INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC SUMMIT READIES FOR 2020 EDITION, JAN 21-26.
FIRST WAVE OF INDIGENOUS VOICES ARTISTS ANNOUNCED: Alice Skye (AU), Elisapie (CA), Snotty Nose Rez Kids (CA), Josh Halverson (US), Micki Free (US), QuiQue Escamilla (MX/CA), Raye Zaragoza (US), Sierra Noble (CA), Vassvik (NO) Global Indigenous Music Industry gathers in New Orleans in partnership with Folk Alliance International. Bringing together global Indigenous music industry, culture leaders, and artists to honour tradition and forge new paths forward, the second edition of the International Indigenous Music Summit takes place in New Orleans in partnership with Folk Alliance International, from Jan 21-26, 2020. The inaugural International Indigenous Music Summit took place in Montreal in February 2019. Programming included community outreach, stakeholder discussions and, of course, showcases by Indigenous artists from around the world. The Summit also welcomed iconic songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie and FAI’s 2019 Keynote Speaker Tanya Tagaq for book read...