The Western Canadian Music Alliance (WCMA), created by the music industry associations of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory, presents the awards to promote and celebrate western Canadian music, BreakOut West. The WCMA works with government, FACTOR and assorted private radio broadcasters to also host the annual conference and music festival […]
Harmonizing her Rwandan, Ivorian, and Zimbabwean heritage with a confident—and bilingual—voice, Missy D is a tour-de-force ‘femcee’ in the Canadian Hip Hop/Rap and Soul scene. Missy D released her debut album When Music Hits You Feel No Pain in 2016 and was a Storyhive Music Video Edition 2017 winner for her song “XX” featuring Kimmortal. […]
Emergence is a series of free interactive mentoring sessions with powerful women performers from a wide range of genres, styles, and cultures running from June 27th to November 28th. The series was created for young women and female-identified musicians and singers to learn, bond with like-minded individuals, and gain support from a panel of highly […]
Terell Safadi‘s impactful lyrics in ‘Black History’ are markedly resonant and powerful with a call to action to listen and a call for equality. ‘Black History’ holds powerful and poetic messaging to carry you through the visual narrative of Terell’s own experiences, the injustices of continuous police brutality and the effects of slavery. The video […]
Join Joey Stylez, one of Canada’s top 25 rappers of all time voted by CBC on Facebook Live, June 20th at 3:30PM. Joey Stylez will perform alongside his band, with a special guest appearance from Carsen Gray and the performance of his soon to be released single “You Driving Me Crazy (Indian Girl)” which features the […]
For a stirring final event of the mini-Incite season, the Vancouver Writers Fest partners with the BC and Yukon Book Prizes to celebrate some of British Columbia’s incredible Indigenous talent, all nominees for the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. The BC and Yukon Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia […]
Hailing from Haida Gwaii, B.C., Carsen Gray is a Haida Indigenous and mixed descent award-winning singer/songwriter. Earlier this year Carsen released the official music video for her latest single ‘Sah ‘Laana’. The lyrics, supported by the beats of Vancouver-based producer Vago, thank God for the beauty of the land on Haida Gwaii and the blessings […]
Thunderbird Entertainment Group announced that their animated series ‘Molly of Denali’ was a Peabody award winner this year in the children’s and youth category. Molly of Denali follows the resourceful Molly Mabray, who has cultural heritage from three Athabascan groups: the Gwich’in, Koyukon and Dena’ina, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in interior Alaska. […]
‘Who Am I’ tells the story of Adhel Arop’s quest for identity as she reconciles with her mother’s past as a child soldier in South Sudan. Adhel Arop is a two-time award-winning documentary filmmaker residing in Vancouver, BC. Her career began in 2018 when she was awarded the TELUS Storyhive documentary film grant, with […]
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Vancouver-based independent publisher leading and championing with a focus on books on social issues; gender studies; LGBTQ and diverse literature; graphic novels and non-fiction; cookbooks; alternative crafts; visual arts; and books in translation. Their comprehensive shelf features BIPOC writers from British Columbia and beyond. It is our responsibility […]