aboriginal music manitoba (amm) is excited to announce the full details for the 2018 edition of the sākihiwē festival (formerly known as aboriginal music week), set for june 15 - 17 in winnipeg, manitoba, canada.
the sākihiwē festival is partnering with jazz winnipeg to present iskwé on june 16 and sebastien gaskin on june 17 at old market square in winnipeg's historic exchange district. the concerts are a part of jazz winnipeg's opening weekend and aboriginal music manitoba (amm) is using the performances to challenge stereotypes about indigenous music, events, and people.
aboriginal music manitoba (amm) is excited to introduce the sākihiwē festival (formerly aboriginal music week)- a three day music festival featuring performances by 20 indigenous artists on five stages in winnipeg during the third weekend in june.
The AMW at Lunch presented by Digital Drum concert series provides easy access to Aboriginal Music Week for professionals and families in and around Winnipeg's downtown. Each concert will begin at 12:00 p.m. and the series features performances by Maliseet operatic singer Jeremy Dutcher (August 9), Pitjantjatjara singer/songwriter Frank Yamma (August 10), Métis neo-soul singer David Morin (August 11), and Cree hip hop emcee Eekwol (August 12).
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) is excited to announce the full lineup and performance schedule for Aboriginal Music Week 2016. The eighth edition of the festival runs August 9-13 and it includes performances by 27 Indigenous acts from Turtle Island, along with two guests from South America and Australia, in six neighbourhoods in and around Winnipeg's core.
Music producer Boogey The Beat and award winning hip hop emcee Eekwol will be leading Aboriginal Music Week's first set of outreach workshops in Winnipeg this summer. The duo will be available for small group presentations about their work in music, mentor sessions with music programs in the city, and informal outreach to youth programs looking for Indigenous role models.
John Arcand, David Morin, William Prince, Don Amero, Nadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick, Digawolf, Yvonne St. Germaine, and Young Medicine earned nominations for the 2016 Western Canadian Music Awards (WMCA), which will be handed out on October 13 during BreakOut West in Regina, Saskatchewan this October.
The 33rd Annual Gathering of Nations pow wow is set for April 28 - 30 and there are a host of nightclub and event promoters set to win over some of 80,000 estimated visitors making their way to Albuquerque, New Mexico this year. Check the listings below for your unofficial guide to Native night life before, during, and after the worlds biggest competition pow wow.
Singer/songwriter Don Amero, competition drum group Black Bear, critically acclaimed poet Shane Koyczan, country artist Armond Duck Chief, folk music legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, rock star Derek Miller, and innovative cellist Cris Derksen are among the performers announced for JUNOFest 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. The annual music festival is set for March 31 - April 2 and it will feature concerts at 22 venues throughout the city.
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) is excited to announce that it's moving the Aboriginal Music Week festival up a week in 2016 and the dates will be August 9 - 13. The move will give the festival the ability to book more of the touring artists who make their way east from BC on the festival circuit each summer.
Nathaniel Sinclair from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba, loves singing round dance and pow wow music. At 2-years-old he learnt how to...
