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Aboriginal Music Week 2016

Aboriginal Music Week 2016 festival details

By Alan Greyeyes | July 20, 2016

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Aboriginal Music Week 2016

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 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.

With the help of five great community partners, AMM expects to engage an audience of more than 9,000 people this summer, making it the biggest turnout for the festival to date.

Festival Details

Dates: August 9-13, 2016

Location: Various locations in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Website: aboriginalmusicweek.ca

Hashtag: #IndigenousExcellence

Event Highlights

The festival officially begins with a sweat lodge ceremony for visiting artists, local performers, and festival producers on August 8, organized by AMM Vice Chairperson Brett Huson. The public programming kicks off with four free lunch-hour concerts presented by Digital Drum at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden on August 9.

AMW at Lunch features performances by Maliseet operatic singer Jeremy Dutcher, Pitjantjatjara singer/songwriter Frank Yamma, Métis neo-soul singer David Morin, and Cree hip-hop emcee Eekwol.

Festival Schedule

  • AMW at Lunch presented by Digital Drum Event details - Winnipeg Art Gallery, August 9, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Free (All ages)
  • Ka Ni Kanichihk Block Party presented by NCI FM Event details - Harriet Street, August 9, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Free (All ages), Free BBQ, activity stations for kids, bring lawn chairs.
  • Spence Neighbourhood Block Party Event details - Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre, August 10, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Free (All ages).
  • AMW Stage presented by TD at Picnic in the Park Event details - St. John's Park, August 13, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Free (All ages).

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About Aboriginal Music Week

Aboriginal Music Week was launched in 2009 to develop Aboriginal youth as an audience for live music. The festival presents between 25 and 35 First Nation, Métis, Inuit, Native American, and Indigenous music acts each year. It is held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and is produced by AMM.

Sponsors and Acknowledgments

AMM acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Arts Council, and the SOCAN Foundation for their financial support of Aboriginal Music Week 2016.

Additional sponsors include TD, Digital Drum, Revolutions Per Minute, FACTOR, MuchFACT, MB Live, Manitoba Film & Music, Ogichidaa Arts, NCI FM, NOW Country, Grassroots News, Manitobah Mukluks, Teekca’s Aboriginal Boutique, Amiskusees: Semaganis Worme Family Foundation, and more.

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