wab kinew (pron. WOB-ka-NOO)

Wab Kinew

Wab Kinew is a Hip-Hop artist and CBC radio producer/host based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wab exemplifies what it means to be multicultural in Canada today, holding both a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and training in the traditional Medicine ways of his Anishinaabe people.
Wab has been producing tracks for fours years, appearing in Slangblossom’s “Convulsions”, RezOfficial’s “The Foundation” and The Original Soundtrack to the movie “Stryker”. His video for "If This Was Right" was nominated for several awards including the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award for Best Music Video, the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Video and the ImagineNative Film Festivals award for Best Music Video. Wab's rap group "Dead Indians" well known and has followers not only in Manitoba but the U.S and Mexico, are hyped and very original.

In 2008, Wab released his debut solo album “Live by the Drum”, which will followed a tour of the Southwestern United States and Western Canada. "Live by the Drum" mixes the urban rhythmic feel of hip-hop with the power and presence of the Pow-Wow drum.

 The Winnipeg Free Press named Wab, the number one Artist in Manitoba, beating out acts with major publishing deals, record contracts and booking agents. Winnipeg Press wrote "unlike other artists, Kinew has the charisma (and the business sense) to pull it off In 2009, he could finally smash the glass ceiling between Canada's most dynamic aboriginal voices and a deserved spotlight." (Winnipeg Free Press, January 6, 2009)

Album

• Live by the Drum
• Mide Sun Music (Mixtape)

Videos (YouTube Links)

"If This Was Right" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDSoK-Xv4wM
"Last Word" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9zDbBHMlU
"Good Bye Boy" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9K3n_fNp64

Wab Kinew

Buffy Sainte Marie

Buffy Sainte Marie

Buffy Sainte Marie was born on a reservation in Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, she was adopted and raised in Maine and Massachusetts. As a collage student in the early 1960's, she became known as a singer, song writer of protest and love. In 1962, Buffy Sainte Marie toured North America's collages, reservations and concert halls. She caught the attenion of her audience and many record companies, she entertained and at the same time educated them on Native American reality in the first person.
By age 24, Buffy toured all over Europe, Canada, Australia and Asia, she recieved many honors, medals and awards which continue today. Elvis, Barbra and Cher all recorded her song "Until It's Time For You To Go" and her song "Universal Soldier" became the anthem for the peace movement. The Billboard's dubed her as "Best New Artist". In 1976 Buffy quit recording as her son was born, then in 1993 she re-entered the music scene. The next day following her comeback concert newspaper headlines described Buffy's concert as "superb, powerful, and moving, drawing a roaring and deserved standing ovation". That same year, France named her as  "Best International Artist of 1993" and the United Nations chose her to proclaim the International Year of Indigenous People.

Buffy along side atists like Eartha Kitt, Taj Mahal and other outspoken performers were blacklisted fron the mainstream airways during the Lyndon Johnson years. In the 1980s, [President] Lyndon Johnson had been writing letters on White House stationary praising radio stations not to air Buffy's and other peoples music that were standing up for there cultures and beliefs. But in Native counrty and overseas, her fame only grew, she continued to appear at countless grassroots concerts, AIM events and other activist benefits.

Some of Buffy Sinte Marie's accievements are:

• 17 albums
• Three television specials
• Appeared on Sesame Street for five years
• Appeared in movies
• Helped found Canada's "Music of Aboriginal Canada" June Category
• Earned a Ph.d
• Taught Digital Music as a proffesor at several collages
• won an Academy Award Oscar for the song "Up Where We Belong"

Buffy Sainte-Marie's work is a reflection of her own life - extremely varied and unique - and her special skill is in joining seemingly unrelated ideas: A pacifist and a general. Indians and computers. Electronic art and Native realities.

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		CAN	US	UK[32]
1964	It's My Way!	—	—	—
1965	Many a Mile	—	—	—
1966	Little Wheel Spin and Spin	—	97	—
1967	Fire & Fleet & Candlelight	—	126	—
1968	I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again	—	171	—
1969	Illuminations	—	—	—
1970	Performance (film soundtrack)	—	—	—
	The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie	—	142	—
1971	The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2	—	—	—
	She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina	—	182	—
1972	Moonshot	—	134	—
1973	Quiet Places	—	—	—
1974	Native North American Child: An Odyssey	—	—	—
	Buffy	—	—	—
1975	Changing Woman	—	—	—
1976	Sweet America	—	—	—
1992	Coincidence and Likely Stories	63	—	39
1996	Up Where We Belong	—	—	—
1998	Singing Siam	—	—	—
1999	Cry With the eagle	—	—	—
2001	Canada oh Canada	—	—	—
2003	The Best of the Vanguard Years	—	—	—
2008	Buffy/Changing Woman/Sweet America	—	—	—
	Running For The Drum

singles

Videos (YouTube Links)

"Circle Game" -1970 -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDNlBFegH5M
"I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again" - 1971 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFJs2rcDFac
"He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo" - 1972 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HV0mt__kFM
"Until It's Time For You To Go" - 1996 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4RsN3fjcLg

Buffy Sainte Marie

Joey Stylez

Joey Stylez

A Metis from Saskatchewans Moosomin First Nation. Joey Stylez born Joseph Laplante, has proven not only to himself but to many people that hard work and dedication can bring great success. Joey Stylez is a well known Metis Rapper, He has done concerts not only in cities like Vancouver, British Columbia, to Winnipeg, Manitoba but also in isolated reservations like Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba and Wasagamack, Manitoba. With his unique background, sound and look, he is any thing but the norm. Joey Stylez's combined YouTube views reaches 2,500,000 and has gone from the underground to the mainstream.

Joey Stylez has been featured on the world renowned Magazine "XXL"  in 2007

 In 2008 his controversial reached number four on Much Mucis's Rap City.Joey Stylez had three videos that were in heavy rotation on Much Vibe.

Albums

The Black Star
The Black Star - The Missing Files
Feather and Rosary

Nominations. Awards and Submissions

2011- Aboriginal Album Of The Year - The Black Star
2010 - Single Of The Year - Kool Runnin'
2010 - Aboriginal Male Entertainer Of The Year
2010 - Best New Artist
2010 - Best Pop CD - The Black Star
2010 - Aboriginal Songwriter Of The Year - Kool Runnin'
2009 - Best Music Video - Sugar Cane

Links to Joey Stylez's Vidoes

"Switch It Up" ft. Noble - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqu48efsIE&feature=related
"Living Proof" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnEZnYIlwzU&feature=related
"Sugar Cane" ft. Big Save - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_nwgmTHa60&feature=related
"Indian Outlaw" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vl0qVGfXw&feature=related
"We Got This" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M1Wba8xRPw&feature=related

Team Rezofficial

Jay Mak, HellnBack, Stomp, Drezus, Tomislav - Team Rezofficial

Team Rezofficial does not only originate in one specific area but all over North America, the team consists of three MC's HellnBack (Karmen Omeasoo) from the First Nations surrounding Hobbema, Alberta, Drezus, (Jeremy Manitopyes) represents Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Calgary, Alberta, and Tomislav (Tomislav Milardovic) from Winnipeg, Manitoba and two producers Jay Mak (Jason Makinaw) and Stomp (Tom Crier) like their partner they are from the First Nations surrounding Hobbema, Alberta.

 Team Rezofficial's five members by no means hold back or stay to one sound, but exceed their sound to mix with other genres. Many young native's look up to Team Rezofficial's music like HellnBack's song "Stand Up" which is empowering natives as a culture and not only as a race.

The team started back in 2004 with producers Jay Mak and Stomp as a production duo then later recruited HellenBack then Drezus and Tomislav to hold down the MC duties. The team released two independent mixtapes "Hard Work And Hustle" and "Family First" then released two major label albums " "The Foundation" (Arbor/EMI Records) and the OST "Stryker" (Arbor/EMI Records). The team also dropped their latest album called "The World - And Everything In It". Four of Team Rezofficial's singles made it on MuchMusic's Rap City which are "Stand Up", "Just Bounce", "Lonely" and "Paper Music" and were on rotation regularly, which made them a force to be reckoned with.

Jay Mak And Stomp have also gone to work with Winnipeg's Most's "Northside Connections - mixtape" and the self titled "Winnipeg's Most" albums.

Awards, Nominations And Submissions


2009 - Best Group or Duo
2008 - Best Producer/engineer
2008 - Best Music Video - Paper Music
2007 - Best Rap/HipHop CD - The World And Everything In It
2006 - Best Rap/HipHop CD - The Foundation


Team Rezofficial's Videos

"Stand Up" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglrswRspoM
"Just Bounce" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Aj4DL_g_8&feature=related
"Lonely" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1rsi6SpLg 

"Paper Music" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohrsf7j9LO0&feature=related

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Winnipeg's Most



Jon-C, Charlie Fettah,  Brooklyn - Winnipeg's Most

 Early 2010, Winnipeg's Most released their first project. A promotional project called "Northside Conmnection" online and in winnipeg with great success. They released to singles "All That I Know" And "On These Streets" (feat. Kobe) on a local radio called Streets FM wich quickly reached number one.

Winnipeg's Most are from the northend of Winnipeg, Manitoba with three MC's Brooklyn, Jon-C and Charlie Fettah.

Brooklyn (Jamie Prefontaine) a Metis born and raised in Winnipegs Brooklands neighborhood emured as one of Canada's top urban artists, Brooklyn got his start on 2007 working on many songs for Heatbag Records mixtape releases. Brooklyns song  "Badass Short" was nominated for the 2009 Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards and released his solo venture "Mind of a Heatbag".

Jon-C (Billy Pierson) aka Da General, a First Nation memeber of Sageekng, Manitoba - was born and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba. After releasing his first solo CD in 2009 - “Da General: Blood, Sweat & Tears" which received three nominations at the 2009 Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards: Best hip hop / rap CD, Best new artist, and Best CD cover design.

Charlie Fettah (Tyler Rogers) Started on a local radio battling other MC's. after winning five weeks in a row he retired as an undisputed battle champ. Today he works with many MC's and has come out with another album with Rupness Monster called "ADHD" (Astronaut Dreams in High Definition)

Winnipeg's Most's Albums and Collaborative work

• Northside Connection (Mixtape) (2010)
• Winnipeg's Most (2010)
• Good Fellaz (2011)
• Speak No Evil
• ADHD: Astronaut Dreams in High Definition (2011) (with tha Rupness Monster)
• The Link (2011) (with Blu)
• Mind of a Heatbag (2009)
• Only the Strong Survive (2011)

Winnipeg's Most's Singles

"Princess" (Charlie Fettah & Tha Rupness Monsta) ft. Cypha
"Party All Night Long" (Jon-C & Blu) ft. Ed E Buk
"On These Streets" ft. Kobe
"What You In It For"
"Bang Bang"
"Don't Stop" ft. the Rupness Monster

Year	Song	Streetz FM	Album
2011	"Princess" (Charlie Fettah & Tha Rupness Monsta) ft. Cypha Diaz	1	ADHD
Year	Song	Streetz FM	Album
2011	"Party All Night Long" (Jon-C & Blu) ft. Ed E Buk	4	The Link
Year	Song	Streetz FM	Album
2010	"On These Streets" ft. Kobe	1	Winnipeg's Most
	"What You In It For"	1
2010	"Bang Bang"	2
2011	"Don't Stop" ft. the Rupness Monster	2

Winnipeg's Most's features

• Ashley Blakk ft. Charlie Fettah, Jon-C & Brooklyn - Don't Waste My Time
• Cromeone ft. Charlie Fettah, Zeek Illa & Ed E Buk - Never Gunna Quit
• Ed E Buk & Zeek Illa ft. Brooklyn - Pray For Me
• Kidd Kane ft. Charlie Fettah, the Rupness Monster & Zeek Illa - Poppin' Bottles (Remix)
• Kidd Kane ft. Charlie Fettah, the Rupness Monster & Zeek Illa - Champion Sound
• Kidd Kane ft. Charlie Fettah & the Rupness Monster - Reminicing (Remix)
• Kidd Kane & Cypha Diaz ft. Charlie Fettah & Brooklyn - Sunshine
• Kidd Kane & Cypha Diaz ft. Charlie Fettah, the Rupness Monster & John Smith - Space Invaders (Remix)
• Kidd Kane & Cypha Diaz ft. Charlie Fettah, the Rupness Monster & Zeek Illa - Killer
• Lorenzo ft. Jon-C & Charlie Fettah - Fly Away (Remix)
• Two-Young ft. Brooklyn - No Issues
• Young Kidd ft. Jon-C & Crown P - The Boss
• Young Kidd ft. Charlie Fettah, Zeek Illa, Ed E Buk & Lotto - Never Take Me Alive
• Young Kidd ft. Charlie Fettah & Lotto - Want It All

Winnipeg's Most's (Official and YouTube) Vidoes

• All That I Know (Directed by Stuey Kubrick)
• Bang Bang (Directed by Stuey Kubrick)
• No Place Like Home (Directed by Jon-C & Brooklyn)
• Breaker Breaker 1-9 (Directed by Jon-C & Brooklyn)

YouTube link to songs listed above

"All That I Know" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAF3ypMS84
"Bang Bang" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7mMqFReFrM
"No Place Like Home" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESrJLbUBBbk
"Breaker Breaker 1-9" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgzDoSxCaTI