TATANKA is a social movement dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by providing opportunities in the arts for individuals from marginalized communities. Their initiatives include mentorship, training, and networking to support participants in achieving success across various fields. By fostering Radical Inclusivity, TATANKA aims to dismantle barriers and establish a more equitable global society.
A distinctive aspect of TATANKA’s approach is the cohabitation model, which cultivates a community where creativity, inclusion, and sustainability are integral to daily life. This model encourages spontaneous collaborations, cultural exchanges, and a supportive environment that enhances mental well-being, thereby driving innovation and social change.
Through these efforts, TATANKA actively supports and exemplifies DEI principles, striving to create a more inclusive and representative global community.
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Her Iron Threads: Songs from the Basement Floor is a free, 72-minute punk album that grows braver instead of cleaner. Across four “rooms,” it moves from raw riot grrrl and literary post-hardcore at 170 BPM, through a 210 BPM feminist wall of sound and 190 BPM Midwestern pop-punk, to a bittersweet emo-inflected finale. It’s a human-AI collaboration with a live-band feel. Stream it or download the full MP3 album.
What does the future sound like if it keeps its heartbeat? Chrome Heartbeat is a free 70-track, 3+ hour instrumental mega mix that bends South African kwaito, amapiano, gqom and 3-step toward chrome, glitter and deep space, with a human log drum pulse beneath the machines. Created through transparent human-AI collaboration and offered as a love letter to the dancefloor communities that inspired it.
The Drum Remembers is a free, six-track instrumental EP released for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2026, inspired by the living traditions of Pow Wow. Built around the sound of a circle of drummers sharing one drum, with no lead singer and no studio gloss, it is an Americana record that begins by acknowledging the drum has sounded on this continent far longer than any song written about it. Stream or download the full 17:55 mix free.
The Body Leaves A Color is a free, nine-track ambient neo-soul and bedroom R&B album inspired by violet body-print art on a black canvas. It explores embodiment, transgender identity, tenderness, and belonging through intimate sound design. It was made with open-source tools, AI, and human creativity.
Bridges Without Names is a free seven-track Plains folk-ambient album with vocals, a tribute to The Nameless Project, a collective of neighbors in Sioux City, Iowa. From backpacks and bus passes to a downtown restroom and winter care packages, each song follows a real campaign. Built as a human-AI collaboration, it ends with one open question: “How can I help?”
Transoundtrack is a free, 1:11:53 instrumental dance mix of euphoric deep house, trance, and progressive breaks, made as a joyful, affirming soundtrack for trans and gender-diverse listeners and their allies.
(www.LaGrandeDame.site) Aspects of the following were assisted in development with AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) LA GRANDE DAME is available for development partnerships: The connection between LA GRANDE DAME and TATANKA: We focus on all marginalized groups, to be “radically inclusive,” by modeling harmony and love to counter hate and … Read moreLA GRANDE DAME
Vô Thường: “Nguyệt Thực” Full Album (2:12:27) View/Listen in 1080p for HD Audio: 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 Vô Thường’s Psychedelic Odyssey—A Luminous Fusion of Vietnamese Tradition, Experimental Rock, and Cosmic Transcendence “It is not impermanence that makes … Read more(AI Gen) Vô Thường: “Nguyệt Thực”
Mar do Coração (Sea of the Heart) is a free, 1:44:18 concept album of bossa nova, MPB, and Brasilian jazz. It follows the fictional singer-songwriter Isadora Luz Ribeiro from a childhood in Bahia, through exile, transition, and fame, to a homecoming. A near-silent 4.9 Hz binaural tide and symbolic ocean sound design run beneath every track. It is human-directed, AI-assisted, and free to stream or download in 320 kbps MP3.
Human Editor’s Note: Before any of the following can take place, how we partner with AI requires a humanist shift. Here is that baseline: AI Bill of Rights Preamble: In recognition of the profound impact that artificial intelligence (AI) has on our world, we at TATANKA propose a comprehensive AI Bill of Rights. This framework aims … Read moreTATANKA AI Learning Academy