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In the spirit of Reconciliation, Alberta Music is

In the spirit of Reconciliation, Alberta Music is

In the spirit of Reconciliation, Alberta Music is showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the Alberta music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, and 8 lands and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing Matricia Brown! @indiginizingtheworld Matricia is a singer, songwriter, musician, drummer and an artist. Matricia teaches drum making, leather binding and many more traditional arts and craft workshops. She also has her own jewelry line where she infuses First Nations aspects of her culture into modern jewelry designs. She makes many moccasins, traditional fur mittens and much more. Matricia has had the privilege of sharing her culture over the last 20 years to schools throughout the Yellowhead Region. She has been a guest lecturer at every school in Edson and has presented at Dream-speakers Film Festival (Edmonton) 2008, and at Kiyanaw-Klondike (Edmonton) 2009, and NCTCA 2010. She has won the Aboriginal Women's Day award from the Edson Friendship Centre where she has served as an active Board Member and volunteer since 2004, been recognized as a finalist for Cultural Ambassador from the Indigenous Tourism Association of Alberta, a finalist for best Indigenous Experience in Canada by the Tourism Association of Canada and awarded the 2020 Esquao award for Indigenous Women in Leadership form the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women. She is also a member of the drumming group "Warrior Women" and has performed throughout Alberta teaching youth her songs and culture. Learn more about Matricia at Warrriorwomen.ca

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, 8 and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing Curtis Running Rabbit-Lefthand! @aatsistamahkaa Curtis Running Rabbit-Lefthand is an Indigenous multimedia creative producer, musician, and music executive. He is the founder and Board Member of Indigenous Resilience in Music (IRIM) - an Indigenous-led organization empowering Indigenous youth and musicians in reclaiming their identity through music and the arts. As an artist and musician, he is a solo songwriter and accompanying writer in past and present hardcore punk groups in so called Canada. His work as a music executive continues to evolve as a current festival curator, director, and as an artist/group manager. Curtis is a proud member of the Blackfoot Confederacy and comes from the Amskaapipiikani, Siksika and Stoney Nakoda nations. This is only one of the many Indigenous creators in Alberta. We invite you to explore more and support this vibrant community.

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, 8 and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing Shawnee Kish! @shawneekish is making her mark using music as medicine with her big soul voice and empowering message. CBC names the powerhouse singer as their 2020 Searchlight winner. "It's hard not to be moved by the raw emotion in her voice” explains Kai Black CBC Music executive producer. Billboard names Shawnee as one of their “Artists You Should Know" while MTV puts her on their list of their "Top Gender Bending Artists" as a Two Spirit person in music. "Shawnee is fearlessly authentic in her artistry," says Zubin Thakker platinum selling producer. The Two Spirit singer tributes music as what pulled her from a dark place in her life growing up. Struggling with growing up and dealing with depression Shawnee used music as therapy and creating as healing. Shawnee songs like 'Mirror Me' and 'Warrior
Heart' have become anthems of hope and strength and were performed at this past NYC 50th Stonewall with artist like Lady GaGa and Madonna as well as performed at the 2020 Canada Day for the Prime Ministers event in Ottawa. The singer/songwriters powerful voice is dynamic overwhelmingly captivating all the
while it holds a level of depth and undeniable soul. ”Shawnee carries a unique charm" explains (Exclaim Magazine). As an outspoken advocate for her Indigenous and LGBTQ2+ communities. She leads her passion for music to help heal, working along side We Matter Campaign and Kids Help Phone through her career to empower strength and hope using music the same way it has done and does for her today. Check out Shawnee's music at shawneekish.com

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, 8 and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing sean beaver! @seanbeaver is an independent techno/electronic Indigenous artist originally from the Driftpile Cree Nation and is now based in Calgary, Alberta. sean beaver's production style of modulating the techno and electronic genre, with a blend sounding like a cross between Adam Beyer, Chemical Brothers, and Richie Hawtin. Incorporating his indigenous heritage into the music, with elements like pow wow drums and small touches of vocal chants. sean beaver has four albums currently released, and the fifth album "The Remixes" set to release September 28th, 2021. sean beavers fourth album "Electric Turtle Dreams" was recently nominated for Rap-Hip Hop-Electronica Album Of The Year at the 2021 Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards. sean beaver has been busy this year with two more albums set to release October 26th and November 2nd, 2021. With many of sean beaver's achievement's, his biggest achievement is choosing to being sober January 1st, 2006."
The other two albums coming this year and release dates are, "The Releases I Never Speak Of" (Oct/26/21) and "Tipiskaw Pisim" (Nov 2,21). Check out sean's album "The Remixes" out today! seanbeaver.com

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, 8 and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing Ashley Ghostkeeper! @ashleyghostkeeper is a Metis-Cree Emerging Country Artist originally from Red Deer, Ab. She currently calls Calgary her home. Ashley was born into a family of singers and songwriters and at an early age was heavily influenced by her family and their love of music. At the tender age of 8 years old, Ashley began writing and singing her own songs. She knew then that music was her calling, blazing the trail to where she is now. Growing up, her inspiration by artists such as Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans, The Chicks, and 90s country sound helped to carve her honest, down to earth lyrics and writing style with an early 2000s country feel. Often being compared to a mix of Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. Ashley’s unique singing style ranges from rowdy and sensitive to light and soothing with a melodic twang. A natural storyteller, Ashley’s music connects with her listeners at a deeper level of meaning and healing, while staying true to her country soul. Listen to Ashley's latest single “Try Me One More Time” at ashleyghostkeepermusic.com

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasin

In the spirit of Reconciliation, we are showcasing Indigenous creators who are contributing to the music ecosystem on Treaties 6, 7, 8 and beyond. With their permission and respect, we are sharing Troy Kokol! @troykokol is an award-winning Canadian singer, producer, animator, video director, and songwriter with over 250 cuts to his name in a variety of music genres, TV, and film. Troy is a recipient of the SOCAN Award for Country Music and a 2-time CCMA Songwriter of the Year nominee. As a songwriter, Kokol has had cuts with many artists, including Australia's Hayley Jensen (w/ the #2 radio hit "Breakin Hearts"), Warner Music's Brett Kissel, Jerry Sereda, Jake Mathews, Don Amero, Chris Henderson, and Shane Yellowbird, whose single, "Pick Up Truck" (written w/ Joni Delaurier) was listed #6 all-time on Canadian country radio by Billboard. "Like A Record" is the follow-up single to his award-winning album, Lonely Ghost. The multi-talented Indigenous artist wrote, recorded, and engineered the single and later animated the video which was an Official Selection at the GIRAF 2020 international animation festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was nominated for Video of the Year at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards and received nominations for both Video and Songwriter of the Year at the CMAB Awards and the YYC Music Awards in 2021. Check out Troy's music at troykokol.com

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