Two of Canada’s most infamous indigenous musicians have collaborated on a new song – Buffy Sainte-Marie And Tanya Tagaq recently released the tune “You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)” online.
With producer Jon Levine at the helm, the two Polaris Music Prize winners teamed up at The Orange Lounge in Toronto to record the song, which was originally written and recorded by Sainte-Marie for the soundtrack of Spirit of the Wind, the 1979 film inspired by the champion dogsled racer George Attla. This collaboration, presented by Stingray Music and generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, is now available to hear on numerous Stingray Music channels, including Canadian Indie, Adult Alt, Canadian Voices, Canadian Adult Alternative, All Aboot Indie, Canadian Indie Chart and Stingray’s Hall of Fame Picks. A studio performance video of “You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)” is also available via the Polaris Music Prize YouTube channel, and you can hear the interview with Sainte-Marie and Tagaq discussing the collaboration on the latest episode of the Polaris Podcast.
Sainte-Marie was awarded the 2017 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, and will receive this honour at the 2017 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, April 1st in Ottawa, ON.
Photo: Buffy Sainte-Pierre
