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More than 40 artists will grace the stages of the Festival Innu Nikamu in Mani-utenam from July 30th to August 4th
The year 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Festival Innu Nikamu. From July 30th to August 4th, get ready for the biggest and most impressive edition in its history, featuring Bryan Adams, Flo Rida, Aqua, Samantha Fox, Elisapie, Shauit, Claude Dubois, K.Maro, Katia Rock and Scott-Pien Picard, among others MANI-UTENAM, Quebec, May 15, 2024– […]
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First Inuit rock band’ member given top Quebec arts honour – CBC
May 14, 2024 Inuit music icon William Tagoona to be inducted to the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec For somebody known as one of the pioneers of the first Inuit rock band The Harpoons, you wouldn’t think William Tagoona got his start with the band at the age of 13, jamming to “white […]
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Inuk singer-songwriter won Canada’s contemporary Indigenous artist of the year – Radio-Canada
March 26, 2024 Inuktitut was nominated for two Juno awards, and, on Sunday, won Elisapie the award for contemporary Indigenous artist of the year. (The second nomination was for album artwork of the year, which was awarded to Nicolas Lemieux, Mykaël Nelson and Albert Zablit for Riopelle Symphonique, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.) The album has 10 tracks, translating Heart, Metallica, […]
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New album brings Inuktitut folk songs to children – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 29, 2023 ‘Little Songs’ a collection of 15 folk songs from Nunavik-born singer Beatrice Deer A new children’s album is introducing young music fans to Inuktitut folk songs. Little Songs was recently released by Inuk singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer, who was born and raised in Quaqtaq in Nunavik and now lives in Montreal. The album […]
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Teens from Kahnawake, Que. write and record music video – CTV News
Dec. 5, 2022 Four students from the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake wrote, sang, rapped and filmed a music video that explores their experiences as Indigenous youth. Their school, Howard S. Billings in Chateauguay, issued the challenge, and the young artists rose to the occasion. The world premiere of “They Fly” took place in the […]
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An act of reclamation and defiance’: rising Cree star moves into new era – CBC
Nov 21, 2022 For Cree singer-songwriter Siibii, changing their name and reclaiming their Indigenous identity feels good. “With my Eenou name, I feel so much more well-equipped. I feel pride and I feel a confidence,” said the 22-year-old Montreal-based artist from the northern Quebec Cree community of Mistissini. They used to perform under their birth name […]
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Silla and Rise to perform live at museum’s National Indigenous History Month celebrations – Nunatsiaq News
Juno-nominated group will perform at the Canadian Museum of History’s grand hall on June 19 Ottawa-based Inuit music group Silla and Rise are slated to perform in the nation’s capital on June 19. The performance is part of the Canadian Museum of History’s National Indigenous History Month celebrations, the museum’s website says. The Juno-nominated group […]
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Northern Que. Cree nation artists spotlighted at Canadian Music Week – CBC
Jun 08, 2022 Emerging Indigenous artists making a splash at biggest entertainment gathering in the country A group of Cree Nation artists from northern Quebec is getting ready to be part of a showcase at Canadian Music Week, the biggest entertainment gathering in the country. It’s happening this week in Toronto. Canadian Music Week is […]
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Nunavik musician Etua Snowball previews fourth album – Nunatsiaq News
May 4, 2022 ‘Inuuvunga Sinuupa’ to include 10 songs that address a wide range of issues Nunavik singer-songwriter Etua Snowball says his albums have been a journey so far, from his first one being innocent to his second and third that were more about exploring the world and who he is. His fourth album, “Inuuvunga […]
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Anishinabeg rapper says Quebec festival cut him because his show wasn’t French enough – CBC
Mar 02, 2022 Samian performs in Anishinaabemowin and French, says organizers should have done their homework Samuel Tremblay, better known by his stage name Samian, says he was shocked when a discussion with an organizer from a prominent Quebec song festival turned to how much of his proposed August show would be in French. The […]
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