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00:00:00 | Soul Dimension  | Turquoise Steel 00:04:29 | INTERVIEW WITH JOHN HARVEY |  00:08:58 | Next Big Thing (feat. Sage Cornelius)  | Turquoise Steel 00:12:42 | I Wanna Know  | Jeremy Keyes 00:16:04 | Is There Love  | Levi Platero 00:20:12 | INTERVIEW WITH JOHN HARVEY |  00:27:09 | Navajo Outlaw (feat. Levi Platero)  | Turquoise Steel 00:31:51 | Waitin for My Lover to Call  | Crystal Shawanda...

00:00:00 | New Day | The You In I 00:04:15 | INTERVIEW PT 1- SHE ROZE 00:08:57 | Wake Up  | The You In I 00:12:11 | Sisters (feat. Samantha Mendoza & Youthie Youthinazia)  | She-Rōze 00:16:33 | The Land  | Balisong 00:19:44 | INTERVIEW PT 2- ARTSON 00:24:43 | Carry On  | The You In I 00:28:25 | Marmalade (prod. by 8mil) | Bazille 00:31:05 | G.O.S  | LOV 00:34:17 | Water Is Life  | Def-i 00:38:...

00:00:00 | Old Indian Hymn  | Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin 00:03:52 | MALI INTERVIEW 1 00:10:32 | Dedication  | Deerlady, Mali Obomsawin, Magdalena Abrego, 00:14:47 | Trapped (feat. Ailani)  | The Tewa 00:19:23 | Midnight Is a Horn Player  | Joy Harjo 00:22:24 | MALI INTERVIEW 2 00:30:47 | Sugarcane  | Mali Obomsawin 00:34:04 | We Pray  | Khu.éex' 00:39:29 | Funk the Fear  | Esperanza Spalding...

00:00:00 | MEMBERTOU INTRO   00:02:28 | The People of the Dawn / Wejkwita'jik (The Gathering Song)  | Sons of Membertou 00:06:58 | Darrell Bernard Interview 00:14:10 | The People of the Dawn / Kniskamijinaq (The Ancestors' Song)  | Sons of Membertou 00:22:10 | Kwan'to'te'  | Sons of Membertou 00:25:06 | Darrell Bernard Interview 00:31:07 | Kepmite'tmnej (Mi'kmaq Honour Song)  | Sons of Membertou 0...

00:00:00 | Raven Intro  00:00:58 | A Johnny Cash Night  | Raven Reid  00:03:51 | Raven Interview Pt 1 00:08:14 | The Government Song  | Raven Reid  00:12:33 | better wild  | Sierra Spirit 00:16:05 | Land of Skoden  | Nadjiwan 00:19:13 | Raven Interview Pt 2 00:24:45 | For Kelly  | Raven Reid  00:28:08 | For You  | Kelly Fraser 00:31:39 | Ridin' Out The Storm  | Samantha Crain 00:37:01 | Too Good T...

00:00:02 | Bounce Boogie & Bump | C.W. Ayon 00:04:59 | Interview Pt 1 00:10:16 | Chicken Wing  | C.W. Ayon 00:14:02 | Meet Me At the Station  | Butch Mudbone 00:17:13 | Sleepwalk (feat. Levi Platero)  | Jacob Shije 00:19:31 | Interview Pt 2 00:24:48 | Off The Ground  | C.W. Ayon 00:31:02 | What I Wouldn't Do  | Blue Moon Marquee 00:36:35 | Bigger Than the Blues  | Crystal Shawanda 00:40:27 | D...

Miesha Louie (mixed-Secwépemc) is one half of the award winning duo Miesha and the Spanks. Based out of Calgary, they’re equal parts Patsy Cline and Patty Smith. Combining serious topics with high energy and infectious grooves, the Spanks have opened for the likes of Queens of the Stone Age and Death From Above 1979. Their single Dig Me Out addresses the tragedy and crimes of the Residential Schoo...

Mike Lazore is a talented Onondaga singer/songwriter, multi instrumentalist. Like many young people, he played in a number of bands but as is too often the case, he had to find work outside of his main passion. He took a 10 year break from music but last summer he felt inspired to get back into the game. He's released a flurry of great music since the beginning of 2023. In fact, since the time of...

After a summer off to attend to the massively successful launch The Mainstream with Brett Maybee, it feels great to kick off a brand new season of Gaënö’! Nya:wëh to everyone for your continued support!  It’s with great pleasure that we kick things off with Shawn Michael Perry (Mayan Decent Mestizo and probably African as well*). Shawn’s an accomplished singer/songwriter, actor, educator and consu...

2023 GAËNÖ’ BROCK STONEFISH Brock Stonefish- (Lenape, Oneida, Chippewa) has been North America for the last 20 years as a performing singer/songwriter and Blues/jazz guitarist. He’s opened for BB King and has shared the bill with the likes of Kiss, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Barenaked Ladies. He tours regularly with film legend Gary Farmer. As a result of their close friendship, Farmer has produced Brock’...

Kristi Lane Sinclair (Haida/Cree), raised in British Columbia, currently living along the Campbell River in Vancouver is a classically trained rocker. With 5 albums already under her belt, she’s made waves in the Indigenous Music Scene, particularly with her previous release, The Ability to Judge Distance. Born out of pain, her latest offering, Super Blood Wolf Moon, embodies the true spirit of Ro...

2023 GAËNÖ’ ROB LUDGATE DEAD PRECEDENTS/KHU.ÉEX THE MAGIC OF NOISE Rob Ludgate- (Blackfoot) lives and works on the Lummi Territory in Washington State. He’s a long time member of the Seattle artist collective, Khu.éex. For a full introduction check out our discussion in Jan of 2022 ( https://www.gaenomusic.fm/episodes/khu-eex ). This time around Rob joins me to discuss his latest solo effort, Capt...

2023 Gaënö’ Marc Merilainen Marc Merilainen (Ojibway, Finnish), has been the leader of the band Nadjiwan for the last 3 decades. Their latest album, The Great Sea was released in April (2023) and is already gaining traction in the scene. Additionally, he and his wife, Laura, have established a successful record label called Merilainen Music. Not just a record label, they also specialize as an arti...

Graeme Jonez (Anishinaabe) is a member of the Sheguiandah Ojibway First Nation and grew up on Manitoulin Island. As an alumni of the Manitoba Musics Indigenous Music Residency, his single Black Magic Goldmine on the 2009 Dig Your Roots compilation. He took a break from songwriting for over a decade but he’s back with a brand new collection of tunes thats sure to keep you entertained from start to...

Mimi O’Bonsawin, Abenaki/Francophone, is a long returning guest to Gaënö’. Whether talking about culture or the land, hers is a story of reconnection. Throughout the years, her musics been featured in TV and film, including APTN’s Mohawk Girls and Showtimes Ray Donovan. In 2019 she won the Best Pop Album award at the Indigenous Music Awards. 2023 has already been a huge year for her. On March 3, s...

My featured artist this week is Hataaliinez Wheeler, Dine, from Window Rock Arizona. He’s been described as a “modern kind of crooner…” and a “pensive, deep voiced troubadour.” Now residing in Albuquerque, NM, Hataalii, was recently signed to Danger Bird Records out of Los Angeles with his first album with the label set to be released later this summer. This week he joins me to discuss all of this...

Chantil Dukart, Eagle Clan- Tsimshian & Aluutiq, has been writing music since the age of 7. She was born in Denver, raised in Alaska and went to school in Miami. Her style perfectly reflects the eclectic nature of her upbringing. Combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and Motown, Dukart knows how to captivate an audience with her sultry voice and smooth stylings. This week she joins me to d...

This week I welcome my friends from Sunburnt Stone back on to the show. I first got caught up with frontman/songwriter, Andrew “Buzzy” Wilson (Navajo), in January ’22. This time around the bands drummer, Nichole Tsosie (Navajo) also joins us. We’re following along on the bands dystopian storytelling with listening from this Albuquerque bands two albums from 2022, 5th World and XXXX. Throughout the...

Doug Bedard, Ojibwe/Cree, has been recording as Plex for the last 3 decades. Growing up in Edmonton, Alberta, he’s established himself as one of the OG’s of Indigenous Hip Hop. His newest release, Who Am I to Judge?, is Plex’s return to the mic after a 10 year hiatus. Of the album he’s said, “The album speaks directly about my struggles with drugs and alcohol, the evolution of hip-hop, cultural ap...

A multi-Juno Award nominee, Sandy Scofield is an equally multifaceted performer. With experience in bands as stylistically varied as rockabilly, Cajun, jazz, vocal, and zydeco, Scofield (a Metis/Cree/Saulteaux) began her professional music career in 1986. She’s performed her soulful songs around the world and on some of the most prestigious stages. This week, Sandy joins me to discuss her latest a...

Cliff Cardinal- Cree/Metis, son of legendary actor/activist Tantoo Cardinal was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Growing up mostly in Ontario he was drawn to the theatre at a young age. Known for his “black humor and compassionate poeticism” he’s won multiple awards for his solo theatre productions. His one man show, Huff, has been performed over 200 times. The Guardian Observer has called that...

2023 Gaënö’ Gary Farmer 022023 Gary Farmer, Hayëntwas Hayasöh, Wolf Clan of the Cayuga Nation is an internationally acclaimed actor, musician and producer. You might recognize him from big screen classics like, Pow Wow Highway, Smoke Signals or Deadman. He’s also slated to return to Reservation Dogs as everybody’s favorite crazy uncle, Uncle Brownie. Currently he’s filming the next season of SciFi...