Modern Music Canadian Music II. Keeping Traditions: Native French Canadian East Coast (Maritime)...

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Modern Music Canadian Music II

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Modern MusicCanadian Music II

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Keeping Traditions:

Native

French Canadian

East Coast (Maritime)

Modern Trends:

Folk

Rock

Pop

Indie

Contents

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In the oldest cultures in Canada, people work hard to keep their traditions, and teach them to younger Canadians.

Modern Native Canadian music uses drums and tradi-tional singing.

Modern French Canadian music will still use only French.

Modern Maritime music will still use the fiddle, bodhan, and other instruments.

Keeping Traditions

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Keith Secola – Indian Car (NDN Kar)

Ojibwa tribe, uses native chanting in his mu-sic

Susan Aglukark – Hina Na Ho

Inuit singer, combines Inuit language (Inuk) and English

Native Canadian

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Harmonium – Pour un instant (for a moment)

band from the 1970s, very popular in Quebec

Hay Babies – Neguac

Quebecois folk singers – all female

French Canadian

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Ashley MacIsaac – The Devil in the Kitchen

Fiddle used in modern rock, heavy metal

Great Big Sea – Ordinary Day

Traditional Irish style, flute and fiddle music

Maritime

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Like many western cultures, Canadian music has been influenced by global music trends. Jazz, blues, rock, folk, pop, indie, hip-hop and rap have all become popular.

We will look at some of the most famous Cana-dian musicians in each of these musical styles.

Modern Trends

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In the late 1960s, American and British music was becoming very popular around the world, especially in Canada.

The Canadian Government passed Content Laws, forcing Canadian radio stations to play at least 30% Canadian music.

Some people say this law helps Canadian musicians.

Others don’t like this laws. They think radio stations should play what they like.

Canadian Content Law

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Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi

Very popular: original guitar; high, sweet voice

Gordon Lightfoot – If you could read my mind

Romantic style of singing and guitar

Folk Music

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The Tragically Hip – Courage

Referred to as “The Hip,” widely popular rock band

Neil Young – Rocking in the Free World

Famous rock musician, often sang about politics

Rock Music

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Barenaked Ladies – Enid

pop-rock band, often singing comedic music

Byran Adams – (Everything I do) I do it for you

Pop-rock and power ballads, romantic songs

Pop Music

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(“Indie” means independent. This music is produced by small record companies, and usually sounds very origi-nal)

Feist – I Feel it All

Indie folk singer, non-classical voice, mixed in-struments

Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)

Large band, men/women, French/English, many instruments

Indie Music