Digging Roots
Digging Roots is a Canadian musical group consisting of husband and wife du… Read Full Bio ↴Digging Roots is a Canadian musical group consisting of husband and wife duo Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish, whose musical style blends folk-rock, pop, blues, and hip hop. Kanatakta is originally from Winneway, Quebec, while Kish is from the Batchewana First Nation in Northern Ontario.
Formed in 2004, the duo released their first album Seeds in 2006. The album was a nominee for the Aboriginal Album of the Year Juno at the Juno Awards of 2007. They won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Group in 2007.
They followed with We Are... in 2009, which featured collaborations with Tanya Tagaq, DJ Bear Witness of A Tribe Called Red and Kinnie Starr, who also produced the album. They won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2010 for We Are.... Their third album For the Light was released in 2014.
In 2018, Shoshona was awarded the Womex 18 Professional Excellence Award while Raven was awarded the Cobalt Award at the 2016 Maple Blues Awards. After organizing three International Indigenous Music Summits together, ShoShona partnered with singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume in 2021 to form Ishkōdé Records. The label releases music by Rheaume, Digging Roots, and singer-songwriters Aysanabee and Morgan Toney.
Formed in 2004, the duo released their first album Seeds in 2006. The album was a nominee for the Aboriginal Album of the Year Juno at the Juno Awards of 2007. They won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Group in 2007.
They followed with We Are... in 2009, which featured collaborations with Tanya Tagaq, DJ Bear Witness of A Tribe Called Red and Kinnie Starr, who also produced the album. They won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2010 for We Are.... Their third album For the Light was released in 2014.
In 2018, Shoshona was awarded the Womex 18 Professional Excellence Award while Raven was awarded the Cobalt Award at the 2016 Maple Blues Awards. After organizing three International Indigenous Music Summits together, ShoShona partnered with singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume in 2021 to form Ishkōdé Records. The label releases music by Rheaume, Digging Roots, and singer-songwriters Aysanabee and Morgan Toney.
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Digging Roots Lyrics
500 Years O' Blues The sky isn′t always blue The sun doesn't always shine It′s …
AK47 I just figured out the world's problems People don't make ou…
All Night Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh This car's become my longhouse and you've…
Cut My Hair Hm, mm-mm Hm, mm, mm, mm Hm, mm-mm Hm, mm, mm, mm Huh huh-uh…
Hwy 17 Well it's early in the day and I sure do…
Plant The Seeds If we want to be seen as an equal If we…
Rich Girl Nizaagaadewin Don't you love me well? Don't you love me tru…
She Calls Me I was born here, it's where I belong My bloodline sings,…
SKODEN Can′t slow down Can't sit still Can I get some peace of…
Spring To Come Oh, oh-oh, yeah Oh, oh-oh, yeah Oh, oh-oh, yeah Yeah, I wil…
Stay Oh, how I want you and How I need you too Stay…
Sunshine When I walked, I walked alone And when I sang, it…
Sweetwater Ahh, ah... I am bursting out Of ancient clouds To the water…
Tall Grass I don't wanna go back to the city I don't wanna…
The Healer No Ooo I started to listen ...and I found that there was m…
Wake Up and Rise Do, do, do, do Do, do, do, do Do, do, do, do Do,…