Edziu, who was a music theory and composition student at Vancouver Community College, said she suffered a kind of writer’s hiatus after getting out of what she called an abusive relationship.
Edzi’u had trouble writing lyrics and music and was looking for a solution. A Taltan and Tak River Tlingit musician, the musician drew inspiration from her CD, which was given to him by his grandmother and contained stories and songs from generations of her grandmother.
“I started listening to them and took clips from them and made my first album kimeani Then,” Eddie said north northwestMargaret Gallagher.
In addition to being a musician, Edzi’u also worked as a sound engineer at CBC, where he then integrated sounds he collected from the world around him.edu found it Collecting tapes and audio snippets was another way for me to explore my songwriting.
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That approach inspired their latest work. potlatch in boxa concept album that used a potlatch framework to discuss colonialism and indigenous resistance.
truck warrior song It features clips of relatives from Deedslake, a town in the interior of northern British Columbia.
So my practice is to interview people and take clips from those interviews and use them in songs I create.
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Edzi’u says he relies on intuition to decide which interview clip to use.
Record an interview with someone, listen to it, and pick out what you think is correct.
they said I base much of my creation purely on what my ancestors in the room felt I should do.
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another track, 2 spiritswhich investigates the federal ban on Potlatch and Two Spirits. (new window) Identity.
According to the Encyclopedia of Canada, the ban on potlatch was enacted by the Government of Canada under an 1884 amendment to the Indian Act of 1876, which went into effect in 1885. (new window).
The law made it a crime for anyone to participate in a potlatch, a gift-giving feast traditionally used as a way of celebrating life, commemorating various important milestones and events in West Coast tribes and customs. .
I want people to hear how our ancestors and relatives had to keep quiet behind the door.
Eddie said. And when people tried to practice their culture in secret during the Potlatch Prohibition, fearing being arrested, fearing their sacred beings being stolen, the RCMP banged on their doors. .
Edziu said the song was a potlatch ban and We have hoarded a lot of our knowledge and teachings about gender and sexuality into our culture.
Music reflects different influences
Edzi’u says their music comes from different genres and eras.
I think I’m just cramming my grandmother’s traditional songs, ’80s pop and rock ballads, and country storytelling into this classic songwriting style.
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Country music also holds a special place in their hearts, they say. Edzieu has an early childhood that entertained his uncles and uncles by singing country songs during long trips between Whitehorse, where he attended school, and Deedslake, one of their traditional territories. I have memories.
potlatch in box It is the sum of their experiences and influences.
My ancestors traditionally had drums or voices to express what they saw, what they felt, and what they wanted to teach everyone.
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That’s what I do, but the difference is that I’m doing it with a computer, and I’m doing all my influences in my own style and with my voice.
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