To honour #Juneteenth2020 today, @Bandcamp is donating all of its fees to the Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) in support of racial justice, equality and change.
Here are some A+ Black Canadian artists to support on the platform.
.@cadenceweapon, who recently released a compilation of remixes he made between 2009 and 2013:
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com
.@ohyeahpaulchin, a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who creates electronic music rooted in hip hop:
ohyeahpaulchin.bandcamp.com
.@dijahs, a Toronto rapper whose new track, “Butter Crisp,” is a bright summer jam:
dijahsb.bandcamp.com
.@CTSecond, whose soulful new track, “Dream,” is as soothing as its title implies — but dig deeper, and the dream takes on a sombre tone:
ctsecond.bandcamp.com
.@messengervince, a P.E.I. rapper instrumental to building Charlottetown’s growing hip-hop scene:
vincethemessenger.bandcamp.com
P.E.I. rapper Lxvndr, whose recent album, Warmth, is filled with spit-fire verses and soulful, chill choruses that we can’t get enough of:
lxvndr.bandcamp.com
Scarborough’s @isatona, a Juno-winning rap mainstay whose new album, July 26, sees him in peak form:
bigtona.bandcamp.com/album/july-26
Here are some just-announced @PolarisPrize long listers to also support today:
.@aquakultre, nominated for Legacy:
aquakultre.bandcamp.com
.@backxwash, nominated for God Has Nothing to do With This Leave Him Out of It:
backxwash.bandcamp.com
.@dvsn, nominated for A Muse in Her Feelings:
dvsnband.bandcamp.com
.@JuniaTofSB, nominated for Studio Monk:
junia-t.bandcamp.com
.@OBUXUM, nominated for Re-birth:
obuxum-urbnet.bandcamp.com
.@LidoPimienta, nominated for Miss Colombia:
lidopimienta.bandcamp.com
Manitoba’s Super Duty Tough Work, nominated for Studies in Grey:
superdutytoughwork.bandcamp.com
.@WitchProphet, nominated for DNA Activation:
witchprophet.bandcamp.com
Here are some other organizations both directly and indirectly supporting Black musicians across the country:
cbc.ca/music/how-to-s…
Who are you supporting today via Bandcamp (or elsewhere)?
Let us know in the replies.
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