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The First Time I Noticed Music Was Colonial

For most of my life, I didn't think music was colonial. Music was piano lessons and band class but it was also powwows on the weekend or hand drums in ceremony. Even when I began small actions of advocacy or…

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Growing Up Between Two Musical Worlds

I was in grade three when I decided I wanted to take piano lessons. My oldest sister was already playing, and that was a good enough reason for me, I wanted to do what she was doing. My first piano…

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Listening Differently

When I talk about “listening differently,” I don’t just mean hearing music in a new way, I mean shifting how we approach it.

Aaniin! I’m Anang Binesi. I’m an Anishinaabe percussionist, composer, and musician from Manidoo Bawitigong, Treaty #3, and…

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