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A Tribe Called Red Top

A Tribe Called Red is a collective of Native DJs, anchored by Bear Witness, Deejay NDN, and two-time Canadian DMC champ DJ Shub. The boys are best known for the Electric Pow Wow party and original mash-ups of traditional Native drums and vocals that they Read More

Ali Fontaine Top

16-year-old Ali Fontaine is from Sagkeeng First Nation. Her debut self titled CD was released on June 18, 2011. Read More

Arthur Renwick Top

Accomplished artist and singer/songwriter Arthur Renwick is a storyteller who plays bottleneck slide on a Dobro and Cigar Box guitar. He has been performing his music for many years in festivals and venues across Canada and Europe. Read More

Barking Water Top

Frankie is dying. Irene hasn't forgiven him. And they are racing against time to find their way home. Frankie needs help and Irene is the one he turns to. He must go home one last time. Read More

Bear Witness Top

Bear Witness is an Ottawa-based Dj and visual artists with over 14 years of experience on the turntables. He's Cayuga and specializes in dancehall tracks. Check a sample his video work on his AMW artist page. Read More

Billy Joe Green Top

As one of Canada's premier blues guitar slingers, Billy Joe Green earned his rambunctious, no frills approach to the guitar honestly, as a rockin' swaggering sideman for such acts as THE FEATHERMEN, JACK'S SCOUTS, CHEZ BOJECK, and others. Read More

Bonnie Couchie Top

Bonnie Couchie denied music’s burning force until the age of 30 when she first dared to profess it out loud. Read More

Bruthers of Different Muthers Top

Bruthers of Different Muthers (BODM) transcends genres and their music speaks to people. A straight-up quality rock act, their single “Speakers of Tomorrow” encapsulates their unique sound and asks the question: “who will be the Elders of tomorrow a Read More

Burnt-Project 1 Top

Burnt-Project 1 is a Juno Award winning collection of musicians lead by the multi-talented David Boulanger. Currently working on their third studio album, The Black List, Burnt Project 1 works from a multi-coloured palette of music including African, Midd Read More

C-Weed Band Top

With almost four decades of music under his belt, including nineteen albums and counting, Errol “C-Weed” Ranville has been a stalwart figure in Canada’s country music scene. After spending the 70s perfecting his craft in small clubs, Ranville slid o Read More

Cassidy Mann Top

Singer/songwriter Cassidy Mann is a 15-year-old high school student from Winnipeg with a fresh pop/country sound. www.cassidymann.com Read More

Christa Couture Top

Christa Couture gives up all her lovely and messy bits through a blend of folk and rock, quirk and charm. A formidable talent, Couture is armed with an attention grabbing mezzo-soprano and a quick-witted turn-of-phrase. Whether performing solo where “[C Read More

Colette Trudeau Top

Colette Trudeau is Métis singer/songwriter, who first shot to notoriety as a vocalist for the band LiveonRelease. Trudeau has co-written the hit single “I’m afraid of Britney Spears” which appears in the movie “Dude, Where’s My Car?” as well Read More

Conrad Bigknife Top

We’ve all heard the phrase “born to be...” In Conrad Bigknife’s case there is no doubt he was born to be a singer, a songwriter, a storyteller. His voice puts words to music in a way that has you feeling them at the same time you’re hearing them Read More

Cris Derksen Top

A rising star on the Canadian world / classical / folk / electronica scenes, Aboriginal cellist Cris Derksen is known for building layers of sound into captivating performances. Read More

Crown P Top

Crown P A.K.A. Tyler Bear is a 24 year old producer and emcee hailing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Originally from Flying Dust First Nation he has a very strong connection to his native roots and background. Read More

D'Aoust Brothers Top

From Norway House, Manitoba, Clayton and Ryan have been performing professionally for eight years. Considered to be one of the best country/fiddle acts in Manitoba, their powerhouse ensemble plays original compositions, the best fiddle music and all your Read More

Darren Lavallee Top

From St. Ambroise, Darren Lavallee has been dubbed the “Marvelous Métis.” He was raised surrounded by music, dance, and the Michif language and is strongly traditional when it comes to his Métis roots. Read More

Deejay Frame Top

Deejay Frame is an Ottawa-based hip hop turntablest of Mi'kmaq ancestry with over 10 years of experience to his credit. He places 3rd at the Redbull 3style competition in Ottawa, held down the touring DJ role for Pumpkinhead, Cesar Commanche, and other no Read More

Deejay NDN Top

Deejay NDN is an Ottawa-based big bass and electro DJ and producer of Ojibwe ancestry. He's been making music and moving crowds for five years and has toured Canada at the drummer of a punk band called "The Ripcords". Read More

Derek Miller Top

With an eclectic taste and a knack for Roots inflected Rock and Roll, journeyman musician Derek Miller continues to forge ahead with his musical career. Having won numerous music awards in his career, including 2 Juno awards in Canada, Derek looks to his Read More

Digging Roots Top

Digging Roots… for the last few years the JUNO winning genre-blurring indy band from Toronto have been touring in North America, Europe and Australia. Musical partners Raven and ShoShona have been finding the right balance of fairytale style good fortun Read More

DJ Javier Estrada Top

Mexico's most exciting new producer, Javier Estrada delivers everything from tribal to moombahton to pre-hispanic dubstep in a unique, fun-loving, high-energy and ever-tropical manner. Read More

DJ Kiss Top

Put the needle on the record! Let me introduce you to one of the Southwest’s best mix masters, DJ KISS With an intense, blow-your-hair-back kind of mixing style, KISS has entertained many crowds since he touched turntables. His plethora of skills and in Read More

DJ Shub Top

Reigning Red Bull Thre3style Canada champion and one-third of critically-acclaimed producer crew A Tribe Called Red, DJ Shub is a proven battle DJ of Cayuga ancestry based in Ottawa, Ontario. Read More

Don Amero Top

Since leaving his hardwood flooring installer job six years ago to pursue music, Don Amero has toured coast-to-coast, presented at festivals, performed with the symphony, played national television, and garnered six national/international awards. He conti Read More

Donny Parenteau Top

Donny Parenteau is one of Canada’s most versatile and dynamic country music singer-songwriters. Born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, his full circle story of success is truly awe-inspiring. Donny knows what it takes to be successful in the C Read More

Drezus Top

With small town heart and a big city swing, Drezus is the voice of a people. Organic drums, over melodic synths and heavy basslines is where he finds himself right at home. Heavily influenced by artists’ with a message, like early Ice Cube, Public Enemy Read More

Eagle and Hawk Top

One listen to Eagle & Hawk’s distinctive sound and you’ll be hooked. By blending inspired vision with musical talent, Eagle & Hawk have created a progressive style of ‘rock’ steeped in roots, fusion, and solid songwriting that continues to earn fa Read More

Feenix Top

Feenix, born Shawn Bernard, has risen from the ashes and now his music speaks about inspiration, motivation, believing in you, and giving back to the community. Read More

Gabriel Ayala Top

A member of the Yaqui people of southern Arizona, Gabriel Ayala is at the forefront of a new generation of Native Americans making a career performing classical music. Read More

Gary Farmer & The Troublemakers Top

Gary Farmer is a solid blues musician with a great band backing him up (The Troublemakers). He recently released a new album, entitled Under the Water Tower, and hit the road for a tour of the US with 21 dates in New Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington Read More

George Leach Top

George Leach is one of Native Canada's premier guitar players and celebrated stars. His debut released earned the bluesy singer/songwriter a number of awards and the attention of audiences across the country. Nearly 11 years after the release of Just Wher Read More

Ghostkeeper Top

Calgary-based Ghostkeeper produces raw and electrifying music. A colourful patchwork of heartfelt, outsider blues and noisy pop, perhaps their music can be best understood through the distinctive Northern Alberta origins of Shane Ghostkeeper (vocals, guit Read More

Indian City Top

Guitarist, composer, and producer Vince Fontaine, best known for his multi-award winning band Eagle & Hawk, is making waves with his new project called Indian City. Read More

Inez Top

Inez is one of Native Canada’s new school music leaders. Her blend of Sto:lo music and culture with hip hop and R&B earned her the top spot in multiple categories at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards in Winnipeg last year. Read More

IsKwé Top

Smooth. Sultry. Salacious. Singer / songwriter IsKwé (pronounced Is-kway) has a way with words, wrapping her powerful voice around the lyrics that any femme fatal in their own right can instantly relate to. A trip hop / eclectic soul singer and Canadian Read More

Janet Panic Top

Métis artist Janet Panic has built a reputation as one of Canada's premier songwriters over the past ten years. Her captivating solo performances have attracted the attention of names such as Bruce Allen and Daniel Lanois all the while expanding a dedica Read More

Jason Lepine Top

Jason Lepine is a 34 year old Champion Métis fiddle player from Portage la Prairie. Jason has been playing fiddle for 26 years influenced by his dad, Garry Lepine. Jason has won numerous fiddling championships in and outside Manitoba during his fiddling Read More

Jason Tuesday Top

Jason Tuesday is an Anishinabe musician from the lake of the Woods in Ontario. As a guitar player he is known for his percussive fingerstyle playing, influenced by more afrop-latin players. Read More

JB the First Lady Top

JB the First Lady is a Vancouver based female hip hop artist, beat-boxer, performing artist, aboriginal youth educator, single mother, award-winning actor, and member of the Nuxalk and Cayauga Nations. Read More

Jerry Sereda Top

Jerry Sereda is a Métis songwriter from the prairie skies of the keystone province. An honest performer, his work ethic and musicianship have earned him performance spots alongside Shane Yellowbird, Donny Parenteau, Jason Blaine, and many others. His ini Read More

Joe Maxim Band Top

The Joe Maxim Band is a six man alternative country, rock, and blues group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. All the band members are dedicated and talented musicians with different musical tastes. This eclectic mix contributes to the interesting harmonies and gro Read More

Joey Stylez Top

Joey Stylez is a Saskatchewan born hip hop artist from the Moosamin Nation. Since the releases of his debut single “Sugar Cane” in 2008, Stylez has earned a nomination for the JUNO Awards, been named Songwriter of the Year (2010 Aboriginal Peoples Cho Read More

John Arcand Top

Métis fiddling is a style all it's own, and, when you think of this unique cultural music, one fiddler stands out! John Arcand is the undisputed "Master of the Métis Fiddle". Read More

Keith Secola Top

Keith Secola is an icon and ambassador of Native music. He is one of the most influential artists in the field today. Rising from the grassroots of North America, he is a songwriter of the people. Read More

Kim Erickson Top

This young 18 year old from rural Manitoba, is capturing the hearts of the nation one person at a time, with her quiet nature, and unique voice. Kim’s début CD titled “Miss Me” is almost complete, and she is excited to announce her upcoming CD rele Read More

Kinnie Starr Top

Alida Kinnie Starr is a tri-lingual published author and one of Canada’s most critically acclaimed underground musicians. A Juno Award Winning Producer (2010, Digging Roots “We Are”) and Juno Nominated Artist (2004, “Sun Again”), KStarr creates Read More

Kristi Lane Sinclair Top

A Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for her first album I Love You, Kristi Lane Sinclair’s musical roots are reflected in her sophomore album The Sea Alone. It is an intoxicating mix of grunge, folk and classical. Yes, grunge and classical, Kristi growl Read More

Kyla Cederwall Top

Kyla Cederwall is an emerging country/pop singer with incredible vocal abilities and an outstanding band. Read More

Leanne Goose & Snow Blind Top

Leanne Goose is a songstress from the north who pours her passion into her music that resonates from the heart of the MacKenzie Delta. She is a proud Inuvialuit and Dene woman who was born and raised in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, a place she still cal Read More

Leela Gilday Top

A captivating Dene singer/songwriter, Leela Gilday is a passionate, soulful performer who takes listeners on a journey through a musical world where freedom and joy balance sorrow and injustice. Her lyrics, reflective of her northern roots, embrace the es Read More

Leonard Sumner Top

Leonard Sumner is an Anishinaabe MC/Songwriter from the Little Saskatchewan First Nation located in Interlake Region of Manitoba. He seamlessly blends Hip-Hop/Country and R&B with a fresh perspective from a voice often unheard and over-looked in the tr Read More

LightningCloud Top

LightningCloud is a North American Hip Hop group based out of Los Angeles, California. The duo consists of Crystle Lightning and MC RedCloud. Read More

Mark Nabess Top

Mark Nabess began his musical journey as an adult doing sound tech for Ernest Monias and Edward Gamblin, two notable and respected musicians from northern Manitoba. Read More

Melissa St. Goddard Top

From Portage La Prairie Manitoba, Melissa has been surrounded by music her entire life. Her Uncles, Darren Lavallee and Mark Morrisseau, both accomplished fiddle players, were a major influence on Melissa. Read More

Mitch Daigneault Top

Mitch Daigneault is an award winning country singer, living in Battleford, Saskatchewan. He has released two albums to date and spent seven years with the legendary C Weed Band. Read More

Moe Clark Top

Métis multidisciplinary artist Moe Clark fuses her dynamic understanding of performance narrative with traditions of circle singing and spoken word. Mistress of the looping pedal, Moe creates poetic songs that resonate with the power to heal and connect Read More

Murray Porter Top

Murray Porter's Songs Lived & Life Played album recently earned him the 2012 JUNO Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year. Read More

Nathan Cunningham Top

Nathan Cunningham was raised in the small northern Alberta community of Sucker Creek First Nation. He is a proud descendant of the Woodland Cree and has been a mainstay on Aboriginal radio for more than a decade. Read More

Nick Sherman Top

Nick Sherman is a singer-songwriter from Northern Ontario who spent his childhood traveling between his birthplace of Sioux Lookout, the remote First Nation community of Weagamow Lake, and North Caribou Lake trapline. His songs are earnest and thoughtfull Read More

Norman Chief Memorial Dancers Top

The Norman Chief Memorial Dancers were founded in 2004 by Sonny and Terri Delaronde in memory of the late Norman Chief, a Métis musician, singer, and entertainer. The Norman Chief Dancers' primary purpose is to promote and develop community spirit throug Read More

OBT Top

OBT is a hip hop group from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The members are Junior, P-Money, Cequel Dee, DJ Breezy, O.G. Zigz, Illiano, and Keeyz. Read More

Percy Tuesday Top

Percy Tuesday is Ojibway from the “Great” Big Grassy River Ojibway Nation in Ontario. He is popularly known as “The Reverend”, and is fondly recognized by fans and fellow musicians as a “legend in his own time”. Percy is a seasoned musician an Read More

Plex Top

A daring emcee, artist and entrepreneur from Edmonton, Alberta, Doug Bedard AKA Plex has taken his experience of growing up on North-side Beverly streets to the masses with a message 15 years in the making about competing to survive adversity and ultimate Read More

Primetime Empyre Top

Primetime Empyre is a group of party rockers lead by hip hop promoter and MC/DJ Henny Soprano (born Craig Beaulieu). The group's shows are completely scalable, ranging from a full five-man-crew to solo DJ sets. Read More

Priscilla’s Revenge Top

Priscilla’s Revenge has performed for thousands of people at Rockin’ the Rocks 2007 with Hedley and Faber Drive, at the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Arctic Winter Games, main stage at The 2007 Canadian Aboriginal Awards in Toronto and have opened fo Read More

Randy Sibbeston & Wild Meat Top

Randy Sibbeston is from the small village of Fort Simpson in Dehcho. As a musician his work is passionate, intelligent and moving. Read More

Riva Top

Riva is a singer-songwriter from the prairies and a member of the Timiskaming Algonquin First Nation. She has written, released, and toured three records across Canada and throughout the United States with the critically acclaimed band Sylvie. As a membe Read More

Saali Top

Saali, an Inuk born in Iqaluit Nunavut, comes from a small village called Quaqtaq, in Nunavik. He is a singer/songwriter whose music has grown since his days as “Chucky." Saali says that he has found his voice and is currently working on his upcoming al Read More

Samantha Crain Top

“Her voice is gorgeously odd — all fulsome, shape-shifting vowels that do indeed billow like fog. But while her moody country rock is full of dark themes, she rarely gives in to them: Her band plays with jaunty sweetness, shuffling and bouncing throug Read More

Samian Top

A voice of the present day telling a story from centuries ago, Samian lays down his poetry with the soul of a warrior. Through his music, Samian retraces the story of aboriginal people for whom he claims respect and recognition. Read More

Savannah Rae Boyko Top

Quirky • Fearless • Passionate • Fun. Words to describe the music and personality of 17-year-old pop singer Savannah Rae Boyko. Savannah’s endearing music is a depiction of young life filled with emotion, fun times and heartache. Read More

Scatter Their Own Top

Scatter Their Own is an Alternative Rock Duo of Oglala Lakota ancestry from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota. Read More

Scott Cornelius Top

Scott is a 12 year old fiddle player from the Roblin area. He has been playing fiddle for 4 years now and has won many awards. He is true showman who will have you on that dance floor from the moment he strikes his bow. Read More

Sherry St. Germain Top

Multi instrumentalist/producer/singer/songwriter Sherry St.Germain is an outstanding performer. With the expertise of producer Ben Kaplan, she put together an impressive body of work that is sure to satisfy even the most critical ears. Sherry is the daugh Read More

Silver Jackson Top

Silver Jackson is just one of the musical aliases of Sitka, Alaska-born visual artist and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Galanin. Read More

Slick & Lil' J Top

Manitoba's legendary square dancing brothers- Slick & Lil' J are crowd favorites everywhere they go. Read More

Sonia Eidse Top

Sonia Eidse is a new singer-songwriter from Winnipeg. She started out singing in local talent shows and contests. Read More

Stevie Salas Top

Named one of the "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" on many occasions, Apache musician Stevie Salas is a genuine rock and roll god. Read More

Stu Porteous Top

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Tanya Tagaq Top

Born and raised in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in Canada’s high arctic, Tanya grew up surrounded by Inuit and western culture. It wasn’t until her teenage years that she began experimenting with Inuit throat singing, developing her signature solo style. He Read More

Tha Link Top

Jon-C (Winnipeg's Most) and Blu are Tha Link. The duo's self-titled debut features 21 tracks with guest appearances by Heatbag Records label-mates Winnipeg’s Most, Brooklyn, Charlie Fettah, Drezus, Strife, knowledge, Zkilla, and Kidd Kane. Read More

The Half Pints Top

Under the Direction and Instruction of Brenda Lapointe, the Half Pints, a square dance group who has earned a national reputation, have overwhelmed and captivated their audiences with their synchronized stepping and refined square dance routines. Read More

The Johnnys Top

The Johnnys is a high-energy beat-driven rock duo founded by singer & guitar player Veronica Johnny (of Cree and Dene heritage) with drummer and partner Dave Johnny. Described as “real, rebellious, swaggering rock’n’roll”, The Johnnys perform live Read More

The Local Onlyz Top

The Local Onlyz are a 4-piece hip-hop group from Regina combining members of the nancy ray-guns with InfoRed (Brad Bellegarde) and hip-hop producer Merky Waters (Chris Merk). Read More

The Métis Club Traditional Dancers Top

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The St. Laurent Steppers Top

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Thoshography Top

Thoshography was established in 2005 and is owned and operated by Anthony “Thosh” Collins. Thoshography is international, national and local between the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona and the greater Los Angeles, California area. Read More

Wab Kinew Top

Wab Kinew (pron: WOB ka-NOO) is a one-of-a-kind talent, named by Postmedia News as one of “9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know”. He hosted the acclaimed CBC Television series “8th Fire”. His music has won an Aboriginal Peoples Choice M Read More

Wanbdi Top

Wanbdi is a talented songwriter who has been playing music her whole life. In 2010, she released her first solo project, entitled Where the Fishes Go, which includes five really great songs. Read More

Warchild Top

On a solitary portage between the barren wilderness and a desolate city, a young man reflects on his troubled past and hopeful future. Honest, thoughtful and personal narration illuminates a survivor’s state of mind that seeks serenity, while a backgrou Read More

Wayne Lavallee Top

Wayne Lavallee is a 2010 Juno nominee & winner for “Best folk acoustic album” “Best rock album” & “Best male artist” at the 2010 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. While the new release was a great success, it took a long time for Wayne to find Read More

Wesley Hardisty Top

Wesley Hardisty's fiddle playing is emotional and compelling. His music is genre crossing, at times Aboriginal, Celtic, rock, folk, country and traditional, making for a very unique sound. Read More

Will Belcourt & the Hollywood Indians Top

Will Belcourt is an award winning and award nominated artist from Marlboro Alberta. With two EP’s and three full length albums to his credit he continues to win new fans and followers across North America and has toured extensively in bands ranging from Read More

Winnipeg's Most Top

Winnipeg’s Most is Charlie Fettah, Jon-C and Brooklyn on the mic over the beatmaking genius of JUNO Award nominated producers Stomp and Jaymak of Rezofficial Music. Read More

World Hood Top

Afro-Latin Dub meets West Coast bass, World Hood, the self titled debut album from World Hood Music is a peaceful revolution in itself, uncrowded by the usual suspects. The group’s first release plays like a breakbeat fairytale with distinct Afro-beat, Read More

Zuzuka Poderosa & Kush Arora Top

Zuzuka Poderosa is the queen warrior of her own special brand of Baile Funk: CARIOCA BASS Funk Carioca (another name for Baile Funk, which means “The Funk Ball”) originated in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, borrowing heavily from the Miami Booty Ba Read More