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Diné artist using Vans Warped Tour to promote water access

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Submitted Def-i (left) poses with his brother and a poster for his clean water campaign. Def-i was recently selected for Vans Warped Tour.

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Def-i (left) poses with his brother and a poster for his clean water campaign. Def-i was recently selected for Vans Warped Tour.

One Dine artist has been scheduled on a tour with the remaining tour dates of Vans Warped Tour.

Def-i of Albuquerque is on a 14-date run with Vans Warped Tour to promote Native American hip-hop and spread awareness of bringing clean water to Native and African people.

“It is really great. I’m honored to be a part of this years Vans Warped Tour,” said Def-i in a phone interview after performing for the Warped Tour in Albuquerque. He added he is the only Native American performer on the Vans Warped Tour and has brought along a few artists in different regions of the country.

Defi-i said he first got involved with Vans Warped Tour around five years ago, starting out on its hip-hop stage, Bring It Back. Def-i said he would do four or five shows with the tour, performing and gaining his experience for years to come.


About The Author

Cindy Yurth

Cindy Yurth was the Tséyi' Bureau reporter, covering the Central Agency of the Navajo Nation, until her retirement on May 31, 2021. Her other beats included agriculture and Arizona state politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Colorado State University with a cognate in geology. She has been in the news business since 1980 and with the Navajo Times since 2005, and is the author of “Exploring the Navajo Nation Chapter by Chapter.”

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