Tunes from Turtle Island — Andrew GJ

Tunes from Turtle Island — Andrew GJ
19:00–20:00 Friday

As far as I know Tunes from Turtle Island is the only European radio show to exclusively promote the indigenous musicians, bands and sound artists of North America (as far as I know). It is broadcast weekly in Europe and North America by eight stations in five countries — Austria, Italy, Spain, the UK and USA (a native-owned and -run station in Minnesota).

I play all genres of music from hip hop, rock, jazz and blues through to traditional, country, folk and more — from the first period of recorded sound, right up to the present day. I often include news articles on environmental destruction, social and human rights issues impacting on the indigenous communities of Turtle Island. Originally inspired by the Standing Rock protests of 2016-17. Whilst watching videos produced in solidarity with those protests, I heard a number of bands and artists that I hadn’t heard before and decided to delve further into the indigenous music scene of N. America. I found a treasure trove of music (but also a huge amount of info on one of the most marginalized peoples of North America). I started to put together a show featuring only indigenous artists from North America (Canada, the USA, Mexico and Greenland), and so the Tunes from Turtle Island radio show was born. it was first broadcast on Resonance FM in the UK in 2018.

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