David Dalle
Thursday September 30th, 2021 with David Dalle
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis music.
Today is the first National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Today we will hear exclusively music from Canada's First Nations, Inuit, and Métis-a broad range of music ranging from traditional songs to electronica, hip-hop, and brilliant musical experimentations.
| We start with a new version of Willie Dunn's 50 year old Native protest anthem "I Pity the Country" by Nishnaabeg singer and author Leanne Betasamosake Simpson from her 2021 album "Theory of Ice". |
| I Pity the Country Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Theory of Ice - You've Changed Records 
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| Northern Voice Singers are a terrific group from Wemotaci, Quebec. |
| New Round Dance Song Northern Voice - Tribal Spirit - Tribal Spirit
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| Jeremy Dutcher is one of my favourite Canadian artists, a classically trained Wolastoqiyik First Nations singer, his debut album is a brilliant revival of old Wolastoqiyik songs in his unique contemporary style. |
| Pomok naka Poktoinskews Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa - Independent
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| The Halluci Nation, formerly A Tribe Called Red, needs no introduction to Ottawa listeners. |
| R.E.D. A Tribe Called Red feat. Yasiin Bey, Nancy & Black Bear - We Are the Halluci Nation - Radicalized Records
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| Exquisite Ghost are from Peguis First Nation and based in Winnipeg. They explore electronica. |
| The Heart (B SIde) Exquisite Ghost - The Heart - RPM Records
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| Silla & Rise are a trio mixing Inuit throat singing with EDM. Silla being the two throat singers Cynthia Pitsiulak and Charlotte Qamaniq from Nunavut and Rise being Ottawa's Rise Ashen, DJ and producer. |
| Nuna Silla & Rise - Debut - Independent
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| A Tribe Called Red's collaborating with the incomparable Tanya Tagaq. |
| Sila A Tribe Called Red feat. Tanya Tagaq - We Are the Halluci Nation - Radicalized Records
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| Samian is a Montreal based Hip-Hop singer who sings mostly in Anishinabe. |
| Anishinabe Samian - Anishinabe - Independent
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| Mob Bounce are a Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nations duo from Moricetown BC who do a mix of Hip-Hop and EDM. |
| Gather Your Feathers Mob Bounce - Transformation - RMP records
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| Cris Derksen is North TallCree from Alberta and a classically trained cellist and composer. She is a brilliant performer and improviser and composes exquisite music, such as this orchestral setting for Northern Voice's Round Dance. |
| Round Dance Cris Derksen featuring Northern Voice - Orchestral Powwow - Tribal Spirit
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| Tanya Tagaq is one of the most innovative and unique artists anywhere. See her perform live whenever you get the chance! We hear her live performance at the the 2014 Polaris Music Awards which she won with her album "Animism". |
| Uja/Umingmak Tanya Tagaq - Live at Polaris Music Awards 2014
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| For the second half the program, we will hear Red Sky Performance, a company of contemporary Indigenous performance based in Toronto. They mix dance, theatre, music, and multi-media. We will hear a recording of their 2017 production "Miigis". From their performance notes:
Miigis reveals the power of nature and Indigenous prophecy. In Anishnaabe culture, the miigis shell represents the “the perfect breath” of life, a symbol that informs our origin story of travel from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Lakes. Fusing contemporary Indigenous dance with athleticism in an extraordinary form, Miigis explores the catalysts for movement, ancestral forces and living memory, and the cycle of life. |
| Big Water Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Miigis Journey Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Chi-Miigwetch Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Underwater Panther Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Asin Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Ziibi Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Gizaagin Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| I Am The Water Red Sky Performance - Miigis - Red Sky Performance
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| Missing Mom Cris Derksen featuring Sheldon Sundown - Orchestral Powwow - Tribal Spirit
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2:11 PM, September 30th, 2021