Wednesday June 19, 2013
Indigenous Music Culture.
Cree/Métis artist Crystal Favel, aka DJ Kwe, infuses Aboriginal sounds with electronic music. She spins beats, scores films, writes prose and shares her story through musical, multi-media montage – a practice that earned her the moniker “The Digital Storyteller”. …read more »
Cree country artist Shane Yellowbird and Métis Terri Clarke, recieved a handful of nominations for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards, announced today. …read more »
#PowwowWednesday! The 32nd Annual Grand River Champion of Champions Powwow took place this past weekend in Ohsweken with over 200 dancers from Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the U.S. …read more »
In our third episode, we look up, way up, to the North Coast of Turtle Island. …read more »
Hip-hop and R&B Singer-songwriter IsKwé was born and raised in Winnipeg by her Cree/Dene mother and Irish father. Her music has taken her across Turtle Island and back. She spoke with RPM about her hometown, her work with youth, and how The Bodyguard changed her life. …read more »
Ojibway and Finnish artist Marc Meriläinen combines Finnish instruments like the jantele and jouhikko with Aboginal vocables and modern beats on The Wolves of Tuonela.
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Hailing from the Navajo Nation, Bloodline is based out of Gallup, New Mexico. They sent us this track from their upcoming album Pure in Pain and we’re stoked to learn about this hard working band that has been making music independently since 1998. Bloodline has been building a dedicated fan base in the south west through consistent touring over the years – and now Metal lovers across the Nation are also taking note as the band recently completed their first national tour. …read more »
Suzette Amaya is back with the CBC Ab-Originals Podcast this week with Suzette’s Hip-hop, Rap and Urban picks of the week. …read more »
Huichol Hiphop legend RedCloud comes at us with his new album release just in time for summer – “1491 Nation Presents: MC RedCloud”. …read more »
Cree photographer, artist, author and activist Ernie Paniccioli has been bringing us photos of the hugest names from the Old School of Hip-hop era and other icons in the world of entertainment for three decades and still bringing it full force. …read more »
