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Odjig and Shawanda included in musical film at world premiere in Toronto – Anishinabek News
November 21, 2024 TORONTO – A long-lasting friendship led to Lisa Odjig having a role in a film, which had its world premiere in Toronto earlier this month. Odjig, a two-time world hoop champion, attended the world premiere of Walking Through The Fire, held at Toronto’s Cecil Community Centre on Nov. 1. Walking Through The […]
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Read More74 Schools Across Canada To Receive $1 Million In Music Program Grants via National Charity MusiCounts
September 3, 2024 MusiCounts is thrilled to announce that 74 schools across Canada will receive $1 million worth of instruments, equipment, and gear via its school funding programs — the MusiCounts Band Aid Program and the MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund. Since 1997, the MusiCounts Band Aid Program has been providing under-resourced schools with […]
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Read MoreCBC Music’s Searchlight 2024: the winners – CBC
Aug 26, 2024 The judges have selected the grand prize winner and 4 secondary winners After weeks of listening to artists from across Canada, the judges for this year’s Searchlight contest have chosen the grand prize winner and four secondary winners for outstanding Indigenous artist, outstanding country artist, top teen and the songwriting prize. Maggie […]
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Read MoreFiddle time: Nunavut musicians head to youth summit – Nunatsiaq News
Aug 21, 2024 4-day gathering in Yukon a chance for young northerners to meet, learn from each other When Darlene Nuqingaq learned the first-ever Pan-Northern Youth Fiddle Summit would be held in Whitehorse this year, it was like music to her ears. Young fiddlers from Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories now have an event to […]
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Read MoreElora Centre for the Arts and Riverfest Elora announce OMBIIGIZI as the 2024 “Creative Roots Artist of the Year” – Grand 101.1 FM
Aug 13, 2024 ELORA — The Elora Centre for the Arts and Riverfest Elora are pleased to announce OMBIIGIZI as the recipient of the 2024 “Creative Roots Artist of the Year” award. Presented annually to an artist or group performing at Riverfest Elora (Aug. 16-18), the award recognizes artists who have built strong creative roots […]
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Read MoreFiddling to fit in: Lenny Dumont embraces Métis roots through music – meadowlakeNOW
Aug 12, 2024 BATOCHE, SK. — As you look through the branches of the Dumont family tree, one name immediately catches the eye: Gabriel Dumont. Dumont is one of the most recognizable figures in Métis history. He is best known for his role in the 1885 North-West Resistance as a key Métis military commander and […]
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Read MoreIndigenous music residency seeks applicants for four-week program – Cabin Radio
August 9, 2024 The CBC and Socan Foundation are looking for people to take a four-week Indigenous music residency that culminates in a showcase where they perform their compositions. The residency was publicized in a Thursday press release that said the program will “foster the creativity and growth of six music creators identifying with First […]
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Read MoreInuit grandmas make rap debut – Canada’s National Observer
August 8, 2024 For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger generations — until it wasn’t. On Tuesday, Julie Ivalu and Koomook McLister made their hip-hop debuts with the song Tagvauvugut. The music video for the track premiered the same day on the opening night of the Asinabka Festival, an Indigenous film and […]
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Read MoreMusical healing with Aasiva – Nunavut News
Performer plans to get back to music full-time next year This summer, Aasiva has been happy to get back to performing after a forced hiatus due to Covid. “It has been a difficult time to perform as an artist, especially from Nunavut. There was one day [in 2022] where all performances for six months were […]
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Read MoreRobbie Robertson L.A. tribute to feature Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois – CBC
Jul 31, 2024 Life is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson takes place Los Angeles on Oct. 17 Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois are among the musicians set to celebrate Robbie Robertson’s legacy at a concert supported by his friend Martin Scorsese. Life is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of […]
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