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Album: Native North America Vol. 1

March 9, 2015

Album: Native North America Vol. 1

This is a superb and historically important album, a compilation of music by indigenous musicians in Canada 1968-1985. It’s telling that I had only heard one of these tracks before hearing the album; it points to a disturbing lack of airplay of native music during those years.

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Gift idea: Sun Songs by Slade/Cranfield, published by The Or Gallery

December 12, 2009

Gift idea: Sun Songs by Slade/Cranfield, published by The Or Gallery

I guess this is ruining the surprise but I’m buying this album for quite a few people for Christmas. It’s ridiculously good, very catchy, it topped fancy local charts, it features internationally known art and music stars, and it’s published by Vancouver’s Or Gallery, one of Vancouver’s best non-profit art centres.

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