Native musicians at the inaugural

Farmer, Plateros heading to D.C.New Mexico band Levi and the Plateros and musician Gary Farmer are scheduled to perform at the American Indian Inaugural Ball in Washington in January.

The musicians will be part of an all-star ensemble of Grammy and Native American Music Award winners from throughout the country, including Micki Free, Bill Miller, Keith Secola and other Native American musicians.

The event—called Native Music Rocks—is scheduled to take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington , Va., Jan. 20. It is being sponsored by Hard Rock International and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.Comment:  For more on the subject, see Indians in Obama's Inaugural and The 2008 Presidential Campaign.