Digging Roots
| Digging Roots | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres |
folk rock First Nations music |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Jericho Beach Music |
| Website | www |
| Members | Raven Kanetakta ShoShona Kish |
Digging Roots is a Canadian musical group, consisting of husband and wife duo Raven Kanetakta and ShoShona Kish, whose musical style blends folk-rock, pop, blues and hip hop influences. They won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2010 for their album We Are....
Kanetakta is originally from Winneway, Quebec, while Kish is from the Batchewana First Nation in Northern Ontario. They are currently based in Barrie, 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 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. Their third album For the Light was released in 2014.
They won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Group in 2007.
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