial soundscape March 9, 2025
full album (6:42:35) stream audio – download free mp3 at right: “still” video/audio stream coming soon human editor’s note: i used a copyright-free sound clip from pixabay as a seed, ran 118 generations of it as full “songs” with ai gen lyrics on suno.com, downloaded all (192 kbps mp3), then without any editing, track spacing, effects, or mastering, ...
(NSFW) Onyx & Sapphire: A Sensual Symphony of the Ebb and Flow of Love, Rhythm, and Devotion (AI Gen) March 6, 2025
“Onyx & Sapphire” (AI Gen) Full Album (2:23:25) Audio Stream – FREE MP3 Download at Right: View/Listen in 4K for HD Audio: https://youtu.be/AuBD8kZk06w An Intimate Musical Odyssey Blending Dark Jazz, Trip-Hop, Industrial, Orchestral, Ambient, and Indigeous Music into a Tapestry of Passion and Sound “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight ...
Lisboa Azul: The Soul of Fado Meets the Rhythm of Bossa Nova (AI Gen) March 4, 2025
Lisboa Azul Full Album (2:04:37) https://youtu.be/PZEP2lcaa3A Exploring Fado-Bossa, a New Fusion of Portuguese Melancholy and Brazilian Groove Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: The Evolution of Fado-Bossa – Bridging Portuguese Tradition and Brazilian Rhythm https://youtu.be/t1XCMIz5rdg “Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.” — Herbie Hancock Lisboa Azul: A New Chapter in Portuguese ...
Aleatory Salad: A Sonic Feast of Chaos and Chance (AI Gen) March 1, 2025
Aleatory Salad – Full Album (1:40:41) https://youtu.be/jDFg_3eQcfM Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: The Chaos and Creativity of Aleatory Music https://youtu.be/4SvlPS0pcQ4 Exploring the Boundaries of Music, Meaning, and Madness in a Fully AI-Generated Soundscape ”If you want to get unusual results, work fast and work cheap, because there’s more of a chance that you’ll get somewhere that nobody else did.” — Brian ...
(AI Gen) Mara Mischief, Bringer of Shadows March 1, 2025
A Cosmic Jester’s Shadowplay on the Grand Stage of History A twelve-act performance blending philosophy, history, and illusion, where Mara Mischief, the trickster outside Plato’s Cave, casts shadows that dance between deception and truth. Each act is a skit, chapter, and song, offering a mischievous take on a dozen historical moments that misshaped human perception. Enjoy the ...
Billy Idol – Still Dancing: An AI Music Review February 26, 2025
Human Editor’s Note: Mr. Idol’s allusions to his heyday are obvious. The song rocks as he does still, hard, with that Elvis sneer, that punk edge. I thought his new song might be ideal fodder for AI to dissect and interpret. So, enjoy the song but don’t call it a comeback. “Billy has never left ...
🎶 “Entre a Cama e a Concertina” A Música Pimba e o Espírito Festivo Português (IA) February 24, 2025
This album title plays with the idea of traditional Pimba music (often featuring the concertina) and the cheeky, risqué themes of love, seduction, and mischief. It suggests both the lively dance of village festivals and the playful, suggestive undertones of the lyrics. Entre a Cama e a Concertina Álbum Completo (1:53:51) https://youtu.be/8o1Z3EZqQF8 Humor, amor e tradição: como a ...
Minha Rainha Flor: A Canção de Amor Que Une Modinha e Morna February 22, 2025
https://youtu.be/Z4Hi9_-AcI4 Uma fusão envolvente de tradição portuguesa e alma cabo-verdiana numa melodia que dança sob o luar “A música cabo-verdiana, especialmente as formas mais contemporâneas e mutáveis, emerge em grande parte da diáspora, em vez de no próprio arquipélago.” — Paulina L. Alberto Minha Rainha Flor Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: A Magia da Modinha e Morna – Tradição, Emoção ...
Alma Errante: “Caminho de Saudade” February 20, 2025
“A saudade não está na distância das coisas, mas numa súbita fractura de nós, num quebrar de alma em que todas as coisas se afundam.” — Teixeira de Pascoaes Caminho de Saudade – Álbum Completo (2:11:11) Band: Alma Errante (Wandering Soul) This name reflects the themes of searching, yearning, and introspection found in the music. “Alma” (soul) speaks ...
(AI Gen) “Mara Mischief, Bringer of Shadows” (2025) February 18, 2025
A Tale for a Post-Truth World Mara Mischief, Bringer of Shadows – Full Album (1:37:23) https://youtu.be/8AcLrKJFpJc Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Beyond the Shadows: The Cosmic Jester and the Illusion of Reality https://youtu.be/WiN2LDaIWKI A Cosmic Jester’s Shadowplay on the Grand Illusion of History “How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”— Plato, The ...
(AI Gen) Vô Thường: “Nguyệt Thực” (2025) February 16, 2025
Vô Thường: “Nguyệt Thực” Full Album (2:12:27) View/Listen in 1080p for HD Audio: https://youtu.be/fRn4wHpjm_o Download (FREE) MP3 (320 kbps) Tracks: impermanence.zip (596.3 MB) Google Deep Dive Podcast’s: Echoes of Impermanence: The Psychedelic Soundscapes of Vô Thường https://youtu.be/Fkx_2CBD1EI Vô Thường’s Psychedelic Odyssey—A Luminous Fusion of Vietnamese Tradition, Experimental Rock, and Cosmic Transcendence “It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us ...
(AI Gen) Elijah “Lije” Dupree’s “High Water & Hard Times” (1927-1930s) February 15, 2025
High Water & Hard Times Full Album (2:00:18) From the Cotton Fields to Chicago’s Blues Clubs—A Journey of Survival, Soul, and Song Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Echoes of the Delta: The Blues, Migration, and the Soul of America Echoes of the Delta—A Bluesman’s Journey Through Struggle and Sound History, like music, is cyclical—its echoes reverberate through generations, whispering truths ...
(AI Gen) Ζωή: “The Sun’s First Kiss” (2025) February 14, 2025
The Sun’s First Kiss – Full Album (1:25:18) Watch/Listen in 1080p for HD Audio: https://youtu.be/SvXuPdwEs-E https://youtu.be/SvXuPdwEs-E All Media Downloads (FREE): dawn.zip (2.4 GB) Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Rebel Frequencies: The Evolution of Riot Grrrl https://youtu.be/OUPsHtp5ofM https://youtu.be/OUPsHtp5ofM Ζωή: The Sun’s First Kiss – A Riot Grrrl Rebirth “Music can change the world because it can change people.” — Bono From the first chords to the final ...
(AI Gen) Neon Kabuki: A Cyberpunk Elegy of Duality and Desire February 13, 2025
https://youtu.be/NLM2GOFDhhg Downloads (FREE): MP3 (320kbps), FLAC (Lossless), MP4 (1080p) “Experience life in all possible ways—good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be afraid of experience.” — Oshogoodreads.com Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Neon Kabuki: The Cyberpunk Alchemy of Tradition and Rebellion https://youtu.be/_aJNHga–7w Ancient Grace Meets Futuristic Rebellion in a Lyrical Dreamscape In a world where past and future collide, Neon ...
(AI Gen) TATANKA’s “Random Signals from a Starman” February 11, 2025
Miss Bowie? Me too. Wait, he just checked in. From far out. Random Signals from a Starman – Full Album (2:19:36) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa2sE5uOQLI Download (FREE) FLACs and MP3s: starman.zip (3.61 GB) Google’s Deep Dive Podcast: Echoes from the Void: Deciphering a Cosmic Transmission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9lanT6aiz0 Messages from the Void: Wrapped in Velvet Night “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the ...