Young Spirit are a Cree drum group formed in Frog Lake, Alberta in 2001.[1] The band's musical style is traditional Cree round dancing songs, with the group of singers striking hand drums in unison. The group is known for their contemporary take on this traditional and sacred form of music which the Plains Cree received from the Assiniboine in the late 19th century.[2] In 2018, Young Spirit received a Grammy nomination[3] for their album Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance Songs.
Their album Angel Eagle: Cree Round Dance Songs was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Neechmus: Cree Round Dance (2002)
- It's All About the Drum (2006)
- Save Me a Lead (2013)
- Akameyimoh Baby Boy (2014)
- Niteheochi - "From the Heart" (2014)
- Mewasinsational - Cree Round Dance Songs (2017)
- sâkītohk - "Love Each Other" (2017)
- Love, Life, Round Dance (2019)
- Angel Eagle: Cree Round Dance Songs (2021)
Live albums
edit- Takakikeh - Doing it Right (2013)
- Red Dress Special (2018)
References
edit- ^ "'All cameras were focused on us': Cree group Young Spirit on their impromptu Grammy red carpet performance | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Native Dance » Cree Round Dances". Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ Rhiannon Johnson (February 11, 2019). "Young Spirit drum group shares Cree round dance song on Grammy Awards red carpet". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
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