The Evolving Landscape of Indigenous Music in Canada

This is Alan Greyeyes. He owns and operates the artist and project management firm Ogichidaa Arts, he produces the sākihiwē festival, and volunteers on the Board of Directors for the Polaris Music Prize, the Indigenous Steering Committee for the National Music Centre, and the Rap and Indigenous Category Committees for the JUNO Awards. He has 13 years of experience at Manitoba Music where he learned a lot of the skills required to do what he does. His time there was also monumental for developing his community as he continued his networking efforts. We even got to hear about the time that he got the chance to meet and talk to Susan Aglukark.

Episode theme: Where is the future of Indigenous Music going and where did it come from? In this conversation, we got to dive into the kinds of struggles that Indigenous artists are facing and how some of them are being addressed. If you are curious to learn more about how the Indigenous Music Community is thriving and how you can help support then this episode is for you! Watch HERE.

Thank you for joining us, Alan! A big thank you to Prevail Media Group for producing Go Produce. Thank you FACTOR Canada for funding part of this initiative.

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