sākihiwē festival

the sākihiwē festival is set for June 15-17, 2018 in winnipeg, treaty one territory.

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We dropped a pretty deadly mixtape alongside RPM.FM. It features tracks by T-Rhyme, Boogey The Beat, Exquisite Ghost, Mic Jordan, Hellnback, and more. Get it for free here: https://soundcloud.com/rpmfm/aboriginal-music-week-2015-mixtape-by-boogey-the-beat

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We're excited to announce the Maisey Rika, Tama Waipara, and Benny Walker will be in Winnipeg during Aboriginal Music Week 2015 for one-on-one meetings about the markets for performances by Indigenous artists in New Zealand and Australia.

The meetings are free and available to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit artists performing at Aboriginal Music Week 2015 along with any interested locals.

Check aboriginalmusicweek.ca for details.

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Our Closing Night Party presented by RPM.FM is going to be epic! Tall Paul, Mariame, Hellnback, T-Rhyme, and Boogey The Beat. Closing Night Party presented by RPM.FM Tall Paul, Mariame, HellnbacK, T-Rhyme*, Boogey The Beat Saturday, August 22, 2015 9PM - 2AM The Good Will, 625 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Tix $10 | 18+ I.D. Req'd aboriginalmusicweek.ca | #IndigenousExcellence

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Briggs, Thelma Plum, Dan Sultan Lead Nominations for 2015 National Indigenous Music Awards

Leading the pack is acclaimed Yorta Yorta hip-hop artist Briggs who is nominated in five categories, including Artist of the Year, Best Song and Best Music Video (for “Bad Apples”), Best Album and Best Cover Art (for Sheplife). Briggs took home the award for Best New Talent at last year’s NIMAs.

Following closely behind are singer Thelma Plum and “country soul rock ‘n roll” artist Dan Sultan, who are each nominated for three awards.

Plum, who’s latest EP, Monsters, was one of our favourite releases of last year, is nominated for Artist of the Year, and has two songs up for Song of the Year: “How Much Does Your Love Cost?” and the soaring anthem “Young in Love”.

Sultan is also up for Artist of the Year, and his single “Dirty Ground” is nominated for Song of the Year and Best Music Video.

Here is the Full List of 2015 Indigenous Music Award Nominees

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C-Weed, Norman Chief Memorial Dancers, Leanne Goose, Spirit Sands Singers, Mic Jordan, Junior Jiggers, and Billy Joe Green are among the most recent group of performers announced for Aboriginal Music Week 2015!

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Ali Fontaine, Mariame, Black Rain, and Winston Wuttunee have been announced for Aboriginal Music Week 2015 so far. Stay tuned for full details in the next couple of weeks.

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Outside the gates of the worlds largest competition pow wow, some of Native America's top DJ's, rappers, and up-and-coming bands congregate each April for three-to-four nights of great entertainment in jam packed nightclubs and art spaces spread across downtown Albuquerque. This year is no different as LightningCloud, A Tribe Called Red, Derek Miller, Miracle Dolls, DJ Wreck, Brian Frejo, Chase Manhattan, Nataanii Means, and a host have gigs spread out among nine incredible events. April 23 - 26, 2015 #IndigenousExcellence http://www.aboriginalmusicweek.ca/read,post/178/nightclub-event-listings-for-the-2015-gon-weekend

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Purchase tickets online to support this new organization.

Tickets: http://www.aboriginalmusicweek.ca/concert-listings/display,concert/77/mmiw-inc-fundraiser-winnipeg

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Aboriginal Music Week is brining together three outstanding Indigenous music producers for a night of cutting edge electronic music, spanning two physical borders and countless musical ones.

DJ Javier Estrada (Nuevo León) will be joined by Alaska-born Astronomar and Peguis First Nation's very own Exquisite Ghost.

The Borderless Music Lounge DJ Javier Estrada (MEX), Astronomar (US), Exquisite Ghost (CAN) Thursday, August 21, 2014 The Windsor Hotel, 187 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 9pm-2am $10 | 18 + I.D. Required

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CMW Toronto May 07,14 @TheGarrison

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Aboriginal Music Week is proud to announce the release of Indigenous Music Without Borders, Volume 2. The mixtape, available on SoundCloud, features nine recordings by exceptional songwriters and poets from Canada, the US, and Australia.

Aboriginal Music Week launched the Indigenous Music Without Borders mixtape series on March 7, 2014 to share some of the great music being made by Indigenous folks around the world, in almost every genre.

Volume 2 begins with "For the Miner" by Chocktaw singer-songwriter Samantha Crain and "King" by 18-year-old Australian Thelma Plum. Shane Koyczan's "To This Day" might be the most remarkable of the selections, but Jay Gilday's live recording of "Morning Comes," Leonard Sumner's "The One," and Brendt Thomas Diabo's "Front Lights" are also outstanding. "John Carver" by the prolific Skeena Reece, "Surrender" from George Leach's JUNO Award winning album, and "Forever" by poet Janet Marie Rogers round out the compilation.

The fist mixtape featured songs by Lido Pimienta, astronomar, Kinnie Starr, Las Cafeteras, Clap Freckles, P-80, World Hood, and Exquisite Ghost.

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LightningCloud is hitting the road this month for an 11 date tour across the Southwestern United States.

The tour includes stops in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Coachella, Tempe, Cortez, Santa Fe, and will conclude with three gigs during the legendary Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque.

April 15: Obsidian Tongue in Boyle Heights, CA April 17: The Poets Perch / Artshare in Los Angeles, CA April 18: Rancho Grande Cafe in Coachella, CA April 19: Big Fish Pub in Tempe, AZ April 20: Rancho Grande Cafe in Coachella, CA April 22: Blondies in Cortez, CO April 23: The Underground in Santa Fe, NM April 24: The 8th Annual Grand Entry Kick Off Party at The Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM April 26: The Pink Party at Sister Bar in Albuquerque, NM April 27: All Nations Skate Jam at Los Altos Skate Park in Albuquerque, NM

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A Tribe Called Red released a music video for "Sisters" from their award winning Nation II Nation album.  Check it here: http://youtu.be/QbrvwaVXJ48

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The Aboriginal showcase at JUNOfest in Winnipeg is gonna be huge!

The Aboriginal Showcase presented by APTN and NCI FM Artists: A Tribe Called Red, Inez Jasper, George Leach, Amanda Rheaume, Leonard Sumner Saturday, March 29, 2014 The Exchange Event Centre, 291 Bannatyne Avenue 9pm-3am Tickets $15 door, Wristbands $30 ticketmaster 18+ | I.D. Required

Details: http://www.aboriginalmusicweek.ca/read,post/134/leonard-sumner-george-leach-to-join-a-tribe-called-red-at-junofest

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Yelawolf, A Tribe Called Red, hip hop producer 2oolman, indie rockers Federal Lights, and Scatter Their Own are heading to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW), March 11-16, 2014. The annual event is dubbed as one of the biggest global music market places on Earth and each year artists from around the world attend in hopes of generating media buzz, booking tours, and signing business deals.

Yelawolf

Friday, March 14, Famous Stars & Straps/Tilly's showcase @ Scoot Inn, 1308 E 4th St

Saturday, March 15, Rachel Ray's Feedback @ Stubb's Austin, 801 Red River

A Tribe Called Red

Wednesday, March 12, Canadian Blast @ The Big Top in Brush Square

Wednesday, March 12, Arts & Crafts showcase @ Swan Dive, 615 Red River St.

Friday, March 14, Day party @ Wonderland, 1104 E 6th St

Friday, March 14, Think Global, Listen Local @ Kenny Dorhman’s Backyard, 1104 East 11th Street

Saturday, March 15, RPS showcase @ Russian House, 307 E 5th St

2oolman

Thursday, March 13, International Beat Battle @ Avenue on Congress, 408 Congress

Federal Lights

Thursday, March 13, Manitoba at SXSW @ Canada House (Friends), 208 6th St East

Scatter Their Own

Friday, March 14, Think Global, Listen Local @ Kenny Dorhman’s Backyard, 1104 East 11th Street

Indigenous music without borders... Sol Collective, conrazón, Kenny Dorhman’s Backyard, DiverseArts, Dutty Artz, Foreign Native, and Unseen Heroes are also producing the annual Think Global, Listen Local party during SXSW. This year's lineup includes A Tribe Called Red, Ana Tijoux, Los Rakas, Zuzuka Poderosa w/ Nego Mozambique, Atropolis (Dutty Artz), El Indio, World Hood, Sonora, Kumbia Queers, Buscabulla, DJ Orion (Peligrosa), Canyon Cody (Subsuelo), Olmeca, Scatter Their Own, The GTW (Chicago/Nigeria), PreColumbian (Cutn Paste), Dre-T, Luke Tailor and Irene Diaz.

Visit sxsw.com for performance times and more information. 

[rpmfm]

The good folks at Aboriginal Music Week have just dropped a sweet mixtape – with tracks by Indigenous artists and producers from around the globe. 

Touted as “Volume 1″ of “Indigenous Music Without Borders” it looks like we can expect more to come from AMW. For now, dig into a few of your favourites and discover new sounds with tracks by:

Lido Pimienta astronomar Las Cafeteras P-80 Clap Freckles World Hood Kinnie Starr Exquisite Ghost