The Caley Watts Band’s The Wolf Song begins as a slow howl before picking up into a quick trot and bringing us down some west coast trails, heads nodding to the rhythm. …read more »
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Video: Caley Watts Band – “The Wolf Song”
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Cris Derksen and Kristi Lane Sinclair on 2-Er
Electro-cellist Cris Derksen and smokey-folky Kristi Lane Sinclair are pairing up for the second year in a row on a Canadian tour – The Red Ride 2-Er. …read more »
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DOWNLOAD: Will Belcourt – “Obliterate”
While Will Belcourt’s latest album Epoch garnered “Best Rock Album” nominations at both the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, his music reaches beyond that genre into blues, jazz and country, all with a base of electronic beats. …read more »
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SPOTLIGHT: The Arctic Circus of Artcirq
The Igloolik, Nunavut, collective Artcirq is a collaborative, community-based circus and multimedia company that has been creating work, engaging youth and performing around the globe since 1998. And that’s not all! The arctic circus also makes music and has released two albums recently on iTunes. …read more »
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DOWNLOAD: Duster – “You’ve Got to Be Number One”
In family band Duster, father Jim Agecoutay plays guitar, and sons Trent and Bryce play bass and drums. Part Ronnie Milsap, Gram Parsons, Waylon Jennings and CCR, Duster loves to drive the party and fill the dance floor. …read more »
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Video: Lisa Jackson’s “Savage”
This five minute short film Savage, from award winning Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson is a unique exploration of the first day of school for a young First Nations child set in the 1950′s. …read more »
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Wawatay News with Robin Ranger
There’s not a lot of jazz players in Indian Country, but musician and composer Robin Ranger, from Fort William, Ontario, is blazing a trail of change. He talked with Wawatay News about his love of the genre, his goals as an artist, and what album got him hooked on jazz in the first place.
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DOWNLOAD: Deathscene – “Next to Me”
Deathscene is the trio of Keithan (Navajo), Book (Navajo) and Erica from Tucson, Arizona. Together they write and record mellow, downbeat, trip-hoppy music and have been keeping it mostly to themselves. But, they shared this track with RPM, we really dig it, and we want to share it with you. …read more »
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VIDEO: NRG Rising – “From Darkness to Light”
NRG Rising, the New Zealand reggae band that features three powerful Maori women, performed at The Gathering of Nations over the weekend. For anyone not at Stage 49 of that legendary powwow, you can still groove with NRG via their brand new music video. …read more »
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New Indigenous Music Releases – April 2012
April blossomed with a bouquet of releases in the world of Indigenous music – here are eight to check out. …read more »