From August 7 to August 15 2018
At the Quartier des spectacles de Montréal
Nikamotan Mtl - Musique nomade
Musique Nomade is pleased to announce the second edition of Nikamotan MTL on August 11 at 9:30 pm at Place des Festivals in Montreal during the Présence autochtone event. This year, the show takes hip-hop, electro, with the cream of the indigenous and indie music. A discovery of artists and a meeting of styles and cultures that one will not forget...
Iskwé
Iskwé is a Dene-Cree and Irish singer-songwriter, prominent on the Canadian music scene. At the heart of his artistic vision: an intercultural aesthetic that explores his struggle for both merging and detaching from modern Western archetypes. Her latest album, The Fight Within, was nominated for the 2017 Juno, and she recently made the long list of the 2018 Polaris Prize. With a sound palette inspired by the dark atmospheres of the 1990s, Iskwé's music is a force without complacency. This is her true rallying cry.
Chances
Their sound is a unique blend of influences, marrying pop-indie, electro and songs of the world, and drawing on French, English and Métis Canadian cultural baggage within the trio. The vocal harmonies intertwine and rise above powerful sections of percussion and synthesizers that unfold. What hinders one is a source of inspiration for the other. Dead ends become playgrounds. Trust the movement. It does not matter the destination.
Anachnid
A woman from the sky who falls on earth, Anachnid is a multidisciplinary Oji-Cree artist based in Montreal. Strong and enigmatic. Her animal totem: the spider. Her first single Windigo was released this spring. A powerful work of warrior, what she calls native trap that attacks intercultural prejudices with as much affront as humor.
Annie Sama
Based between Montreal and New York, Annie is a multidisciplinary Quebec and Congolese artist, as well as music, dance and visual arts, as well as having a foothold in the world of fashion. His music is singular; an avant-garde, industrial-sounding pop that is defined by a mix of electronic influences, including Grimes, Mozart's Sister, Arca, Yaeji and Chairlift.
Wolf Castle
Tristan Grant is a Mi'gmaq rapper from the community of Pabineau, New Brunswick. Twice nominated at the East Coast Music Association (ECMA), he is known for the agile flow of Biggie Smalls and the intensity of Kanye West. In his music, Wolf Castle has fun with old school sounds that have rocked his childhood and strong contemporary sounds. What he prefers above all else: to give himself on stage, with inexhaustible energy.
https://soundcloud.com/wolfcastleofficial
Violent Ground
The name of the group is inspired by the harsh reality of the community of Kawawachikamach: drug addiction, alcoholism, violence ... The two brothers Allan and Christian Nabininacaboo grew up there. After writing songs about what they themselves call "useless things," they became interested in their Naskapi culture, territory, and nation. Now based in Montreal, they are rapping with endless energy and a natural flow to give a voice to their community and their people.
https://violentground.bandcamp.com/releases
Sacred Wolf Singers
Founder of the band Sacred Wolf Singers, Tee Cloud has been playing and singing in the various Pow-Wow in North America for about fifteen years. Born in Metepenagiag (Redbank), New Brunswick, his passion for traditional Mi'gmaq music brought him from Vancouver to Albuquerque, Honolulu, to New York City. The sound of the traditional drum resonates with respect for its culture, but can also be mingled with astonishing contemporary musical variations...
https://www.facebook.com/Sacred-wolf-singers-168333437111992/
See all these artists together on stage, sometimes in collaboration, sometimes interpreting their own repertoire. On August 11, at 9:30 pm on the Place des Festivals, the strength and wisdom of teweikan will mingle with a contemporary and seductive pop scene.
Musical Director: Blaise Borboën-Léonard // Directed by: Xavier Huard // Art Direction: MN