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…
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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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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
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,…
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