#SoundtrackTheStruggle continues with this new track from electro-cellist Cris Derksen. …read more »
Tag: cree
STREAM: Cris Derksen – “Our Home on Native Land”
DOWNLOAD: Sean ‘Blues Puppy’ Riquelme – “Licked”
We’d guess that Sean Riquelme earned his Blues Puppy title for the fact that he first started playing guitar at age 6 – as soon as his hands could reach the frets – and was performing for crowds at age 11. A young pup indeed, and now only at 15 years old he’s ready to take the music world by storm with his first EP Licked. The title track is this week’s #RPMdownload. …read more »
DOWNLOAD: Michael Archibald – “Together We Stand”
Here’s another downloadable track from Mushkegowuk Cree rocker Michael Archibald for this week’s #RPMDownload.
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Video Doubleheader By HannahC Productions
HannahC Productions hits us with a doubleheader of music videos from Kinnie Starr and Niska Napoleon.
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DOWNLOAD: Christa Couture – “You Were Here in Michigan”
We have a download of You Were Here in Michigan from RPM’s own Christa Couture from her newly released album The Living Record.
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DOWNLOAD: IsKwé – “Another Love Song”
It’s #RPMDownload Tuesday, and this week we’re sharing an eloquently tenebrous, downtempo track from Winnipeg-born symbol of resplendence IsKwé.
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DOWNLOAD: Rex Smallboy – “Children Of God”
Here is new music from hip-hop veteran Rex Smallboy, his track Children Of God. Keeping along the lines of his pure hip-hop style, this track hits the ears and heart with real energy and focus. …read more »
Buffy Sainte-Marie Interviews on Democracy Now and CBC Radio
Gemini and Juno award-winning Cree singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie recently sat down with Democracy Now to talk about the origins of her love for music, her early family life, and her life as an activist. CBC Music documentary maker Philip Coulter also recently honored Sainte-Marie and her nearly 50 year-long career with a piece created from over 30 years of archived interviews with the singer, songwriter, visual artist and activist. …read more »
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 »
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 »