Holly McNarland makes a come back! New album you need to check out! Nominated for Best Pop Album & Aboriginal Singer/Songwriter of the Year for the 2012 APCMA’s!
Check Out her new single “Run Body Run”
The full interactive Digital Drum website is finally here! Join DigitalDrum.ca now! We want to hear your stores.
Aboriginal Music Week 2012 Winnipeg, Mb Oct.30 - Nov.4
Don’t Miss Samantha Crain & Chris Derksen November. 1st!
Check Out “Santa Fe” by Samantha Crain for a little sneak peak. http://youtu.be/6cssvT1W4c8
Whos little Red Man Laughing? That's right, our little Red Man Laughing!
Ryan McMahon is an Ojibway/Metis comedian/writer based out of WInnipeg, MB. Ryan has headlined festivals, written for television & radio, and sells out venues large and small all across North America. McMahon’s comedy is progressive, stereotype destroying and brutally honest.
Call for Submissions - Aboriginal Music Week 2012
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (in office – not post marked)
Aboriginal Music Manitoba will be producing the fourth annual Aboriginal Music Week in Winnipeg from October 30 - November 4, 2012 and the organization is currently accepting applications from Aboriginal and Native American recording artists for performance spots.
The 2012 festival schedule will include five nights of concerts in downtown Winnipeg. Artists will receive performance fees but travel funds are limited.
To be considered for a performance spot, you must:
• Have a current or upcoming professional release (EP / full-length)
• Have at least two professional print resolution photographs
• Have a professional website
• Have a music video on YouTube or a quality video of yourself performing on YouTube
Please submit the following in person or by mail:
• One-page biography in Microsoft Word format (.doc) on CD
• Two print resolution digital photos on CD
• A performance history with dates, venues, city/community and venue capacity for the last 12 months in Microsoft Word format (.doc) on CD
• One copy of your current professional release on CD
• Your website address
• Links to your video(s) on YouTube
• Your contact information (full name, mailing address, phone number, email, website)
Please send submissions to:
Aboriginal Music Manitoba Inc.
C/O AMW2012 Programming Committee
1-376 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3B 2J2
Please feel free to contact alan@ammb.ca for more information about our Call for Submissions.
Please visit www.aboriginalmusicweek.ca for more information about the festival.
Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Any and all material submitted will not be returned.
The MONSTER ENGINE
The Monster Engine is a book, a demonstration, lecture and a gallery exhibition. The premise for all three came from one single question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically?
VIDEO: The 1491s – “REPRESENT Jingle Dance”
For all of you listening to pow wow music on your iPods…here’s a brand new one from The 1491s.
To the Indigenous Women, (short version) a poem by the 1491s…
www.indianlaw.org
Raise Awareness and Help End the Epidemic of Violence against Native Women in the U.S.—Please Share this Video from the Indian Law Resource Center
Native women are murdered at 10 times the national rate; 1 out 3 Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and 3 out of 5 physically assaulted. Even worse, 88% of the perpetrators are non-Indian and cannot be prosecuted by tribal governments. Stand and take action now to restore safety and justice for Native women. Do Something! Visit www.indianlaw.org.
A video poem made for the www.indianlaw.org. Written, performed and directed by Ryan Red Corn. The video was made in the hopes that lawmakers will take notice of the atrocious legal protection Indigenous women have. Call your leaders in Washington today and tell them to DO SOMETHING.
Some quick video from the ground with Digital Drum. The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival is in its 10th year. More to come.
Indigenous in the City - 8th Fire
The 8th Fire debut at the 2011 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival was well attended and very well received. I definitely recommend watching the series beginning in January. A lot of great contributors and a lot of great stories.
“Indigenous in the City” definitely struck a chord with not only Aboriginal Youth, but many non-Aboriginal audience in attendance. The structure of the film spoke to the struggles and legacy of indigenous people in Canada, but it did it in a way that instilled pride and showed hope to the future of relationships of Aboriginal People with Canada.
I am very much looking forward to future documentaries as well as all the new media and online content.
Brett Huson, Digital Drum
For more info on the series check out the 8th Fire FB page here.
Iskwe, the Digital Drummer
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