Ishkōdé Records is led by musicians
In their launch announcement, they say the label's name "Ishkōdé" means fire in Anishinaabemowin.
The guiding principle of the record label is "Songs for the Eighth Fire," a reference to the Anishinaabe's Seven Fires prophecy, which "heralds an epoch of eternal peace when Indigenous peoples and settler communities together build the eighth and final fire of justice and harmony."
The label says its first release under a distribution deal with Universal will be a single from husband-and-wife duo Digging Roots, comprised of Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache, due on
Then there will be new music from Rheaume and the first tracks from guitarist and saxophonist Aysanabee, the label’s first signed artist.
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