Born of Haida Indigenous and mixed descent, the award-winning singer and songwriter Carsen Gray intertwines the peace of her surroundings into a soulful sound spiked with R&B energy, pop and a twist of Indigenous spirit. After making waves across Canada, she will be introducing herself to the world on her upcoming 2022 debut EP. Below check out the latest release from Gray streaming exclusively on Rising Indigenous Voices Radio.
Meet indigenous artist Jordanne, formerly known as ASCXNSION. A Portland-born, Chinook and Kanaka Maoli MC, singer/songwriter, Jordanne speaks directly to their listeners with euphoric and ethereal sounds with an effortless take on bedroom pop and alternative hip hop. Whether they are going to war on a verse or singing on cloudy choruses, every experience of theirs refuses to remain silent. In a recent Instagram post, Jordanne announced the new era and that new music is on the way. Below, check out the latest releases from Jordanne and be on the lookout for the new era of music.
Ahtna Athabascan and Iñupiaq songwriter Quinn Christopherson has just released the latest single “2005.” Check out the latest music video below and be on the lookout for the anticipated debut album coming this year.
Quinn has recently announced he will be joining Courtney Barnett at the Here and There Festival and will also be joining Thao and Black Belt Eagle Scout on their upcoming West Coast run starting later this month.
J-Rez has released “the Children,” a heart-wrenching song dedicated to the children found in mass – unmarked graves at residential school sites all across North America. Check out the official music video below for the newly released single playing exclusively on Rising Indigenous Voices Radio.
J-Rez, born Jared Big Canoe, is an Ojibwe / Mohawk hip-hop artist from Georgina Island First Nation Ontario. He is currently based out of Toronto and was previously nominated for an Indigenous Music Award (2018), released three studio albums, and performed alongside Buffy Sainte-Marie, Classified, A Tribe Called Red, Digging Roots, HellnBack, and many more.
Byron Nicholai (Yupik) has just released his new album “Ayagnera (The Beginning).” The 13 track album is now available on all streaming platforms and exclusively on Rising Indigenous Voices Radio.
In 2014, Nicholai began to upload videos of himself singing and dancing in Yupik to the “I Sing, You Dance” Facebook page. His videos began to rise in popularity, resulting in a 2015 performance for the United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, D.C. at the Arctic Council United States Chairmanship kickoff.
Check out Nicholai’s latest video below and click here for more about the artist.
Born in Sheet’ka (Sitka, Alaska), Nicholas Galanin is Tlingit and Unangax̂; he creates from his perspective as an Indigenous man. Check out his latest single Knives and the official music video below.
Indigenous artist Carsen Gray will release her upcoming single “Cracks” on March 11, 2022. Born of Haida and mixed descent, the award-winning singer and songwriter will be releasing her debut EP this summer.
WasIlla, Alaska’s very own Portugal. The Man released their new single “What Me, Worry?” on February 9 from their upcoming album due this summer.
Tanya Tagaq is an Inuk throat singer, composer and author who grew up in Nunavut, a remote territory of Canada near the Arctic Circle. Check out the title track below from her new album ‘Tongues.’
The second single and title track of Amanda Rheaume’s upcoming spring 2022 release on Ishkodé Records, The Spaces In Between touches on a common Métis experience: the feeling of not being enough, and learning to validate oneself despite it. A champion for those who may feel as though they don’t belong, Amanda reaches out and leads the way confidently, singing “I’m finding my own voice in the sound of the spaces in between…” Check out the video for the single below, co-written with Hill Kourkoutis and Serena Ryder.