Artist as Musician: A Multi-disciplinary Path
Recently at the Winnipeg Folk Festival when Tim Robbins and his fanastic folk-rock band took the stage, I heard someone nearby comment “why do so many actors insist on trying to be musicians too?” Had...
View Article#FrybreadFriday: Frybread Poetry
“Beaver tails”, “whale tails”, “elephant ears” – the vendors pop up everywhere in the summer from folk to jazz to fringe festivals. But what they’re really hawking is good ol’ fryfread. In honour of...
View ArticleRPM Podcast #006: “Six Nations”
Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Tuscarora. In our sixth episode we look at the music from the Six Nations. The Six Nations are a cultural and historical force. Part of that strength in the...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Joy Harjo –“Perhaps the World Ends Here”
Joy Harjo‘s (Muskoke) Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears is one of the runners in both Best Artist and the World Music Category at this year’s Native American Music Awards (Nammy’s) and a recent Indian...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Lena Recollet –“Personal Power”
Anishnaabe poet, actress, vocalist and visual artist Lena Recollet, from Wikwemikong, Ontario, on Manitoulin Island, released her first EP this year – Soul Speaking. A poetry film of the track...
View ArticleRaven Chacon, Laura Ortman, and the Discotays Perform at One Flaming Arrow...
The One Flaming Arrow Festival of Indigenous art, music, and performance blazes on. Kicking off last week in Portland, Oregon, the inaugural One Flaming Arrow Festival is bringing an incredible array...
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