RPM Podcast #001: “West Coast – Vol. I”

From: Lynn Booth
Series: The RPM Podcast
Length: 16:57

In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based. Read the full description.

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Playing: RPM Podcast #001: “West Coast – Vol. I”
From: Lynn Booth

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In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Broadcasting from our office in Vancouver’s Chinatown district, we explore what Indigenous music culture means to artists with a direct connection to their people, land, culture, and musical identity.

Host Ostwelve speaks with emerging Stó:l? R&B singer Inez, S?wxwú7mesh hip-hop artist Discreet Da Chosen 1, Haida singer-songwriter Kristi Lane Sinclair, and the multi-talentedKwakwaka’wakw, Cree, Nisga’a, and Coast Salish radio host/promoter/artist manager Suzette Amaya. Plus, we get some special inspiration and Indigenous reflections from the one and only Clarence Two Toes.

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Piece Description

In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Broadcasting from our office in Vancouver’s Chinatown district, we explore what Indigenous music culture means to artists with a direct connection to their people, land, culture, and musical identity.

Host Ostwelve speaks with emerging Stó:l? R&B singer Inez, S?wxwú7mesh hip-hop artist Discreet Da Chosen 1, Haida singer-songwriter Kristi Lane Sinclair, and the multi-talentedKwakwaka’wakw, Cree, Nisga’a, and Coast Salish radio host/promoter/artist manager Suzette Amaya. Plus, we get some special inspiration and Indigenous reflections from the one and only Clarence Two Toes.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
RPM Theme Music	Paolo Pietropaolo	n/a.	n/a	2011	00:24
Longhouse	Young Jibwe	n/a.	n/a	2011	01:07
Beat 2	Young Jibwe	n/a.	n/a	2011	00:25
Here We Come	No-1	Kreuzberg EP.	we make with	2007	00:14
Sir International	Discreet Da Chosen 1	Storytellin.	Independent	2010	01:18
Paranormal Activity	Discreet Da Chosen 1	Storytellin.	Independent	2010	01:20
How Could’Ya	Discreet Da Chosen 1	Storytellin.	Independent	2002	02:02
Sto:lo Strong	Inez	Singsoulgirl.	letsemot	2008	02:20
Stick Game Jam	Inez	Singsoulgirl.	letsemot	2008	02:32
Last Song	Kristi Lane Sinclair	I Love You.	Independent	2010	02:09
Beat 2	Young Jibwe	n/a.	n/a	2011	01:00