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APTN adding two big nights to Aboriginal Music Week this summer
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is partnering with Aboriginal Music Week to add two big nights of music to the festival this summer. The concerts, dubbed "Indigenous Music Without Borders," are set for 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on August 22 and 23 at The Cube in Winnipeg's Old Market Square.
“APTN is pleased and honoured to co-host “The Indigenous Music Without Borders concerts,” said APTN Chief Executive Officer Jean La Rose. “I invite everyone to come down to the Cube to be part of these exciting nights of entertainment that will celebrate incredibly talented Aboriginal artists from across the country.”
Both concerts will feature performances by Indigenous artists who are creating music that crosses almost all musical and physical borders. JUNO Award winners George Leach and Leela Gilday are anchoring the Friday night. They'll be joined by up-and-coming Six Nations guitar slinger Logan Staats. Saturday night will kick off with a performance by champion drum group Spirit Sands Singers. They'll be followed by Colombian music maverick Lido Pimienta, JUNO Award winners Burnt-Project 1, and Anishinabewin hip hop emcee Tall Paul. Alaska-born electronic music producer Astronomar is on board to entertain the audience in between performances on Saturday night.
"APTN supports so many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis musicians each year with its Aboriginal Day Live events, its sponsorship and broadcast of the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, and all the exceptional television programs it airs," says festival chairperson Alan Greyeyes. "We're really excited to be one of the events that APTN believes in and supports."
Indigenous Music Without Borders, presented by APTN
NIGHT 1
George Leach, Leela Gilday, Logan Staats, guests
Friday, August 22, 2014
The Cube, Old Market Square, Winnipeg
6pm-11pm
Free | Family Friendly | No Beer Gardens
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Indigenous Music Without Borders, presented by APTN
NIGHT 2
Burnt-Project 1, Tall Paul, Lido Pimienta, Spirit Sands Singers, w/ sets by Astronomar between acts
Saturday, August 23, 2014
The Cube, Old Market Square, Winnipeg
6pm-11pm
Free | Family Friendly | No Beer Gardens
The “Indigenous Music Without Borders” concerts will be completely free. Audiences can expect a family friendly environment (no beer gardens) with great sound and exceptional music in a history-rich setting. What's more, a number of the other artists participating in Aboriginal Music Week will be on-hand to take photos and sign autographs for fans at the APTN promotional tent during the concerts.
Aboriginal Music Week 2014 is set for August 20 - 24. It will include three big community celebrations, a lunch hour showcase, two big concerts at The Cube, two nightclub concerts, and two of the only networking events for the Aboriginal music community in Canada.
Performances by prehispanico music creator DJ Javier Estrada, Métis fiddle legend Darren Lavallee, hip hop duo Mob Bounce, local party legends Primetime Empyre, Opaskwayak Cree Nation's DJ Miss Vee, cinematic electronic music producer Exquisite Ghost, and The Mosquitoz have been announced for Aboriginal Music Week 2014 to date.
About APTN:
September 1, 2014, will mark the 15-year anniversary of the launch of the first national Aboriginal television network in the world with programming by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples to share with all Canadians and viewers around the world. APTN is available in approximately 10 million Canadian households and commercial establishments with cable, direct-to-home satellite, telco-delivered and fixed wireless television service providers. The network launched its high definition channel, APTN HD, in the spring of 2008. APTN does not receive government funding for operations but generates revenue through subscriber fees, advertising sales and strategic partnerships. APTN broadcasts programming with 56% offered in English, 16% in French and 28% in Aboriginal languages. For program schedule or for more information, please contact APTN at (204) 947-9331 or toll-free at 1-888-278-8862 (Canada), or visit the website at www.aptn.ca.
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Aboriginal Music Week celebrates the fact that Indigenous artists around the world are creating music that crosses almost all musical and physical borders, without regret.
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