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racismfreeontario: Red Slam is a hiphopsoulrock fusion band whose music uplifts, self-identifies and promotes unity through Spoken, Lyricism which Arranges Meaning (SLAM). The group is comprised of young poets, songwriters, rappers, musicians, composers, and vocalists, breakers and graf artists representing diverse indigenous nation affiliations across Turtle Island and Internationally (Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, Anishinaabe, Inca, Cree, Dene). The Red Slam Movement started back in the fall of 2008 after a 12 week Slam Poetry workshop series at the Native Canadian Centre in Toronto. In 2009 a TUAS and the OAC Grant gave way to professional development sessions with award winning recording artists Digging Roots. In 2010 with support a Word of Mouth Travel Grant, Red Slam began the DissemiNation Tour performing live in cities across Ontario and Quebec. 2011 Red Slam featured at the NXNE Music Festival, the Home and Native Sound Music Series, and Manifesto Urban Arts Festival. They started 2012 headlining in Vancouver, BC for Red Wire’s Sentinel Shores Land Defense. Since 2010 Red Slam Collective has been successfully delivering cultural arts facilitation in the areas of slam poetry; collective rap compositions and recording; graffiti arts, break dancing and hip hop choreopoetry under their 4 Directions Urban Arts Workshop Series, to children, youth and intergenerational communities in both urban and rural settings across Ontario. These workshops integrate diverse indigenous teachings with contemporary explorations of self-identity, anti-colonial journey mapping, community capacity building and self-empowerment. Join our FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Slam/13118916774 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RedSlam Official Sonic Bids Profile: http://profiles.sonicbids.com/artists/RedSlamCollective MySpace Page: http://myspace.com/redslamcollective Check us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/RedSlamCollective Nia:wen~ Chi Miigwetch~ Wela’lin Day 96 of Racism Free Ontario’s100 People of Colour Spotlight. Follow our facebook fanpage , tumblr, twitter and website for daily updates.  (via Red Slam)

racismfreeontario:

Red Slam is a hiphopsoulrock fusion band whose music uplifts, self-identifies and promotes unity through Spoken, Lyricism which Arranges Meaning (SLAM). The group is comprised of young poets, songwriters, rappers, musicians, composers, and vocalists, breakers and graf artists representing diverse indigenous nation affiliations across Turtle Island and Internationally (Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, Anishinaabe, Inca, Cree, Dene). The Red Slam Movement started back in the fall of 2008 after a 12 week Slam Poetry workshop series at the Native Canadian Centre in Toronto. In 2009 a TUAS and the OAC Grant gave way to professional development sessions with award winning recording artists Digging Roots.

In 2010 with support a Word of Mouth Travel Grant, Red Slam began the DissemiNation Tour performing live in cities across Ontario and Quebec. 2011 Red Slam featured at the NXNE Music Festival, the Home and Native Sound Music Series, and Manifesto Urban Arts Festival. They started 2012 headlining in Vancouver, BC for Red Wire’s Sentinel Shores Land Defense. Since 2010 Red Slam Collective has been successfully delivering cultural arts facilitation in the areas of slam poetry; collective rap compositions and recording; graffiti arts, break dancing and hip hop choreopoetry under their 4 Directions Urban Arts Workshop Series, to children, youth and intergenerational communities in both urban and rural settings across Ontario. These workshops integrate diverse indigenous teachings with contemporary explorations of self-identity, anti-colonial journey mapping, community capacity building and self-
empowerment.

Join our FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Slam/13118916774

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RedSlam

Official Sonic Bids Profile: http://profiles.sonicbids.com/artists/RedSlamCollective

MySpace Page: http://myspace.com/redslamcollective

Check us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/RedSlamCollective

Nia:wen~ Chi Miigwetch~ Wela’lin

 (via Red Slam)

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