Indigenous Singers of Canada by Craig Cassils Edited by Matthew Dane Peavoy Contents e Artist Song Page 1. Leela ilday One Drum 2 Life ets Better 8 3. Buffy Sainte-Marie We Are Circling 14 4. Derek Miller Call An Angel 19 pl 2. Don Amero m 5. Susan Aglukark O Siem 23 6. Tom Jackson Huron Carol 36 As Long As You Are Here 35 8. Shane Yellowbird Life Is Calling My Name 42 Sa 7. Mariame Hasni Teachers are permitted to copy the printable activities on the Digital Resources Disk for the students in one school or institution. No other copying is permitted. If your computer does not have a disk drive, email tvinfo@telus.net and we will send you a download. Themes & Variations Box 25109 Deer Park PO, Red Deer Alberta T4R 2M2 Email: info@musicplay.ca Web Site: www.musicplay.ca Toll Free Phone or Fax: 1-888-562-4647 Printed in Canada 2018 Cover Design by Craig Cassils ISBN: 978-1-927062-86-9
Leela ilday Indigenous Singers of Canada Leela ilday is a Dene-Canadian singer/songwriter born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. From a very young age, Leela was immersed in music, and by the age of 8, had already begun her singing career. She has a degree in vocal performance from the University of Alberta. Today she is known as a passionate singer/songwriter and soulful performer. Leela has released four solo albums to date. Since her early start in music, she has been honored with many awards, beginning in 2002 as Best Female Artist, Best Folk Album and Best Songwriter at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for her first release Spirit World, Solid Wood. In 2003, she was nominated at the Juno Awards for Best Music of Aboriginal Canada, and in 2007, won for Aboriginal Recording Of The Year with the release of her second album Sedzé. Leela has recorded four full length albums, and tours extensively, playing at festivals, schools and concert halls with her four piece band. Her record, Heart of the People (fall 2014), resonates with the heartbeat of the earth and the connection we all have to it as human beings. Links available for playalong in the Projectable PDF All songs are available for purchase on itunes 2
ONE DRUM by Leela ilday Student s Name: Date: pl 1. Where in Canada is the singer from? e Class: 2. From what tribe or background? m 3. Does this song use a language other than English? Sa 4. List the instruments you hear in this recording. 5. What is the most featured instrument? 6. What word describes the tempo of the song? 7. What word describes the mood of the song? 8. Explain in a few words the main ideas of this song. 7 If so, what?
Life ets Better by Don Amero Lyrics... e Hold on it will be a while Until you find yourself in this place It won t take long for you to see You got to go deeper to be set free pl If you wanna try and walk this life alone You re going to find yourself far from home Take my word and you re going to know That life gets better when you re not alone m You walk the road but you walk alone, Forget the ones you ve always known There s more to life than broken hearts, To see it clearly you got to go back to the start Sa Try and walk this life alone You re going to find yourself far from home Take my word and you re going to know That life gets better when you re not alone There s many lies we re led to believe, So many more we don t see We try so hard to push away, But the ties that bind us are here to stay Try and walk this life alone You re going to find yourself far from home Take my word and you re going to know That life gets better when you re not alone Used with permission Themes & Variations 2018
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About the song... O SIEM by Susan Aglukark This 1995 song was a Canadian #1 hit for Susan Aglukark, an Inuk musician who works together Inuit musical traditions with country flavours. She was raised in Canada s far north, in Nunavut. Seen as a role model for Canada s aboriginal people, the artist sees herself singing positive messages for all. O Siem is an Inuktuk words that means expressing joy when meeting with family and friends. The lyrics include many examples of togetherness, such as we re family, let s remove the walls and make a new start. The melody and Susan s voice help make the simple message resonate. Susan ultimately sees herself as an artist with a universal message of self-respect and strength to which she hopes that people of all cultural backgrounds can relate. 27
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