The 2024 Wapiti New music Pageant line-up has formally been introduced.
Headliners K’naan, Pricey Rouge, Scarce Individuals and Jesse Roper will choose the phase Aug. 9-10 in Annex Park.
They’ll be joined by a host of grassroots Canadian expertise including, Dawn Pemberton, Phonosonics, Brass Camel, Kaeley Jade, Alex Maher, Charles Benjamin and resident DJ Cona.
Somali-Canadian hip-hop artist K’naan hit the charts in the early 2010s with hits like Wavin’ Flag (designed in honour of the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake) and Bang Bang (a collab with Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine). He is regarded for including reggae and Ethiopian jazz influences to his tracks, and for employing new music as an outlet for political activism.
Juno award successful alt-rock band Pricey Rouge produced a splash in the music scene as a result of Canadian radio and audio festivals like Edgefest in Toronto, Shorefest in Vancouver, X-Fest in Calgary, Sonic Growth in Edmonton and Rifflandia in Victoria. Their newest solitary Goon was launched in March.
Alt-indie band Scarce People are recognised for their colourful and vividly animated audio films. They’ve unveiled 4 albums due to the fact their debut in 2018, with songs that tackle life’s toughest struggles, together with crime, unaffordable housing and the battle to preserve speed with technologies.
Blues musician Jesse Roper has performed up and down the B.C coast together with large-identify artists like Keith Urban, Colin James, Spirit of the West and Beth Hart. He has made a few comprehensive albums, such as Red Bird, which was nominated for the West Coastline Tunes Award.
Dawn Pemberton is a passionate singer songwriter from Vancouver, whose melodies selection from gospel and soul, to jazz and funk. She has a single entire album and two singles under her belt, like a collab with Sleepy Tom.
Phonosonics has an straightforward breezy laid back Jamaican reggae vibe that makes you truly feel like you’re on a tropical getaway. Their 2021 album attributes strike tracks like Beautiful Issues and La Dama La Isla.
Locals could realize Brass Camel from the Arts Station’s Wednesday Social Collection very last summer. This groovy group performs a blend of rock n’ roll, R&B, and jazz, and attracts inspiration from artists like Led Zeppelin, Hurry, Supertramp and Return to Forever. Their second album will be produced this 12 months.
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Award-profitable Métis singer-songwriter Kaeley Jade travels Western Canada, undertaking at venues like Edmonton Folks New music Competition, BreakOut West and The Canmore Folks Audio Competition. Her most recent album explores the advanced working experience of falling in really like by intimate ballads like The Letter and Turpentine, and danceable tracks like Painless, which reached amount one particular on the intercontinental charts of the Indigenous Audio Countdown.
Funk-soul artist Alex Maher was in the line-up at last year’s competition, but was unable to acquire the phase owing to an unlucky energy outage on opening night time. The good news is he’s again for one more go, and he’s bought a new one to perform identified as Purple Earth. Maher has had a notable existence in the new music sector, having performed with DNA6 and Flannel Jimmy, and opened for Weezer, Mom Mother, Sam Roberts and Shred Kelly.
Singer songwriter Charles Benjamin is no stranger to the nearby tunes scene. He’s dependent out of Golden and has performed at Fernie Distillers, Fernie Taphouse, Stoke Fest and the Wednesday Night Social. He handles many genres, which includes folk, country, rock and pop.
And of training course, a tunes gig wouldn’t be proper devoid of community turntable wizard DJ Cona, who will spin a magical prelude for the viewers.
To volunteer at the pageant or apply to be a craft vendor visit www.wapitimusicfestival.com.
To listen to much more songs from the artists, pay attention to the Wapiti Audio Competition playlist on Spotify.