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ArtsCultureMusic15TuesdayNovember262013ArtsCultureRadioByRACHELMACNEILLFromtherstvocalbeltonheropeningnumberMahsiChoLeelaGildayheldthecrowdinthepalmofherhandatMontrealsSalleLAstralonThursdayNov.21.Gildayandherbandplayedtheirsignaturesoul-fulsoundtoaroompackedwithmusiciansindustryprofessionalsandmusic-loversatMundialMon-trealCanadaspremiereworldmusicshowcaseded-icatedtomusicalculturaldiversity.Herpassionatevocalsjoyfulballadsandrhyth-micblueswereperfectfortheintimatecabaretseat-ingandheldtheaudienceraptthroughouttheshowwhereGildaywasafeaturedperformeratthefestivalsWomenoftheWorldshow-caseaneveningdedicatedtoCanadianwomenper-formingmusicconnectedtotheirroots.Mymusicisdifculttoencapsulateinonewordshesaid.IcomefromauniqueperspectivewhichisveryNorthernandthatputsmeundertheworldmusiclabel.Ithinkthatsagoodthing.GildayputsNorthonthemapatworldmusicshowcaseIfThursdaysperformancewasanyindicationsheisathomeonastagewithprolicmusiciansfromaroundtheglobe.BornandraisedinYellowknifeGildaysprideinherDeneheritageshinesthroughhermusic.WithaJunoaWesternCanadianMusicAwardandanAboriginalPeoplesChoiceMusicAwardamongotherinternationalacco-ladesunderherbeltsheisoneofCanadasmostlovedNorthernartists.HermusicdrawsdeeplyfromherAboriginalandNorthernrootsincorpo-ratingversesinSlaveyandstorytellingthroughoutherperformancealongwithtraditionaldrumdancingandsingingandlyricalthemesrangingfromAb-originalheritagetoahunterlostontheland.Shewasingoodcompany.Sharingthestagethrough-outtheeveningwereanEastCoasttraditionalGaelicquartetaToronto-basedMexican-SouthAfricana-mencogroupandanotherNorthernfavouriteTanyaTagaqwhoclosedtheshowwithamind-blowingsetofheruniquestyleofthroatsingingthatlefttheaudi-encebreathless.TheresarealfocusonCa-nadianAboriginalmusicthisyearGildaysaidwhichincludessuchabroadrangeofgenres.WhileAboriginalmusicisbecominganincreasinglybroadcategoryshesaidbeingincludedinafestivallikeMundialMontrealallowsNorthernmusictobeheardbyamuchwideraudience.MostoftheworldreallyhasnoconceptofwhattheNorthisGildaysaid.AndtherearentmanyAborigi-nalorNorthernmusicianswhotourCanadaforaudi-encesthatareunfamiliarwiththeNorth.GildayTagaqandSamianasocially-consciousAboriginalhip-hopartistfromQuebecwerespeciallyselectedtosharetheirmusicwithMun-dialMontrealaspartofajuriedshowcasesponsoredbyNativeAmericaNorthanationalprojectmeanttoprovidenetworkingandpro-fessionalopportunitiesforAboriginalartists.MundialMontrealisbothashowcaseforartistsandanopportunityforthemtoattendworkshopspanelsandshowcasestoseeandmeetotherartistsandin-dustryprofessionals.ItwasreallygreatGil-daysaidafterhersetwhichshesaidwouldbeoneofherlastshowsbeforereturningtotherecordingstudioinearly2014.Shesaimingtoreleaseherfourthalbumnextspringandfollowitupwithperfor-mancesinYellowknifeandtherestofCanada.WhenIplayIopenmy-selfuptotheaudienceandtheyopenthemselvesuptomeshesaid.ItsasharedexperienceandthatswhyItrulylovewhatIdo.Judgingfromthecheersandapplausefromtheaudi-enceatMundialMontrealthefeelingismutual.YellowknifesLeelaGildayperformsatSalleLAstralinMontrealonThursdayNov.21.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnewradioshowisontheairpromisinggreatmusicandstoriesaboutbeingreallivingrealandmakingposi-tivechoices.Itsalsotherstandonlyfor-youthby-youthradiopro-gramintheterritory.FeelRealRadioacooper-ativeeffortofthedepartmentofHealthandSocialServicesHSSCKLBRadioandOutcropCommunicationsofficiallylaunchedovertheairwaveslastThursdayeveningwhereitwilltakeitshalf-hour700p.m.slotuntilFebruary.AninitiativeoftheMyVoiceMyChoiceNWTcampaignatHSStheshowaimstogiveyouthavoiceinaddressingreal-lifepres-sureslikedrugsandalco-holandfeaturesstoriesfromanarrayofNorthernrolemodelscommittedtohelpingyouthmakehealthychoicesandconnectwiththeirculture.CKLBhostLawrenceNayallysaidheisthrilledtobeworkingwithFeelRealRadiosbrandnewhostJaceyFirth-HagenofInuviktogiveyouthachancetoYouthradioshowhitsNWTairwavesPhotoRachelMacNeillshowcasetheirskillstheirtalentsandtheirdreamsfortheNorthwestTerrito-riesontheradioforthersttime.IthinkitsimportantbecauseaswecontinuetravelingthroughtheNortheldersalwayssaytheyouthareourfuturesowhynotshowcasewhattheyhavetooffertothepublicAlotofyoungpeopleacrosstheNorthwestTerritoriesarereallydoingawesomestuffandwewantedtohearfromthemandhowtheygotthereNayallysaid.Sowerereallyenjoy-ingworkingwiththemandtogetherIthinkwerecreatingsomethingverypositiveandstrongforNWTyouth.ThoughCKLBpridesit-selfontalkingtoelderslandusersandpoliticalleadersNayallysaidyoungvoicesweremissingfromtheradioandotherformsofmediaintheNorth.Ithinkthisisauniqueop-portunityformoreyoungerpeopletocomeforwardandsaythisiswhatweredoingthisiswhatwevegotthisiswherewewanttogoandIthinkFeelRealRadioisdoingjustthathesaid.Despitehavingnoprevi-ousradioexperienceNayallysaidFirth-Hagenhasreallycomeintotherole.ShesreallyshownthekindofcondenceneededtocarryoutthiskindofajobNayallysaid.Lastweeksrston-the-airshowfeaturedinterviewswithBradCaribouLegsFirtharecoveringaddictandmarathonrunnerfromInu-vikalongwithNDiloyouthBrentBetsinawhocarriesastronganti-drugmessagetocommunities.ApreviousvirtuallaunchonlineintroducedCKLBlistenerstothehostJaceyandfeaturedinter-viewswiththeHSSMin-isterGlenAbernethyandyounghealtheducatorAlanaKronstaloriginallyfromYellowknife.TheshowsalsoincludemusicfromactslikeATribeCalledRedandNWTmu-sicianslikeMarinaandtheDiamondsDigawolfandDehchoYouth.FeelRealRadioisoneofseveralinitiativesofMyVoiceMyChoicewhichsawhundredsofyouthacrosstheterritoryex-pressthemselvesthroughvideoworkshopsledbyNWThip-hopartistAaronGodsonHernandezoverthelastyear.Asidefromoccupyingtheweeklyairwaveslis-tenerscantuneintoFeelRealRadiopodcastsonlineanytimeathttpmyvoice-mychoice.hlthss.gov.nt.cawheretheycanalsosubmitorcallinquestionsandgetinformationorhelpondrugsanddrinking.TheshowisslatedtorununtilFebruarybutcouldleadtosomethingmorelongtermifsuccessful.PhotocourtesyofMyVoiceMyChoiceNWTJaceyFirth-HagenhostofRealRadiochatswithNWTHealthMinisterGlenAbernethy.