NEWS

October 16, 2017
The Native American Music Awards were formed in 1998 to promote appreciation and awareness of Indigenous musicians and create new music initiatives for the Native community. Two decades and many cities later, the awards submissions have increased from 56 to now more than 200 recordings. The show gathers larger and larger audiences each year both nationally and internationally. From traditional to contemporary, Pow Wow to hip-hop, the NAMMY’s offers more than a dozen performances and 30 awards presentations including lifetime achievement and hall of fame. This week, we feature tracks by some of the winners from the 17th annual Native American Music Awards.

Playlist

Artist (Song) Album

1. DJ Shub (Indomitable ft. Northern Cree Singers) PowWowStep
2. Josh Halverson (Thunderbird Sky) Year of the Thunderbird
3. Nahko and Medicine For The People (Love Letters to God) Hoka
4. Kelly Derrickson (I Am (MotherNature)) I Am
5. Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band (Ascension) Ascension
6. Randy McGinnis (Rain) The Journey
7. Lucas Ciliberti (Rainmaker) Rainmaker
8. Artson feat. Quese Imc & Supaman (Never Give Up) E.A.R.T.H. – EP
9. Cherokee National Youth Choir (Celebration)
10. Levi Platero (Take Me Back) Take Me Back
11. Mickie James (Shooting Blanks)
12. Black Bear Brothers (Grandpas Love Song) Songs from Cheyenne Creek
13. Cody Black Birdband (Skyline Jazz) All In
14. Danielle Egnew (You’ve Got to Go Back the Way That You Came) You’ve Got to Go Back the Way That You Came
15. Vince Redhouse (My Beautiful Lass) Songs of the Earth: Meditations of Love and Nature

Kelly Derrickson, originally from Westbank, will perform during the Native American Music Awards on Oct. 14.

Derrickson is also nominated for three awards to be presented during the show.

Derrickson is the daughter of former Westbank First Nation chief Ron Derrickson. She has coined the phrase “country tribal rock” to describe her musical style.

She won Best New Artist at the 2016 Indigenous Music Awards, and was nominated for the second time as Best Country Artist in the Coachella Valley Music Awards.

Her single 40,000 Ft Over You from her album Warriors Of Love Album was considered the Best of 2016 on the National Aboriginal Music Countdown, holding the No. 1 spot for two weeks in a row. Her new single I Am is currently No. 8 on the charts.

In a 2014 interview with The Daily Courier, Derrickson said music has been a part of her life since she was young.

WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna singer has been nominated for two Native American Music Awards.
Kelly Derrickson, daughter of former Grand Chief Ron Derrickson, is looking for votes from the local community as her debut album, Warriors of Love, is up for Best Female Vocalist and Best Country Recording at the Native American Music Awards in New York.
Last year Derrickson won best new artist at the Indigenous Music Awards last year and Warriors of Love was named best female country music album at the Coachella Valley Music Festival.
Warriors of Love, was released in 2013 and includes songs that highlight her peoples’ struggle for independence.
The ceremony will take place Sept. 17. Visit this webpage to vote.

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WEST KELOWNA – Award-winning local singer and songwriter Kelly Derrickson will be launching her latest single in Kelowna next weekend.
Derrickson is a Westbank First Nation member whose first album, Warriors of Love, won Best New Female Country Singer at the Coachella Valley Music Awards last year and last fall she was also named Best New Artist at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg.
Her latest single, Amazing Grace, will be launched at an exclusive dinner Saturday night, April 23, at 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m.
For more information on the event, or to purchase her music, visit the Kelly Derrickson website.

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An Okanagan woman is gaining growing recognition as a singer-song writer. Kelly Derrickson has released her first CD, and is getting attention from industry professionals. As Global Okanagan’s Native issues correspondent Tracey Kim Bonneau explains, Derrickson is an artist with a message