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Jun 19, 2020, 19 tweets

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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