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Contact: Mark Carpentieri
Ph: 631-754-8725
e-mail: mc@mc-records.com
www.myspace.com/cyrilneville
 M.C. Records is proud to announce that Cyril Neville was formally introduced as the new
ambassador of the Chahta Indian tribe. All his life, his mother, father and uncle taught him that he was a Choctaw Indian, which he said is correctly
pronounced "Chahta." But he only recently found the historical records that document his ancestry. Check out this clip via the the Times-Picayune as Cyril Neville sings 'Indian Red,' during his
reception as the new ambassador of the Chahta Indians at Bonfouca near Slidell LA.
http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2009/11/slideshow_chahta_nation_welcom.html
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need more information or would like
to speak to Cyril Neville.
"I feel humbled and empowered at the same time," Neville said.
Neville's new role as ambassador will be to speak for the tribes that are centered in St. Tammany and include descendents of the 125 Chahta, Creek
and Cherokee who did not leave during the forced relocation under Andrew Jackson, called the Trail of Tears. Members are spread throughout the Florida
Parishes, and since Hurricane Katrina, are scattered in 29 states. To read the complete article go to
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/1/cyril_neville_named_ambassador.html
Brand New Blues is Cyril Neville's first release in eight years and was released
in April. Since April, Cyril has performed or been interviewed on Soundcheck, The BBC, The House of Blues Radio Hour, Beale Street Caravan, Mountain
Stage, BluesWax, Living Blues, Blues Revue, Woodsongs Radio Hour and many more.
* Cyril Neville may be the youngest of the Neville Brothers, the first family of
New Orleans rock and R, but he has just made his best album. Billboard Magazine
* a refreshingly original approach to the music (*** 1/2) Chicago Sun-Times
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