Issue 121 – Chantil Dukart, Graeme Jonez and Logan Staats
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Author: Larry K
Shylah Ray Sunshine in our Spotlight Interview (Neo Soul, R&B)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we welcome back from LA California, singer, songwriter and vocal coach, Shylah Ray Sunshine is in the house. Her new album is out “Lessons in Love,” she brings us a nice new twist of Indigenous Neo Soul and R&B.
Enjoy music from Shylah Ray Sunshine, Hataalii, Chantil Dukart, Hannah Burge, Irv Lyons Jr., Qacung, Indian City, Latin Vibe, Oliwa, Stolen Identity, Solju, Julian Taylor, Graeme Jonez, Logan Staats, Dan L’initie, Gator Beaulieu, Lacey Hill, Samantha Crain, Alexis Lynn, Low Budget Rock Star, The City Lines, Twin Deer, Morgan Toney, DJ krayzkree, Boogey the Beat, Southern Thunderbird Medicine Drum, Cody Coyote, Artson, Quese Imc, Supaman, Bebel Gilberto, The Spiritual Warriors and much much more.
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OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
SHYLAH RAY SUNSHINE IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
SHYLAH RAY SUNSHINE – INTO THE WILD
SHYLAH RAY SUNSHINE BIOGRAPHY
An Algonquin native of Canada, Shylah Ray Sunshine is an award-nominated influential vocalist, musician, mother, and Soul Voice Singing coach. Coming from humble roots, she dreamed of becoming a pop star and began her self-taught journey of singing, piano, and percussion at a young age. After years of honing her craft and singing at karaoke & open mics to develop her stage presence, a visit to LA resulted in a spontaneous and serendipitous band invitation. Shortly after, Shylah began her journey as a mother and gave birth to her first daughter at home at only 20 years old.
The transformation into motherhood became a powerful and definitive catalyst for her journey as a songwriter, and she began writing and sharing her music in the Los Angeles area in 2009. Her talent was quickly recognized, leading to her rapid success as a featured artist on several documentaries, albums, and social media platforms. Her initiatory momentum continued to grow, resulting in a multitude of celebrated singles, collaborations, and live performances.
Shylah’s musical sound and style are a blend of Neo-Soul, R&B, Blues, and Hip-hop, enrapturing audiences with her gospel-like voice, sensual tones, and ultra-moving lyrics. Inspired by her lifelong idols Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Fela Kuti, and Bob Marley, Shylah’s music is most frequently compared to and influenced by the vocal style and spiritual deliverance of Alicia Keys and Erykah Badu.
Shaped by these revolutionary artists, Shylah’s mission as a musician is to inspire her audience to live boldly and authentically, and use their voices to create change. Her songs are rooted in radical emotional transparency, spiritual healing, empowerment, indigenous representation, equality, cultural and political change, community connection, and environmental respect. Her hit single “Existence”, often referred to as a power anthem, has achieved placement in dozens of advertisements and was nominated for a Hollywood Music Media Award for Best Song with Message/Social Impact.
After years of requests, Shylah began offering Soul Voice Singing sessions, a customized voice empowerment program, in 2016 as well as workshops and immersions. These educational, experiential, and heartfelt offerings provide vocal empowerment, singing instruction, and songwriting coaching for all ages and levels of experience. She offers her tailor-fit services in person and online to clients worldwide.
Shylah is known as a wildly authentic performer, entertainer, and, more recently, high-in-demand DJ at live events. An inspiring and uplifting artist, fans and followers are magnetized by her passion, power, and deeply moving performances. Shylah currently tours the US as a solo artist performing her live music and teaching workshops.
With her first full-length album “Into the Wild” in 2018, holding over 4 million streams, and a new single dropped “U.N.I.verses” in September 2022 as a warm-up for her new album released in May 2023, LESSONS IN LOVE.
Chantil Dukart in our Spotlight Interview (Jazz, Pop)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we from Anchorage Alaska, Chantil Dukart is in the house. Singer, songwriter and jazz pianist. Her new album is out, entitled “Lady and the Champ”, a nice new mix a jazz pop.
Enjoy music from Chantil Dukart, Stolen Identity, Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie, Stoney Bear, Sober Junkie, Ghost Town Orchestra, Tom Bee, Dustin Harder, Los Amigos Invisibles, Martha Redbone, Indian City, Chantal Kreviazuk, Shylah Ray Sunshine, Aysanabee, Curt Young & Jame Medicine Crane, South Thunderbird, Janel Munoa, Dawn Karima, Night Shield, Gina Lorning, Groupo Fantasma, Johnny Ray Jones, Dan-Georges Mckenzie, Vern Cheechoo, John Paul Hodge and much more.
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OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
CHANTIL DUKART IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
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CHANTIL DUKART – IMAGINATION
BIOGRAPHY
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Tsimshian and Sugpiaq (Alutiiq)
HOMETOWN: Anchorage, Alaska
EMAIL: [email protected]
Chantil dawayuu. L’axgiik d’ipdaagu. T’simshian aada Sugpiaqnuu. N’toixsn n’uusm.
Chantil is from the Eagle Clan and is a descendant of Cecil and Anna Barnes and the Tsimshian and Sugpiaq Indigenous people of Alaska. She is a jazz pianist, composer and singer-songwriter who weaves intricate webs of harmony and storytelling with compelling melodies that speak to the heart and mind. Her recent album “Lady and the Champ” released in September 2022 speaks to this dualistic dynamic of nature that binds the intellectual and emotional capacity of the human spirit.
Through the lens of her ancestral roots, personal experiences and contemporary influences, Chantil writes and produces a blend of pop and jazz music. She hopes to increase the visibility of female native artists in the jazz/pop world and inspire younger women by working hard to progress her career and future opportunities for all native female jazz artists.
Chantil is an accomplished jazz pianist/singer/composer that earned her 2014 Bachelor of Arts in Music at the prestigious Frost School of Music at University of Miami, Florida. She has performed all over the world from 5 star hotels in Miami to an Australian cruise and local venues in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. Her versatility on and off stage make her a young professional that is both fun and easy to work with. In September 2022 she released a post-pandemic album entitled “Lady and the Champ” which has been highly received due to its polished blend of pop and jazz music. Her first album “In the Beginning” gained her unsolicited contact from 5 major record labels. Recent performance highlights include the “Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band” at the WSU Campus.
Chantil is also a 5+ year on-air host as a radio DJ at the premiere jazz radio station in Colorado Springs, Jazz 93.5. Becoming a prominent and known community member through her personality and knowledge of jazz on-air has been an excellent parallel motion that has propelled her musical career and ability to publicly host and speak at events as well.
Chantil has shared the stage with such world class musicians as Jill Scott, Junius Bervine (Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar), Michael Piolet (Hamilton), Dwayne Moore (Beck, Lauren Hill), Adam Deitch (Lettuce). Kris Myers (Umphrees Mcgee).
Other personal statements/quotes to perhaps include:
One of the challenges of American multiculturalism is that the melting pot risks losing identity and connections with ancestors. My personal experience speaks to this as I have always felt both deeply connected and cut off with my indigenous roots. Forced assimilation sent my grandparents to boarding schools that stripped away their cultural inheritance, which created the disconnect that trickles down to the descendants today.
Recently I went to Alaska to perform during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention (that was founded by my grandfather Cecil) and performed an album release show for a largely native audience. People’s excitement about this “young Tsimshian artist” gave me a deep sense of belonging that was incredible powerful for me.
I want to inspire and connect with other indigenous creatives who don’t necessarily fit neatly into the stereotypical native artist paradigm. I started an Indigenous Jazz Musicians Facebook page to connect with other native jazz creators. I want to help bridge the gap between those more steeped in tradition and those who feel isolated by their Westernized upbringing. There is not enough representation of indigenous artists in the pop/jazz/mainstream music narrative. I strongly believe I can best serve my community by continuing to create pop/funk/jazz music that highlights visibility of native artists who don’t fall into the traditional native art aesthetic.
Graeme Jonez in our Spotlight Interview (Folk, Rock)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, today we welcome from Toronto, Canada, Graeme Jonez will be stepping into our Spotlight. Singer, Songwriter and Story Teller. He has just released his debut album is out entitled “Creatures & Criminals.”
Also enjoy 2 hours of our Indigenous tunes featuring Graeme Jonez, Samantha Crain, Aysanabee, Bajofondo, The Halluci Nation, Chippewa Travellers, Robert Mirabal, Martha Rebone, Hayley Wallis, Latin Vibe, Sinuupa, Soda Stereo, Brule, Def-i, Marie Font, Richie Ledreagle, Dan L’initié, Bomba Estereo, Gary Small & the Coyote Bros, Teagan Littlechief, Tracy Bone, Joey Pringle, Seneca Shaganappi, Mike Bern, Alexis Lynn, Chantil Dukart, Matcitim, Ozomatli, QVLN, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Janel Munoa, Low Budget Rock Star and much much more.
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OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
GRAEME JONEZ IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
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GRAEME JONEZ – ITS A COLD COLD PLACE
BIOGRAPHY
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Sheguiandah Ojibway First Nation
HOMETOWN: Toronto
EMAIL: [email protected]
Ojibway musician Graeme Jonez is a storyteller. His latest release, the full-length album
Creatures & Criminals, illustrates this in a most vibrant way. A collection of 13 songs written over the span of more than a decade, Creatures & Criminals was released in March 2023 as the first widely-distributed album by this Toronto-based singer-songwriter.
Jonez, an alumni of Manitoba Music’s prestigious Indigenous Music Residency, first gained recognition when his 2006 track “Black Magic Goldmine” was featured on the 2009 compilation album Dig Your Roots: Aboriginal alongside powerhouse Indigenous artists like Tanya Tagaq, Leela Gilday and Digging Roots. His return to the scene commenced in 2021 when the decision was made to release a new album—his first in a decade.
The veteran songsmith refers to his songs as “folk music,” but that’s far from an accurate holistic description of Creatures & Criminals. Sure, there’s a traditional singer-songwriter foundation and an mericana tinge to the album, but the overall sound is way more indie rock than trad folk. Jonez doesn’t stray far from his acoustic guitar and harmonica, but you’ll also find various electric guitars, drums, keyboards and a myriad of other instruments handpicked to flavor Jonez’s compositions. You’ll even find hints of his ‘60s influences throughout the album.
But really, Jonez is a storyteller at heart, and his lyricism is what makes Creatures & Criminals a truly unique record. He’s been honing his songwriting craft for more than two decades, drawing particular inspiration from dark folk, murder ballads and Delta blues music.
“I call a lot of the songs on this album ‘dark fiction,’” says Jonez. “These are just imaginary tales that I made rhyme and then put to song. Most of the tales are fictional but, as with much of the music that influences me, there’s always a serious underlying message or theme in the lyrics.”
Case in point: The lead single, “100 Days Deep,” depicts a zombie apocalypse that’s actually a metaphor for the colonization of Turtle Island. On “It’s A Cold, Cold Place,” Jonez writes of home as a harsh environment rather than a welcoming one. Meanwhile, “The Flood!” creates a sense of hysteria in a tale about New York City being flooded from the effects of climate change. A member of the Sheguiandah Ojibway First Nation on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Jonez’s Ojibway heritage frequently informs his songwriting, as evidenced on “Draggin’ The Same Dead Deer Up The Same Ol’ Hill,” “Trickster, Wolfman & The Motorcycle,” and the album’s prolific closer, “Valley People.” That song’s final verse concludes with the words, “They will never take our mothers, and they will never take our daughters / Because our spirit’s in the land, and our souls are in the water.”
The task of taking Jonez’s crafty compositions to the next level was up to Toronto-based producer Derek Downham and engineer Tim Foy at Toronto’s The Nelson Room studio. The musical backdrop—lush and yet somehow perfectly sparse at the same time—creates the perfect soundscape for Jonez’s illustrative fables. The final production has been called atmospheric and cinematic. Jonez is adamant about thanking the Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for supporting the creation of Creatures & Criminals. It was only through this vital government funding that Jonez was able to execute such an elaborate piece of work.
“The support of these organizations is literally the only way I could have made this album,” admits Jonez. “I make it a point to encourage Indigenous artists to research and apply for grants, bursaries and awards that are available in their area. It could honestly take your work to that next level you didn’t think was possible.”
Jonez is excited for the future. Once the promotional work on Creatures & Criminals tapers off, he’s got a bucket of new songs, melodies and ideas to shape into the next album. Do yourself a favour and go listen to Creatures & Criminals via most streaming platforms or by visiting graemejonez.ca.
David Laronde EASTERN CANADA TOUR 2023
EASTERN CANADA TOUR DATES: ON|NB|PEI
Featuring Award-Nominated
Album I KNOW I CAN FLY
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TORONTO – Teme-Augama Anishnabai singer-songwriter DAVID LARONDE performs contemporary roots, folk, rock, and blues. Laronde, who lives in Temagami, ON, will embark on an Eastern Canada tour to promote his latest of three full albums, I KNOW I CAN FLY, out now on all major platforms. Laronde begins touring June 21 in Northern Ontario on Bear Island, then hits New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in July, and ends up in Toronto, ON, on October 12 at the Avenue Road Performance Academy. See below for a full list of tour dates.
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Laronde’s debut album Right City Wrong Town was nominated for APCM Awards’ Best Blues Album in 2013. Then came Under the Raven’s Wings, and then his third album, I Know I Can Fly – which received a nomination for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year from the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2022.
Given this history, audiences already know that his storytelling is sharp, and his music is uplifting. As Laronde says, “Music transcends all. The message in my music simple. In this great land of ours, let’s use the strength and power from our ancestors – who thrived for thousands of years, holistically, physically, and spiritually connected to Mother Earth. We all have the power to live free and healthy just by being aware of our connection to our ancestors.” That said, Laronde IS ON A MISSION.
This tour brings him to Canada’s East Coast to walk in the footsteps of his own Deny de Laronde ancestors, to feel and experience the history at Port Lajoie (Charlottetown), PEI, France-Acadia-PEI-Ottawa River valley. On this tour, folks will get to know Laronde’s latest album I Know I Can Fly. It’s a quietly powerful meditation on the perseverance of loving relationships and personal freedom through all sorts of challenging circumstances. It features crisp acoustic guitar, compelling vocals, and gentle but captivating production throughout. “I Need You” offers a simple confession of timeless, eternal commitment, while “Run With My Father” combines a Roma feel and haunting vocals with an unusually wordless chorus.
Laronde says the song is about feeling free, and connecting to his parents, as he was running along a beach in Cuba. The gently rolling title track offers an evocative slide guitar, a distinctive hand drum, and a rootsy Americana vibe. Laronde says he wrote this song of freedom while sitting on a rock watching a gull float in the summer breeze. On the other hand, “Leonard’s Lament,” a dark, moody piece, with tremolo’ed electric guitar, was written for Leonard Peltier — who’s been in a federal penitentiary for the past 47 years, after being wrongly convicted of killing two FBI agents at the 1975 shootout on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
“Right Here For You” is about a teenage mother giving up her baby at birth and reuniting some 50 years later. Trumpets sound in celebration of the fulfilled quest to find each other. “Gonna Be Alright” is a lighthearted, bouncy, old-school country song of reassurance that relationships will last through tenuous times of lockdown and forced co-habitation. “Teen suicide on Canadian Indian reservations remains an unsolvable human problem,” says Laronde.
“‘One Last Time’ is meant to bring the listener into the aftermath of one such event.” “Footsteps” is the most purely “folk” song on the album and is a personal account of the inner turmoil when making “moving on” decisions to end a relationship or an unsatisfactory job. “Lovers being held apart by circumstances due to COVID-19 are most noticeable at Christmas time,” says Laronde. “‘Where Are You’ is about that void left when a lover is alone during the holidays.” “I Carry Your Smile” is an instrumental about the ever-present smile of Laronde’s mother Barbara Laronde (nee Turner). “When I smile, I think of her, and carry her love wherever I go,” he says.
MORE ABOUT DAVID LARONDE DAVID LARONDE is a Canadian award-nominated Indigenous singer-songwriter performing contemporary roots, folk, rock, and blues. He hails from the ancient Teme-Augama Anishnabai (Deep Water People) in beautiful Northern Ontario. His music is uplifting and refreshing, as he fuses an urban influence with the mystery and ancestral philosophy of his homeland. With award-nominated albums to his credit, Laronde writes songs that offer fresh takes on the human condition. They examine themes of personal strength, freedom, love, hope, and joy, with the ever-changing seasons in the background. With full band, duo, or solo he engages the audience with an entertaining, energetic and soulful performance every time.
ALBUM CREDITS: All songs written by: David Laronde. Released June 4, 2021 David Laronde: Acoustic guitar, ukelele, vocal Peter Cliché: Acoustic and electric guitars, fretless bass guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro, flute, ukelele, violin and background vocals Produced, mixed and recorded by: Peter Cliche Mastered by: Serpent One Mastering, Toronto Album graphics: Haley Laronde Front cover photo: Gerry Gooderham Back cover photo: Heather Reid Cover photography: Gooderham Photography
EASTERN CANADA TOUR DATES: June 21 Indigenous Day Celebrations – Bear Island, ON June 23 Private corporate party – New Liskeard, ON July 1 Bracebridge Canada Day Celebrations – Bracebridge, ON July 12 Maja’s Garden Gigs Concert Series, Mindemoya, ON July 15 Private celebration, Temagami, ON July 19 Art in the Park Concert Series, Haileybury waterfront, Haileybury, ON July 22 Temagami Farmer’s Market, Temagami, ON July 27 Avant Garde, Ottawa, ON July 29 Broken Record Bar & Music Room, Fredericton, NB
Aug 5 The Hollywood STAR ROOM, Sheffield, NB Aug 8 Harmony House, Hunter River, PEI Aug 9-11 The Sound of the Waterfront Concert Series, Charlottetown, PEI Aug 26 Block Party, North Bay, ON Sept 3 Bluesfest – North Bay, ON Oct 3 Jazz at the Junction, North Bay, ON Oct 12 Avenue Road Performance Academy, Toronto, ON
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DAN L’INITIÉ (Hip Hop, Reggae)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we welcome from Quebec, Canada, Indigenous Rapper, Dan Linitie is in our house. He has just released his 3rd album is out entitled “Tome III: L’accomplissemt.” A nice fusion mix of Hip hop and Reggae. Read all about his and hear his music on our website at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/dan-linitie. Enjoy music from Dan Linitie, STOik, Jak’kota, Plex, Drezus, Solju, Hayley Wallis, Angel Baribeau, QVLN, 1915, Old Soul Rebel, Latin Vibe, Dan L’initie, Graeme Jonez, Aysanabee, Low Budget Rock Star, Carsen Gray, Samantha Crain,Thunderhand Joe and the Medicine Show, Redbone, Morgan Toney, Emma Stevens, Esther Pennell, Indian City, Shon Denay, Aocelyn, Shauna Seeteenak, Alexis Lynn, Brandis Knudsen, G Precious, Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers, NORTHBOUND51, The City Lines, Isaac Murdoch, Matt Epp and much much more.
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DAN L’INITIE IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
BIOGRAPHY
Dan L’Initié is a conscious rapper in search of spiritual evolution and universal truths. Of Wendat origin, he began rapping at the age of 16 and very quickly discovered a deep passion for writing and music. It is in 2014 that the adventure begins. He will be invited on the TV set of TAM 3 and TAM 4. He will also be selected by Musique nomade for the shooting of his video clip “Hymnes à la vie” and he will be the subject of several interviews on the radio waves to explain his musical and literary approach. In July 2015, he will release his album “Porteurs de Messages” composed of 21 songs and a professional DVD of the show he gave at the Pow-Wow in Wendake, in 2014.
He will be back with a vengeance in 2016 announcing a three-volume concept of seven songs each where he will step out of his comfort zone and clichés. The first, Volume 1: Renaissance, released in September 2017 on all platforms. The second: The Experience which was released in the spring of 2021 and the last, Tome 3 which is currently being created and will be the finale of a 21 song project about the soul’s journey in the physical world.
Alexis Lynn in our Spotlight Interview (Pop)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K. This week we welcome from Surrey, British Columbia. Singer, songwriter and storyteller, Alexis Lynn is in the house. Her new album is out entitled “Real Talk.” She’s brings us a nice mix of up-tempo dance-floor bop.
Enjoy music from Alexis Lynn, Chantil Dukart, Khu.eex, Qacung, Airjazz, Elastic Bond, Mike Paul, Jimmy Lee Young, Thunderhand Joe and the Medicine Show, Latin Vibe, Stolen Identity, Nancy Sanchez, Shauit, Yves Lambert, Graeme Jonez, Centavrvs, Aysanabee, Dan Linitie, Campo, Locos Por Juana, Redbone, Midnight Sparrows, NORTHBOUND51, Tracy Lee Nelson, Blue Mountain Tribe, Aterciopleados, Bomba Estero, Joey Stylez, Carsen Gray, Kelly Fraser, Melody McArthur, Jahkota and much much more.
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OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
ALEXIS LYNN IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
BIOGRAPHY
Alexis Lynn’s fans know that ultra-catchy hooks and radio-ready production are a given; the stories she’s telling with them though, just might surprise you. Alexis Lynn is a singer-songwriter from Surrey, British Columbia and she has an ambitious year ahead of her. A captivating performer with a honeyed vocal tone and an edge underneath it, Alexis crafts deceptively sweet pop anthems that never shy away from her ethos of honesty and empowerment. Inspired by the worlds of hip-hop and R&B, her music radiates confidence and examines our insecurities in equal measure. With an ambitious year ahead of her,
Growing up outside of Vancouver, Alexis Lynn knew from her earliest days that she wanted to be a singer. It was when she took up songwriting as a teen that she knew she was destined to be an artist. Having always loved writing, Alexis found that speaking her truths through music came naturally, and her family roots in Canada’s First Nations further inspired her commitment to storytelling and her belief in the importance of sharing our life experiences. With unapologetic greats like Amy Winehouse and Rihanna as guiding influences, Alexis developed a raw style of songwriting that belies her sweet demeanor, confident in tackling any topic that she feels passionate about. An unabashed feminist and an advocate for mental health awareness, Alexis writes songs that cut the small talk, helping people of all stripes to feel heard in their struggles and inspiring listeners to know their own worth and to never settle. And with a work ethic like hers, settling isn’t on the table for Alexis Lynn: with a hand in the whole creative process, from art design to music video editing, Alexis has the drive and artistic clarity to make her aspirations a reality.
Entering 2021, those aspirations are big. Alexis Lynn’s impressive streak of recent singles has shown off her vocal chops and aesthetic range, running the gamut from the dance music-inflected “Ghosts” (a bare, anthemic meditation on vulnerability and insecurity) to the club-friendly buoyancy of “Bubble” (a flirtatious trap-pop bop about emotional availability). Writing and recording prolifically despite the pandemic, Alexis plans to go deeper than ever on her next project: a multifaceted exploration of mental health and its effects on our lives and relationships that promises to be her most personal work yet. And though circumstances have kept her from the communal energy of live performance, Alexis Lynn’s uplifting, affirming music might be the perfect balm for the interim; in an era defined by distance, what could be better than songs that make us feel a little less alone?
Hayley Wallis in our Spotlight Interview (Pop)
Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we welcome from Vancouver, British Columbia. Singer, songwriter, Hayley Wallis is on deck. She’s been enjoying success with the release of her videos and now she has a new album is out entitled “Halulu.” Hayley is featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, visit us on our new website at www.indigenousinmusic.com to read all about her.
Featuring music from Hayley Wallis, HK Higher Knowledge, Alexis Lynn, Chantil Dukart, Stolen Identity, Brule, John Paul Hodge, Mark Grant, Pamyua, Latin Vibe, Melody McArthur, Rayos Laser, Daniela Spalla, Dj Shub, Joey Stylez, Carsen Gray, The Northstars, Graeme Jonez, Frikstailers, Elastic Bond, Caleigh Cardinal, Jace Martin, 1915, Shon Denay, Big Skoon, Raye Zaragoza, Dan Linitie, Gator Beaulieu, Def-I, DJ OHM, Ailaika, Thiaguinho, Low Budget Rock Star, Rhonda Head and much much more.
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HAYLEY WALLIS IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
HAYLEY WALLIS & THE BRIGHT FUTURES FULL SET AT THE TALKING STICK FESTIVAL
HAYLEY WALLIS BIOGRAPHY
The rich textured tone of singer songwriter Hayley Wallis’ voice has an unmistakable confidence that is immediately recognizable. Hayley delivers a powerful emotional performance that evokes a response as dynamic as her vocal range. She is part of the Kitasoo/Xais’xais Nation, originally from Klemtu, a small isolated island located in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. Hayley is well on her way to breaking into the scene with her debut single coffee cup, a relatable soulful pop anthem about mental health and reaching out for help.
She began her musical journey at a young age, singing for her family and community, and credits their support for developing the passion she now has. Moving from her home in pursuit of her artistic aspirations, she now resides in Vancouver, BC, balancing work life and family life as a young mother while steadily focused on her musical goals. Hayley has amassed tens of thousands of views on her YouTube cover videos and has worked hard to refine her original songs to release on major platforms. She is working on her highly anticipated EP set for release in spring 2022.
Hayley is passionate about leaving a strong legacy and paving a path along her way. She sings for herself, for her children and for her people and hopes to set an example that will empower the young generation of her community to pursue their dreams.
Issue 120 – Alexis Lynn, Dan L’initié and MATCITIM
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