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The Farquhar at UVic - Voices in Circle & Co-Parent Productions Presents!Mattmac & Guests
LEKWUNGEN TRADITIONAL DANCERS
LOCVHONTVS • MASSTRIPLE7 • STAX • PINDIAN • NIKKY E
June 1/2024 • Pay What You Can, Starting at $5.00
6:00pm • Makers Market • Info Tables • Merch
7:00pm • Show
University Farquhar Auditorium
Lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory
Jamie Cassels Centre, 3800 Finnerty Road
Get your tickets here!
https://tickets.uvic.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent3259.html
More information:
https://www.uvic.ca/farquhar
https://linktr.ee/coparentproductions
Mattmac
Blind music producer and recording artist Mattmac has harnessed his melodic pop-trap beats and inspiring story, quickly establishing himself as ‘one to watch’ on the national scene with more than 15 million + streams across platforms, and critical acclaim across all major media outlets such as CBC, CTV, Virgin Radio, and more. With two award winning albums under his belt, he has amassed a long list of accolades early on in his career: CBC Searchlight 2023 Winner, International Indigenous Hip-Hop Awards 2023 Album Of the Year, Canada’s Walk Of Fame RBC’s Emerging Musician Award Winner 2022, Rap/Electronic Album Of The Year at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards 2022, Broadcast Dialogue Emerging Artist Radio Award 2021 + more. On top of these awards, Mattmac has hit #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown for two singles “Paradise” & “Rez” and has hit top 50 on the mediabase charts in 2020. His music has been featured on a few Spotify Editorials such as“New Music Friday Canada”, “Northern Bars” & “All New Hip-Hop”.
Following “20/20”, his chart-topping and award-winning debut album, Mattmac released his second, full length album, Blurred Visions— available now
https://mattmacmusic.com/
LOCVHONTVS
LOCVHONTVS is an urban Hip Hop artist from Vancouver with Cree Indigenous roots from Northern Saskatchewan and South American roots from Uruguay. She has performed in many venues around Vancouver such as Fortune Sound Club, The Tiki Bar, Vancouver Playhouse, The Cobalt, Playhaus Nightclub, Beaumont studios and many more. She performed at Grandview park for National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (2023) She has collaborations with artists such as Western Canadian Award Winner Def 3, IIHHA winner Tiago Vasquez, East Van OG rapper HK Higher Knowledge, Mister Mike the sauce bawse, IIHHA winner MzShellz and more. She recently was a guest on THINKNDN 100.5 crfo on Co-op Radio hosted by Suzette Amaya and again on Co-op Radio with Cheryle Gunargie. She was nominated at the 2023 International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards for Hip Hop Single of the year and also performed at the awards’ trade show. She is currently working on writing her debut album and working on another EP with her hip hop group “Real Ones”. She has a powerful voice and speaks truth in her lyrics about her sensuality, struggles as a single mother, trauma, addictions, and healing journey surely to leave her audience captivated and inspired.
Ig : @locvhontvs
https://www.instagram.com/locvhontvs
FB: LOCVHONTVS music
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086306899587&mibextid=uzlsIk
MassTriple7
Masstriple7, nehiawak from Saskatchewan, Canada Poet/ Emcee and multimedia artist focusing on conscious hiphop, indigenous sovereignty and unity between nations of turtle island, planet earth and the universe. Mass started as a graffiti artist and break dancer with indigenous hip hop collective Innersoulflow in Saskatchewan in the mid 90s to 2006, then decided to go solo to build on spirit, developing his own voice and place in the canadian hip hop scene. Mass has continued to record music over the years but took a long break from the performance side of things to heal and work on himself over the years as the effects of intergenerational trauma runs deep. Mass is proud of his contributions to hip hop and plans to continue his journey into the realm of music and arts, though more focused and with a set of new eyes and gratitude.
https://soundcloud.com/daun-pechawis
STAX
My name is Mathias Millette stage name Stax, I was Born and raised in Victoria BC (lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory) of Vancouver Island. My families roots stem from Beecher Bay (Sc'ianew) and Ahousaht.
I found a passion for music at an early age, and started writing poetry at the age of 14 which eventually evolved quickly into writing lyrics and battle raps. Though I ventured into battling rapping at school and later on here in Victoria, my music and passion for the scene got sidelined by my addiction and for nine years I was lost.
Now over two years sober, I have been steadily working on my craft putting out music to uplift our youth, and speaking truth of my past into every bar and verse I write. Composing music in hopes to inspire and motivate anyone who hears it.
https://linktr.ee/staxismathias
Lekwungen Traditional Dancers
Originally started back in 1978 under the guidance of late uncle Ray Peter's from Cowichan. Then our late dad Jim Dick asked if we could carry it on with our nation.
Now run by Lyla and Beth. We've performed all over the city, various functions both private and public. All levels of government, schools, parades and festivals. Included are the last 2 royal tours that came to town.
Doing what we love, and that's sharing what little we can and keeping the songs and dances alive.
Blessed to have our Momma who is the backbone of the group and kept us going.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083076565310
PINDIAN
Pindian is a Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw and Nuu-Cha-Nulth MC born on lək̓ʷəŋən Territory who, in almost 3 years of sobriety, has found immense healing in expressing themselves through lyricism in the genre of Hip Hop which they view to be an innovative, creative, native continuation of their nation’s traditional ways of storytelling.
Pindian started performing in the Summer Season of 2022 and since then has shared their songs on over a dozen stages and venues on both Vancouver Island & East Vancouver.
They aim to honour the roots of old school Hip Hop while sharing their stories through rhyme which make statements about addiction, healing through the intergenerational, traumatic effects of colonization, honouring their west coast lineage and sometimes, have a few laughs and a good time while doing so.
IG: @pin.dee.in
FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095749473786&mibextid=LQQJ4d
Nikky E
Nikky E is a Nêhiyaw Mother of two, Hip Hop Emcee, Audio Engineer & Producer, and Event Producer/Organizer. Born in Vancouver & Raised in East Van by her Grandparents, Muchmusic, Motown, Country Western cassette tapes and FM radio, it wasn’t until her early pre-teen years that she was properly introduced to Hip Hop.
Nikky E taught herself how to rap by memorizing rap songs like,........And started to rap her own poetry at the age of 13. It wasn’t until she saw the music video “Feeling Reserved” by Warparty, one of the first Indigenous Hip Hop groups. She decided to follow her dreams and graduated in 2004 with a diploma in audio engineering and production.
She has explored and experimented with creating digital media art as well as many facets of the music industry and community. Including hosting radio, organizing events and festivals, videography, frontline Indigenous resistance media/ journalism, mentor, youth worker and following her childhood dream of becoming a professional recording and performing artist.
https://linktr.ee/nikkyemusic
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