Digging Roots
| Digging Roots | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres |
folk rock First Nations music |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Raven Kanetakta ShoShona Kish |
Digging Roots is a Canadian musical group, consisting of husband and wife duo Raven Kanetakta and ShoShona Kish, whose musical style blends folk-rock, pop, blues and hip hop influences.[1] They won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2010 for their album We Are....[2]
Kanetakta is originally from Winneway, Quebec, while Kish is from the Batchewana First Nation in Northern Ontario.[3] They are currently based in Barrie, Ontario.
Formed in 2004, the duo released their first album seeds in 2006. The album was a nominee for the Aboriginal Album of the Year Juno at the Juno Awards of 2007.[4] They followed with We Are... in 2009, which featured collaborations with Tanya Tagaq, DJ Bear Witness of A Tribe Called Red and Kinnie Starr, who also produced the album.[5] Their third album For the Light was released in 2014.[1]
They won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Group in 2007.[6]
References
- 1 2 "A Tribe Called Red, Wab Kinew, Tanya Tagaq on the indigenous music renaissance". CBC Music, August 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Indigenous music extends well beyond pop and rock". CBC News, March 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Barrie's Digging Roots going for a Juno". Barrie Examiner, April 15, 2010.
- ↑ "The 2007 Juno nominations". canada.com, February 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Digging Roots: We Are". Toronto Star, October 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Barrie band bags best Aboriginal album Juno". Barrie Examiner, April 20, 2010.