Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, on todays show we welcome from Bella Coola, Nuxalk, welcome members of the Indigenous musical collective “Nuxalk Radio Records.” Nuskmata and Qwaxw in the house to tell us all about their new album, and journey they took to produce it in their language along with a mix of genres. Nuxalk are featured in our current issue of the SAY Magzine, read all about them at our place www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/nuxalk-radio.
Enjoy music from Nuxalk Radio, Leonard Sumner, J. Pablo, Indian City, Aysanabee, Ray Zaragoza, Samantha Crain, Carsen Gray, Nicole Gatti, Bomba Estero, Ana Tijoux, Joshua Haulli, Marx Cassity, 1915, Mike Bern, Edzu’u, Tracy Bone, Jason Benoit, Trent Sgecoutay, Uncle Trent and Friends, Sage Lacapa, Amanda Rheaume, Chantil Dukart, Blue Moon Marquee, Mitch Walking Elk, Cary Morin, Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers, Sebastian Gaskin, Lil Mike & Funnybone, Joy Harjo and much more.
Look around our site to find out all about us and our programs and visit our SAY Magazine Library with all our featured guests.
OUR INTERVIEW IS 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROGRAM
NUXALK RADIO RECORDS IN OUR SAY MAGAZINE FEATURE
NUXALK RADIO – NUSXIMTA
NUXALK RADIO – Ista Nts Ali
CONTACT INFORMATION
EMAIL: [email protected]
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NuxalkRadioRecords
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nuxalkradiorecords/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nuxalkradio
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/nuxalk-radio
INTERVIEWS: [email protected]
BIOGRAPHY
Nuxalk Radio is a group of Nuxalkmc (Nuxalk people) ages 8 to 67 years from the small remote coastal village of Bella Coola, Nuxalk, creating music entirely in the Nuxalk language in a variety of genres.
ABOUT
In celebration of the Nuxalk Radio Station’s 10 year anniversary, NuxalkRadio is released their debut album “Nusximta” (June 7, 2024) on all major streaming platforms. Created entirely in the Nuxalk language, this the first album produced by the Nuxalk Radio Records label.
The album is central to the Radio Station’s mission to help keep the Nuxalk language alive. Today, there are only four Nuxalk mc who speak Nuxalk as their first language. “This album was made for our people,” said Qwaxw. “It was meant to inspire ourselves and others to create songs in the Nuxalk language. That it can be done.”
Officially launched on June 21, 2014, the Nuxalk Radio Station is located in the small remote village of Q’umk’uts’ in Bella Coola, Nuxalk. The station has utilized various methods of teaching the Nuxalk language on-air and found that singing in the language is a great way to learn Nuxalk.In the album liner notes, Slts’lani (Banchi Hanuse), co-founder of the Nuxalk Radio Station and Executive Producer of the album explains, “For 10 years, the Nuxalk Radio Station has played Indigenous music in a variety of different languages from all over the world, but we have had little-to-no new Nuxalk music entirely in the Nuxalk language to broadcast on-air so we decided we needed to do something about it.”‘Nusximta’ features Nuxalk Radio hosts Tatala, Ximximana and Q’xta – also known as the local seasoned rapper Rollah Mack, Nuxalk Radio’s tech genius and radio host Qwaxw, Nuxalk land protector and musician Nuskmata (Jacinda Mack), Nuxalk chef Ximana (Nola Mack), Nuxalk language champion Staltmc Wilhpun, eight year-old girls Ts’ikwalhm and K’ipt who sang a song written by Umq’umklika, music prodigy Coastyn Hall on the piano and our token q’umskiwa (white guy) Randy Brook on wind instruments. Montréal music producer David Hodges provided guidance and assistance and artist and multi-instrumentalist Milan André Boronell produced the album. Nuxalk Radio’s co-founder Slts’lani (Banchi Hanuse) was the Executive Producer and brought the vision to life.
QWAXW
Qwaxw is a co-founder and technical manager of Nuxalk Radio Station. He is a past elected Chief Councilor for the Nuxalk Band Administration. He was raised as a commercial fisherman and is a Registered Professional Forester.
NUSKMATA (JACINDA MACK)
Nuskmata is focused on Indigenous land and water protection in her Nuxalk and Secwepemc homelands. Singer, songwriter and language-learner, she creates to follow the teachings, not the rules.
TATALA
Tatala is a Nuxalk Radio host and Nuxalk language coordinator for the Nuxalk Radio Station.
XIMXIMANA
Ximximana is co-host of the Nuxalk language-learning show It7Nuxalkmc the Nuxalk Radio Station.
XIMANA NOLA MACK
Ximana Nola Mack (Carrier, Nuxalk) is a chef and caterer with a passion for ayurvedic cooking and traditional Nuxalk foods.
TS’IKWALHM AND K’IPT
Are 8 year-old Nuxalk girls in grade 3 at Bella Coola Elementary School. These inseparable besties both take fiddle lessons, but are saving those skills for the next album.
WILHPUN – DEBORAH NELSON
Wilhpun is a Nuxalk language champion inspired by her father, Lhmtimut – Samuel Nelson, a fluent Nuxalk speaking Elder who freely shared his extensive knowledge of his language until his passing at the age of 91. Wilhpun, a former director of the Wuikinuxv Kitasoo Nuxalk Tribal Council, was the first Indigenous woman in ‘Canada’ to become a Journey person in Carpentry. Now retired, she continues to increase her own language level and provide support where possible to keep the Nuxalk language alive in Nuxalkmc (Nuxalk people).
ROLLAH MACK
Hip Hop artist Rollah Mack, also known as Nuxalk Radio host Q’xta, has a decade of experience crafting his lyricism and performing on stages. He is an established force on the Indigenous music scene.
COASTYN HALL
14 year old Nuxalk talent, Coastyn Hall is a classical and contemporary classical musician and composer. His main instruments are piano and violin. His musical influences are Franz Liszt with his Etudes and Liebestraums, Sergei Rachmaninoff with his concertos, Mozart with his sonatas and minuets, and John Williams with his film music. He is currently in the process of writing his third piano concerto and second Piano Sonata.
