INDIGENOUS GROOVES
Electronic Pow Wow!
Live at TD Music Hall, May 24th, 2024, 8:00pm
Indigenous women artists lead
electronic pow wow!
May 24th, 2024
The heart thumping celebration of Indigenous women is back! The third edition of Indigenous Grooves features a lineup of powerful performers from across Turtle Island – all Indigenous, all women, and all ready to bring the party to Toronto’s TD Music Hall in Massey Hall’s Allied Music Centre on Friday, May 24.
Indigenous Grooves is curated by performing artists Cotee Harper, Rosary Spence and Tamar Ilana, and this year they’ve put together an all-new line-up that embraces the power and diversity of Turtle Island’s Indigenous women’s voices.
Performers include
Juno Award-nominee Shawnee Kish
(Edmonton, Adult Contemporary)
Juno Award-winner Celeigh Cardinal
(Edmonton, Soul-Folk)
JB the First Lady and her dance squad
(Vancouver, Hip-Hop)
DJ Kilusan
(Tkaronto)
TICA
(Tkaronto, electro-flamenco)
Accompanying the music will be dancers Lisa Odjig (Taronto, World Champion Hoop Dancer, Toronto Raptors performer), Emily Gaudet (Taronto, Jingle Dress), Cedar Smoke (Taronto, Fancy Shawl), Cotee Harper (Taronto, Fancy Shawl/Collaborative Dance Artist).
Since its founding in 2022, Indigenous Grooves has quickly become a key showcase for Indigenous women artists across genres, and features a mixed program of DJs, electronic music artists, traditional and modern singers and dancers, as well as a popular arts market featuring 10 Indigenous women vendors. And for the first time, this year’s program will also feature short films highlighting the activism and community work of inspiring Indigenous women.
Join the party!
Past Shows
INDIGENOUS GROOVES
Electronic Pow Wow!
Live at TD Music Hall, May 26th, 2023
The electronic powwow comes to TD Music Hall! Indigenous Grooves is an electronic dance party, concert, dance performance and Indigenous marketplace, all rolled into one fabulous evening of festivities.
The series’ all Indigenous curatorial team has scheduled a thrilling lineup of 13 Indigenous women and non-binary artists from across the continent. Performers include DJ Kookum (of Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Vancouver), 2022 Juno Award-winner Fawn Wood (Alberta, Traditional Indigenous Singer), Tik Tok phenomenon Tia Wood (Los Angeles, Indigenous Contemporary Singer-Songwriter, R&B), Natasha Fisher (Tkaronto, Indigenous Pop Singer-Songwriter), ROSINA (Tkaronto, Electronic Artist), the Juno-nominated Manitou Makwa Singers (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Traditional Indigenous Singers), DeeJay Jams (Prince Edward County, DJ and Visual Artist), Semiah Smith (Tkaronto, Alternative Electropop Artist), and DJ Kimiwan (Tkaronto).
This eclectic mix of electronic and acoustic musical performers will be accompanied on the dance floor by four celebrated Tkaronto Indigenous dancers: Cotee Harper (Fancy Shawl/Collaborative Dance Artist), Deanne Hupfield (Fancy Shawl), Christina Wajashk-Retoule (Jingle Dress), and Cedar Smoke (Jingle Dress).
Curated by Indigenous performing artists Tamar Ilana, Cotee Harper and Rosary Spence, the series is the first of its kind on Turtle Island, and features a lineup of all-Indigenous, all-women and non-binary DJs, electronic music artists, traditional singers and dancers, and vendors. It’s a party, a show, a market, but above all else, a celebration. Indigenous Grooves celebrates the creativity of Indigenous women and non-binary artists with a night of festivities that pushes the boundaries of tradition and welcomes Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike to celebrate together and dance the night away.
Promo Video
INDIGENOUS GROOVES
Live at LEE's PALACE, JUNE 4th, 2022
We are excited to launch a new and unprecedented in person series: “Indigenous Grooves,” curated by Cotee Harper, Rosary Spence and Tamar Ilana, and featuring an all-Indigenous, all-electronic, and all-women/non-binary line-up! The inaugural event will be held on the evening of June 4th, 2022, at the iconic downtown Toronto venue Lee’s Palace.
Lineup
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Host and spoken word artist: Zoey Roy
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Emerging DJ artist and dancer: Myranda Spence - Hoop Dancer
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Electronic artist: Neela and Perusha
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Electronic artist: Ziibiwan
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Electronic artist: Kara Jade aka “TheRa11n”
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DJ JAMS
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Dance: Nichole Leveck - Fancy Shawl/Jingle
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Dance: Cotee Harper (daughter of Vern Harper) – Ballet/Fancy Shawl/Jingle