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Listen to Indigenous Musicians

Canadian Indigenous musicians span a wide range of genres, from folk and blues to electronica, and everything in between. Here are some standout artists to try!

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  • Making history as the first-ever Indigenous Artist to win the Juno for Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for his sophomore album Here and Now, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter Aysanabee has quickly become…
    Downloadable Music, 2024[United States] : Aysanabee Music Inc. under exclusive licence to Ishkode Records, 2024.
  • A radiant exploration of contemporary Indigeneity and his place within it. With songs performed in his people's Wolasotqey language but also, for the first time, in English, this extends beyond anything the musician has made before, encompassing…
    Music CD, 2023[Montreal] : Secret City Records, [2023] — ROCK DUT MOT
  • Known for his soulful voice and heartfelt storytelling, William Prince's songs convey the power of wonder and humility with a skillful simplicity. In addition to his previous awards, "Stand in the Joy" won the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album…
    Music CD, 2023[Toronto, Ontario] : Six Shooter Records, Inc., [2023] — FOLK PRI STA
  • Blues from soulful ballads to knock-you-on-your-butt R&B, from a Juno Award-winning artist. Crystal's energy and love of blues and soul comes out in every performance. Includes six original songs and four covers, two of which are spun to the…
    Music CD, 2022[United States] : True North, [2022] — COU SHA MID
  • Togues is Tagaq at her most explicit and specific. Delicate, poetic passages from Split Tooth (Tagaq's award-winning mythobiography) crash against an industrial, electronic exoskeleton. Mutli-talented Tagaq is an Inuk throat singer, songwriter,…
    Music CD, 2022[Toronto, Ontario] : Six Shooter Records, [2022] — ROCK TAG TON
  • Indigneous singer and diva, Fawn Wood, is one of the most dynamic and visionary artists in Native North America. Fawn's neo-traditional music reaches audiences of all backgrounds while remaining authentic to her heritage. This album won the Juno…
    Music CD, 2021Phoenix, AZ : Buffalo Jump Records, [2021] — FOLK WOO KAK
  • The Halluci Nation is an electronic music group who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming. This album showcases their transition…
    Music CD, 2016Toronto, Canada : Pirates Blend Records, [2016]. — POP TRI WEA
  • Susan Aglukark blends Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting. "This child" was her breakthrough album, eventually certified triple platinum (300,000 copies sold), and the first single "O Siem" went to number one on the…
    Downloadable Music, 1995[United States] : EMI Music Canada, 1995.
  • The Launch is a Canadian TV miniseries of a reality music competition, where each episode of the series follows five emerging musicians. The first winner of the Launch was Logan Staats, a Mohawk rocker turned folk and soul musician, who was selected…
    Downloadable Music, 2018[United States] : Big Machine, 2018.
  • The Legend of Sarila

    La Légende De Sarila

    BONUS DVD: The story of a voyage of initiation in which three young Inuit go in search of a promised land, hoping to save their clan from famine. Features original songs by Elisapie. Elisapie’s unconditional love for her territory and her language,…
    DVD, 2013Ontario : Les Films Seville, 2013 — LEG