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Indigenous Music Festival

2018/06/30 (Saturday)

ISKWÉ to Launch BC’s Only Contemporary Indigenous Music Festival

May 18-19, 2018

’Q’emcín 2 Rivers Remix – a free 2-day Indigenous Music Feast - is headlined by 2018-Juno-nominated Cree Artist ISKWÉ

with special guest TA’KAIYA BLANEY

 ’Q’emcín (aka Lytton BC): ’Q’emcín 2 Rivers Remix is excited to announce the headliner for the 2018 inaugural 2-day feast is ISKWÉ, the incredibly soulful 2018 Juno-nominated Cree/Dené Trip-Hop Artist based in Hamilton, Ontario. ISKWÉ also received the 2017 West Coast Music Award for Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year and was named one of the ‘Top 10 Artists to Watch’ by CBC Music. 

’Q’emcín 2 Rivers Remix (2RMX) is a FREE 2-day outdoor feast of contemporary Indigenous music and culture hosted by the Nlka’pamux nation and the Village of Lytton on May 18-19, 2018. 

 
According to Artistic Director Meeka Morgan (Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth/St’atlimc/Nlka’pamux heritage), 2RMX focuses on exciting new Indigenous artists that empower youth and women. “We have Indigenous performances from almost any musical genre from hip-hop to folk, metal to blues, rock to electronic – and more than half the lead performers are women while one-third are youth (under 25).”

Surrounded by stunning canyon vistas, 2RMX will feature outdoor live performance stages with music, spoken word, and dance, as well as video screenings, interactive music workshops, an outdoor Indigenous collaborative art exhibition, and an Indigenous Artisan street market. 2RMX will engage new audiences with a danceable remix of urban/rez, visual/musical, hip-hop/pow-wow, and personal/political. 

The line up includes18  Indigenous musical artists for the 2018 inaugural 2-day feast. Audiences will be inspired by the incredible energy and diversity – more than half the artists are women, and one-third are youth (under 25). 

2RMX headliner is Ontario-based ISKWÉ [Cree/Dené] a soulful Trip-Hop artist, special guest Ta’Kaiya Blaney [Tla’Amin] is a 17 year-old singer-songwriter-activist, and the event emcee is Vancouver-based hip-hop and multi-media threat Ostwelve [Sto:lo/St’at’imc/Nlaka’pamux] (who will also perform).

The Spiritual Warriors [St’atimc] sing in their Lil’wat language with a roots-reggae beat; the Melawmen Collective [Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth/St’atimc/Nlaka’pamux] - collaborate on a fusion of hip-hop with musical manifestations and visions; See Monsters [Heiltsuk/Klahoose/Wuikinuxv] layer EDM beats with live-projected original visuals, Omega Crom [Dakelh (Nadleh Whu’ten)] put the pedal to the thrash metal;  17 year-old Big Willie G-1 [Namgis/Kwakwaka’wakw] sings original Muddy Waters-inspired Blues; JB The First Lady [Nuxalk/Onondaga] brings her top hip-hop game; and Laura Grizzlypaws’ [St’atimc] mesmerises with her Grizzly Dance (featured in a NY Times video with over 700,000 views).

’Q’emcín 2 Rivers Remix is a completely FREE 2-day outdoor feast of contemporary Indigenous music and culture hosted by the Nlka’pamux nation and the Village of Lytton on May 18-19, 2018. Surrounded by stunning canyon vistas, 2RMX features outdoor live performances of music, spoken word, and dance, as well as video screenings, interactive music workshops, an outdoor Indigenous collaborative art exhibition, and an Artisan street market. 2RMX will empower new audiences with a grassroots danceable remix of urban/rez, visual/musical, hip-hop/pow-wow, and personal/political.