Savannah Harris is a drummer, producer/arranger, and music director widely regarded as one of the foremost drummers of her generation. Equally fluent in the deep traditions of jazz and the genre-blurring language of contemporary Black music, she brings precision, ingenuity, and emotional depth to every project she undertakes. Harris has become a vital presence in today’s creative landscape, touring and recording with Christian McBride’s Ursa Major, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and jazz luminary Kenny Barron.

Her creative reach extends to her award-winning collaborative project ØKSE, whose debut earned a Deutscher Jazzpreis for Album of the Year. Harris’s wide-ranging recording work includes contributions to Helado Negro’s acclaimed albums Far In and Phasor, where her rhythmic sensitivity and textural awareness play a defining role. She is also a longtime member of Or Bareket’s Quartet, appearing on the albums Sahar and Yom, and she joins Angelika Niescier and Tomeka Reid on the adventurous trio release Beyond Dragons.

Harris also serves as music director for MIKE, shaping the rapper’s live sound with her distinct rhythmic identity. Continually expanding her artistic footprint, she stands at the forefront of a transformative new wave in modern music.

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Morikilr is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter from the Indigenous Lijia Tribe in Taitung.
His work explores the space between loss and belonging, weaving personal memories and tribal stories into warm, reflective soundscapes.
His 2024 debut album, inspired by themes of home, nature, and resilience, was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Indigenous Language Album, and Best Indigenous Language Singer at the 36th Golden Melody Awards. He also received First Prize in the Indigenous
Language Category at the 21st Taiwan Original Music Awards, organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture.
Through his music, Morikilr seeks to preserve fading voices and to
create new connections between the past and the present.

Louis Bouchier is a composer and performer from Edmonton, Alberta, and an active contributor to Canada’s evolving music landscape. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Native Studies minor from the University of Alberta, where he studied composition, improvisation, sampling, sequencing, and a range of hardware and software production techniques. His academic training, combined with deep experience in live performance, has shaped a versatile and exploratory musical voice.
Louis has toured nationally and internationally, performing across Canada and in parts of Europe with the alt-country groups The Uncas and Marystown. As a multi-instrumentalist, he is skilled in electric guitar, lap steel guitar, electric bass, vocals, drum programming, and music composition. His dynamic career has included work as a freelancer and session player with a range of Edmonton-based acts, including Brother Octopus and The Devil’s Sons, spanning genres from Americana to punk to experimental music.
In recent years, Louis has expanded his practice into electronic music performance and education through Sampler Café, a sample-based collective focused on improvisational music and public engagement. Performing under the moniker Dichotomos, he uses live sampling, looping, and sequencing to create genre-defying sets while also educating audiences on the creative processes behind the music. His performances emphasize spontaneity, cultural dialogue, and a DIY ethos.
Louis was also a featured performer in the SubArctic Improv and Experimental Arts Series, where he contributed to multidisciplinary explorations that blend sound, movement, and improvisation. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a commitment not only to musicianship but to creating spaces for experimentation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across musical and cultural boundaries.
This past June 2025, the concert Here-Hearing was held at Mile Zero Dance in Edmonton. As part of a two-night series celebrating local musicians and sound artists, the event combined classical composition, improvisation, electronics, and multimedia. Red River Resonance (Louis Bouchier and Jen Dunford) showcased their distinctive approach to improvised sound, dance, and visuals.
 

AUNTIE KD is a queer, Cree emerging music producer, composer, songwriter, and drag musician from Treaty 4 Territory (Regina) with lineages from Cowessess First Nation, and Peguis 1B First Nation. Their Alternative Rock style and performance aims to highlight the history of colonialism & intergenerational healing by uplifting underserved voices and exploring a reciprocity with Mother Earth. By storytelling in lyrics, composition and drag performance, “AUNTIE KD” is an homage to their duty to future generations—using fluidity and joy as methods for Indigenous resiliency.

KOYOT is a psychedelic rock, folk and indie/alternative band from Regina, Saskatchewan, blending atmospheric soundscapes with emotionally charged songwriting. Rooted in the creative visions of two Indigenous members, Wade Lavallee (Calling Rivers) and Donavin Logan. KOYOT’s music carries honest storytelling while pushing into expansive, genre-bending territory.

Drawing inspiration from modern indie, classic psychedelia, and the diverse musical histories of the Prairies, KOYOT crafts a sound that is both immersive and familiar. Their energetic live performances and dynamic arrangements have helped the band gain a growing following, surpassing 160,000 streams across major platforms since beginning in February 2025.

KOYOT was nominated for Fan’s Choice and Rock Group of the Year at the Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Association Awards, marking them as an emerging force in the Western Canadian music scene.
 

Born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand, Niki Kennedy is an award-winning Pasifi ka (Cook Islands Māori) singer-songwriter and musician based in Vancouver. Grounded in roots and soul, she blends warm grooves and emotional melodies into honest storytelling with heart.
Her forthcoming album, The Space In Between (2026), explores themes of home, identity, and belonging. It’s a journey of reconnection, grounded in culture, nature, and story, integrating Polynesian elements into contemporary roots music.
Through music, she shares openly, hoping listeners feel seen, heard, and held. Each note is a quiet invitation to meet ourselves and one another gently, in pursuit of a kinder world for all. 

Norine Braun is an award-winning Métis and Two Spirit singer-songwriter and recording artist from East Vancouver, known for her soulful vocals, introspective lyrics, and genre-blending mix of roots rock, blues, and folk. With 15 commended albums, Braun continues to craft emotionally resonant music that explores identity, belonging, and transformation.
Her latest release in 2025 is A Hero In The Wind. The album's title track was written in honour of her birth father—anchors an album recorded in a remarkable way: the first five songs were captured live-off-the-floor in just one hour each during Steve Dawson’s Henhouse Pop-Up Sessions. The result is a raw, immediate, and deeply human collection that reflects love, reconnection, and reclamation.
Braun’s concept album Journey Toward Wholeness released in 2024 chronicled her reunion with her birth father and Métis family echoing Braun’s lived experience as an adoptee and was supported with an award by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. Her environmentally themed Songs For Trees was named "one of The Vancouver Sun’s 5 Albums You Need to Hear." This album also was supported by First Peoples' Cultural Council, Canada Council For the Arts and FACTOR awards.
A captivating performer, Braun’s music continues to resonate across Canada and beyond.

Anthony Pasqua aka Big Tones is an award-winning Indigenous Recording Artist born in Surrey, BC. He grew up in Regina, SK and is now residing in Saskatoon, SK. He has heavy ancestral ties to Treaty 4 Territory coming from Pasqua First Nation #79. Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma, Big Tones uses music as an outlet, finding therapeutic release in storytelling through songwriting. Big Tones is a versatile artist, captivating performer and artist mentor. With a focus on old school hip hop sound, his powerful and soothing voice with intricate flows keeps listeners intrigued lyric after lyric. Big Tones is building on the momentum which has grown around his artistry and music over the last year. His single “Don’t Cry” reached #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown and his track “Moccasin Flats” also broke the top 10. Big Tones won song of the year at the Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Association Awards for this new single "Shine".

Sara Kae is an Ojibwe and Cree artist, writer and performer with limitless range both in the stories she tells and where she tells them. A member of Lake Helen First Nation, Sara got her start touring northern Ontario with her father, speaking and singing in schools and community gatherings from the age of 12. Today, as an honours graduate and Founders Award recipient at Metalworks Institute in Mississauga and 2025 CBCxSOCAN Foundation Reverie resident, Sara’s early career accomplishments include a concert series with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, co-creating a musical theatre production (“Trading Places”), and opening for Juno award winning, Aysanabee. On the radio Sara’s been heard as a recording artist on her debut single “Rise”, headlining her own Toronto radio program with APTN, and hosting national Truth and Reconciliation Day programming on CBC. Her single “25" released last September opened a new and exciting musical chapter in the story of Sara Kae; told with the tone, nuance, and personality you would expect from a prodigy of Sara’scaliber and lived experience. The full-length EP, Maadaadizi, funded by the Ontario Arts Council is an intimate and organic tribute to Sara's growth.