The Juno awards was an exciting event and I am even more excited to share this with you guys. I had been thinking about them for the past couple weeks, and I’ve been telling you all about them for the last few weeks during this lunch hour. Aysanabee won the Songwriter category of the year, and William Prince won the contemporary roots album of the year. Definitely some great artists, if you guys want to hear them or some more of your other favorite artists you can give us your song requests at 919 natives or download the app to tap that mic.
Shiasin is a native punk band from Flagstaff Arizona, that is made up of two Navajos brothers and a sister and they take inspiration from traditional diné music, their sound is punk but also smooth and calming. Their most recent single is “We the People” under the name Shiasin, though if you want to hear some of their early songs, they used to go under the name Blackfire when they would perform, definitely take a listen their development as a Navajo band is great and their new song is great.
I want to talk about a new band and a new single they just released called, “Wash me away,” it’s The North Sound. The goal of the band is to share blackfoot stories, identity and traditions. They have had four singles reach #1 on the indigenous music countdown. They started in 2014 and have just been killing it since. The north sounds.
If you want to just lay down, relax, or just think about life, Hataalii (ha-ta-ha-li-eye) is the perfect artist to have by your side. His music is serene, surfer-like, and slow, and his tonation is low. He is Navajo and the name Hataalii actually means ‘singer’ or ‘to sing’ in the Navajo Language. His music is inspired by original surf classics, but his take is something completely unique and creative. You’ll just have to listen. Hataalii
J-Rez, a creative rapper that tells stories that are powerful and moving. His rap style is old school and explosive. The samples are creative and keep you on your toes. One of his first albums ‘tepee creepin’ was one of the indigenous music awards nominees for best rap/ hip-hop album in 2017. My personal favorite Song of his is “A Lil’ Fairytale” where he expresses his life growing up native.
Indian Giver, a metal band from Toronto who voice problems about Native economic and social issues in America today. Since 2019 they have published four singles, their most popular song being Seventh Fire. They have some interviews but still like to keep a mysterious persona surrounding their music and band.
The Juno Awards this year will be announced and televised on March 24 in Nova Scotia. For contemporary roots album of the year five were nominated for the spot and three are indigenous, and for the songwriter of the year category two indigenous artists were nominated of the five, william prince and Aysanabee (Ay-sin-aa-bee). Be on the lookout for your favorite artist, and if you wanna hear them or wanna another one of your favorite artists, call up 919 natives and give us that song request.
Iskwe (Iskway)
Meaning “women” in her native language, Iskwe is an alternative pop artist that mixes pop piano, native drumming, and hip-hop breakbeats and it mixes perfectly. Her most recent song is called Part two and is worth an amazing listen. A vital part of her work is the fight within released in 2017
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Kitto, from Minneapolis, mixes trap and pop, and raps the struggles of growing up native in a world that can at times feel against us. In a lot of his songs he is able to express his Dakhóta roots by demonstrating his Dakhóta language in rhymes. He and many others consider his art and form of reclaiming the native narrative. If you like pop, if you like stories, or if you like rap. You’re gonna have to take a listen to Kitto.
If you want to just lay down, relax, or just think about life, Hataalii (ha-ta-ha-li-eye) is the perfect artist to have by your side. His music is serene, surfer-like, and slow, and his tonation is low. He is Navajo and the name Hataalii actually means ‘singer’ or ‘to sing’ in the Navajo Language. His music is inspired by original surf classics, but his take is something completely unique and creative. You’ll just have to listen. Hataalii
Smokey D. Palm Tree. If you want to imagine yourself on a warm beach with a nice cold drink in your hand this is the guy for it. His music is easy going and surfer rock like. He is a member of One way sky, and similarly to the band, he makes alternative smooth rock. He hails from the gila river indian community and his goal is to make a name for himself and inturn, build a name for his community. Definitely take a listen
J-Rez, a creative rapper that tells stories that are powerful and moving. His rap style is old school and explosive. The samples are creative and keep you on your toes. One of his first albums ‘tepee creepin’ was one of the indigenous music award nominees for best rap/ hip-hop album in 2017. My personal favorite Song of his is “A Lil’ Fairytale” where he expresses his life growing up native.
Indian Giver, a metal band from Toronto who voice problems about Native economic and social issues in America today. Since 2019 they have published four singles, their most popular song being Seventh Fire. They have some interviews but still like to keep a mysterious persona surrounding their music and band.
The Juno Awards this year will be announced and televised on March 24 in Nova Scotia. For contemporary roots album of the year five were nominated for the spot and three are indigenous, and for the songwriter of the year category two indigenous artists were nominated of the five, william prince and Aysanabee (Ay-sin-aa-bee). Be on the lookout for your favorite artist, and if you wanna hear them or wanna another one of your favorite artists, call up 919 natives and give us that song request.
Samantha Crain is a singer/songwriter that has been behind many of the famous songs we hear today in some of our favorite shows. from Shawnee Oklahoma, member of the Choctaw (Chaak Taw) Nation. In 2022, she composed the musical score for the film “Fancy Dance,” and has also done work on songs for Reservation Dogs. Given her experience, you could probably guess her songs are amazing, and let me tell you, they are. One of my favorite songs of her’s is “When we remain,” it’s smooth, it’s calming, and for me it’s a must listen.
Tall Paul, hailing from Northern Minnesota he is an Ojibwe rapper and uses his platform to voice indigenous struggles and illustrate his experience growing up in Urban Minneapolis. His style is old school with hints of boom bap and his sampling in his songs is creative and smooth. One of my favorite songs is “Prayers in a Song.” The sample is great, the story is great, definitely take a listen.
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last Sunday, the female lead actress in “Killers of the Flower Moon”, Lily Gladstone, who is blackfeet, has Nez Perce heritage and grew up on the Montana Blackfeet reservation just became the first Native Woman to win the Golden Globe award for the best actress in a dramatic film, due to her amazing performance
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off Jan. 18 in Utah. Among the 82 films that are going to be at the event eight will be indigenous based films. Four feature-length films- three of which are documentaries, and four short films.
Indian Giver, a metal band from Toronto who voice problems about Native economic and social issues in America today. Since 2019 they have published four singles, their most popular song being Seventh Fire. They have some interviews but still like to keep a mysterious persona surrounding their music and band.
Resistant culture is a band based in the pacific northwest that infuses their indigenous roots into hardcore metal with flutes, rattles, tribal drums, and chants. They use their platform to voice economic challenges faced by Indigenous people and climate change. Many of their songs voice indigenous philosophy as a solution to today problems, a great song that encapsulates their sound and meaning is, “It’s not too late”
1876 is a band from portland Oregon that hails from the blackfeet nation, they have an amazing rock guitarist and rap vocalist that create a perfect blend. They also use classic native chants, drums, and vocals in a lot of their music. Their music has the goal of making us feel prideful and happy to be native, and let me tell you, It does just that.
Ethereal tomb is a band based in barrie canada, their songs blend shoegazing, hardcore rock, death and doom metal, and it mixes to create their uniquely sweet sound. Their songs focus on the rise from colonialism that natives had to face and the liberation the goes along with it. They just released an album called, “When the rivers cry” that encapsulates their message and voice, I encourage you to take a listen.
Leela gilday is a folk singer/song writer from yellowknife, northwest territories in canada. Since 2002 she has released five albums, two of which have won the juno award for indigenous music album of the year. Her voice is phenomenal and the stories and morals in her songs speak volumes for social justice.
The Jerry Cans are a band focused on folk, alt pop, and shoegazing but it’s hard to put them into just one genre; made of one vocalist/ guitar player, two traditional inuit throat singers, and a violinist and bassist. Sometimes they’ll make waltz or jazz like songs. In many of their songs they use inuktitut and english
Pan-Amerikan Native front is a hardrock and metal band based in chicago, illinois. Through their music they tell stories and philosophies taken from native history, with many of their top songs being names of battles and events that took place in native history. One of my favorites is, “The battle of wabash”
One Way Sky
One way sky is an up and coming alternative rock band all from the gila river indian community. Their band members consist of an array of genres (Adrian D Thomas, Cody Bruguier, Loma Manuel, and David Romero) they blend styles of hard rock, jazz, and chill-wave.
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