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Things We Do | |
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Studio album by Indigenous | |
Released | 1 September 1998 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 53:32 |
Label | Pachyderm Records |
Producer | Indigenous, Brent Sigmeth |
Things We Do is the first album from the band Indigenous, released in 1998 under the Pachyderm Records label. [1]
Indigenous is an American blues rock group that came to prominence in the late 1990s. The band originally consisted of two brothers, Mato Nanji (Maiari), Pte, along with their sister, Wanbdi, and their cousin, Horse (percussion).
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