Son House, Bob Marley, Charles Mingus, Lil'Green, Peter Tosh, Arrested Development, Fela, Willie Dunn, Charlie Parker, Hendrix, Rickie Lee Jones, Sarain Stump, John Trudel, Ali Farka Toure, Led Zepplin, Gil Scott Heron, Neil Young, Memphis Minnie, Banakonda, Jimmie Bell, Los Lunatics, Manu Chao... There's so much beautiful revolutionary music
World Indigenous Roots Revolution!
Music is the Messenger,
Unity is the Message.
With the 2006 release of their debut album 'seeds', fans and critics across Canada are hailing DiggingRoots as rebel music's newest saviours. Blending groove-laden roots, blues and reggae with handcrafted acoustics, DiggingRoots’ Raven Kanatakta and Shoshona Kish are quickly emerging as new leaders of the old school of rebel music. From the first listen, the songs about empowerment, identity, culture and freedom are undeniably hard-hitting, politically-driven, honest and passionate. It is these same elements that have won them a CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, Best Blues Awards at the Indian Summer Music Awards in the US and nominations for the upcoming APC Music Awards, the Canadian Folk Music Awards and Best New Group at the Maple Blues Awards.
DiggingRoots combine elements of their traditional Native influences, hip-hop, folk, reggae, blues, roots with a classic and eclectic sensibility that is embraced by all audiences. Kish’s fiery vocal delivery on songs Brighter and Memego leave you inspired and enchanted, while Kanatakta’s reality rhymes are served up as lyrical gifts delivering stong messages about the experiences of Indigenous Peoples from across this land.
Since playing their first show together in 1997 and going on to form DiggingRoots in the spring of 2004, Kanatakta and Kish have sparked a devout following across Canada and in the US. Jericho Beach Records has released the duo's first full-length album, entitled Seeds. With this release (January 2006 in Canada), DiggingRoots have cemented their reputation as a creative force, able to command the attention of thousands, sometimes with only Kish’s voice or Kanatakta’s acoustic guitar.
Kish’s intimate vocals and Kanatakta's seismic guitar playing are backed up by Rakesh Tewari on drums with percussion and Adrian Lawryshyn on dub style bass serving up an intense-high-energy music that translates into an energetic, grooving danceable live show.
With DiggingRoots still cruzin' on highways and rez roads, watch out for them; they may just roll their indigenous roots rock reggae into your town!
Great show at the Seneca Casino!!! We were there, sorry we didn't meet you again but we'll meet up somewhere down the road... Take Care. Your Friends, CONTAGIOUS WOO.
Hey! it was sweet meeting up guys at the Aboriginal Day summer solstice Talent show in Ottawa. thanks so much for the opportunity. hope to see yous perform soon! later ~Jesse~ THE BLUES BRIGADE
