Indigenous music and musicians

This section contains online streaming resources for finding Indigenous music in audio, video, and film formats, as well as lists of recordings.

• Naxos Music Library World
  • Streaming audio library (world music)
  • Access to over 185,000 recordings from world cultures
  • Includes the Smithsonian Folkways catalogue
  • Can filter search results in their advanced search by cultural group, including Native American, Inuit, Cree, Ojibwa, and more
  • Note: This database has a limited number of simultaneous users. If you have trouble accessing or receive an error message, please try again later.
  • Naxos Music Library World App: Available for Apple or Android mobile devices. You must create a personal account prior to using the app.
• DRAM: Database of Recorded American Music
  • Stream sound recordings from independent labels and sound archives (e.g. New World Records, Composers Recordings (CRI), Albany Records)
  • Primarily American music
  • Encompasses avant-garde, contemporary, electronic, folk, opera, Indigenous, jazz, musical theatre, and more
  • Access original liner notes and essays

• Qwest.tv
  • Dedicated to jazz, soul, funk, and world music
  • Catalogue features over 1,300 concerts, documentaries, and rare archival footage
  • Most videos are subtitled in English or French 
• Academic Video Online (Alexander Street)
  • Multidisciplinary video platform that includes a substantial component of Music & Performing Arts content (e.g. documentaries, performances, interviews, instructional material)
  • Filter by subject, such as Indigenous Peoples or Diversity

• Drumhop
  • Drumhop hosts over 4,500 online recordings of traditional Native American music free for listening
• The Indigiverse (Sirius XM)
  • Radio station that plays Indigenous music, news, and views
• Indigenous Music Countdown
  • Radio playlist that promotes new and trending Indigenous music
• Indigenous Radio Broadcasting (University of British Columbia)
  • Features an extensive list of Indigenous radio stations
• Nikamowin
  • Streaming platform for discovering and listening to music by Indigenous artists. Showcases emerging and established artists from Canada and abroad
  • Features playlists and music of all genres
• NativeRadio
  • Features streams of Native American music
  • Also features a photo gallery, a news section, and several articles about the Great Chiefs in Native American history

• Wikipedia
  • Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album
  • Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year

Books

• McGill users only
• Open access resource
• Free resource
• In-library use
• Catalogue record