Kahnawake born and raised, Brendt Thomas Diabo, is an ever evolving musician and actor. Diabo started his music career with two independently released EPs and singles while touring across Ontario, New York, and Quebec and on screen he made his debut with an outstanding performance in Adam Garnet Jones’...
Clockwise from left to right: Julian Taylor from Canada, Stan Walker from Aotearoa (New Zealand), Miiesha from Aṉangu/Torres Strait Island (Australia), and Brendt Thomas Diabo (Mohawk from Canada) More and more Indigenous musicians are carving out a space of their own. Today the soundwaves are blessed w...
Each year we are blessed with more music from talented Indigenous musicians. Oftentimes, Indigenous musicians are underrated in the genres they perform in, from the bad ass lyrics of the Prado Monroe to the soulful timelessness of Caleigh Cardinal. That’s why we want to show our love and celebrate Indig...
Photo: Cover art from “Indigenous” by Sinematic As the days grow shorter and we prepare for the winter ahead, MUSKRAT has new Indigenous music to add to your playlist. Here are seven vibrant Indigenous songs to lift your spirits and keep you cozy and warm. INDIGENOUS (MÉTIS & CREE)...
Newcomer, Black and Indigenous queer rapper Prado is a sharp and fierce voice for Black and Indigenous Women of Colour. She dropped her debut album, Prado Monroe EP, on June 18, 2021, a day just before Juneteenth. “Juneteenth is a day that stands for the emancipation of enslaved black people, the libera...
Remember this kid? Zeegwon Shilling (Anishinaabe) is now 15 years old. He has entered an original song called “Get You” which he wrote and recorded for CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight 2021 competition. Chii miigwetch (Big thanks) for all the support voting in the competition. Miigwetch to the many...
Tara Williamson | Image credit: Scott Benesiinaabandan Poet, provocateur, singer, and songwriter Tara Williamson (Anishinaabekwe/Nehayowak) just dropped her single album, Almost, in March 2021. Watch out for her album, Enough, to be released in June. Thematically it touches on the subjects of relationsh...
Jayli Wolf | Image source: Hayden Wolf This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge the dated patriarchal system we all live in and to celebrate the achievements of women everywhere so that we may strive to live in a more aware, equal, and inclusive society. Here at MUSKRAT Maga...
Image credit: nicksherman.ca This week on APTN’s, AMPLIFY, Nick Sherman examines the challenges of living in Thunder Bay as an Indigenous person. The northern Ontario city is notorious for being racist towards Indigenous people—and it is deadly. It’s where 7 Indigenous youth died under similar circumsta...
Red Sky Performance | Image source: Bruce Zinger with artwork by Andy Moro. Red Sky Performance presents the world premiere of Flow, a performance created in response to the 1941’s children’s book Paddle to the Sea – a book told from a White lens featuring Indigenous characters. The showcase premiered o...
