FREE Indigenous Music Movable Feast at Splatsin Centre on March 8

Featuring Guest Artist Jeremy Dutcher

2 Rivers Remix Society (2RMX), VirtualFeast.ca and Splatsin Community Centre are proud to announce the upcoming ‘Confluence: Rhizome 2 Resurgence Showcase’ FREE Indigenous music feast, featuring Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist, and ethnomusicologist Jeremy Dutcher, from Tobique First Nation, Turtle Island.

Building on the momentum of Part I, 2RMX, hosted by the Splatsin people and territory, will present a FREE in-person and livestreamed special Movable Feast production of contemporary Indigenous Music at the beautiful Splatsin Community Centre, a ‘modern facility with a traditional design’, on Secwepemc Territory, near Splatsin/Enderby, BC.

The ‘Confluence: Rhizome 2 Resurgence’ Showcase opens at 2:00 pm with a Welcoming Ceremony from the Splatsin nation and elders as well as a special opening ceremony by Mexika-Tenochka artists Ana Cornejo and Leo Vara. The showcase continues with an incredibly talented line-up of diverse Indigenous artists, featuring Two-Spirit, classically trained operatic tenor, composer, and two-time Polaris Music Prize recipient, JEREMY DUTCHER. 

“Jeremy’s artistry promises to be the highlight of the event, bringing the Confluence experience to a transformative culmination. His performance will weave together themes of cultural resilience, hope, and inspiration, leaving attendees energized and empowered to continue the work of community change.” 

– Meeka Morgan, 2 Rivers Remix Artistic Director

Also featured on the bill: Lheidli T’enneh/ Cree/ Secwépemc folk-country artist KYM GOUCHIE, Ts’msyen musician GAMKSIMOON (formerly known as Salt Water Hank) blending rock & roll with the cultural strength of his traditional language, Nuu-Chah-Nulth/ Cree artist HASAATUK,  Inuvialuit folk-rock legend WILLIE THRASHER and Linda Saddleback, amiskwacîwâskahikan’s ASKO where culture and tradition meet percussion-forward electronic beats, and a special acoustic session by Secwepemc’s own Intergenerational healing roots-rhizome, hip-hop fusionists THE MELAWMEN COLLECTIVE. 

2RMX’s Indigenous music showcase in Splatsin Territory on March 8 from 2 pm to 11 pm at the Splatsin Community Centre, 5767 Old Vernon Rd, is FREE with pre-registration and will be in-person and live-streamed to promote accessibility. Everyone can witness this incredible Indigenous artistry.

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