A Tribe Called Red's "We Are The Halluci Nation" makes the 2017 Polaris Music Prize short list

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Out of the 40 albums considered from the Polaris Music Prize long list, the Ottawa based group A Tribe Called Red had the honour of making the short list for "We Are The Halluci Nation". The accolades for A Tribe Called Red keeps on growing as they recently won a JUNO Award back in April. Only 10 albums are selected for the short list as they all chase the prize of $50,000 and more importantly the honour of being called a Polaris Music Prize winner. 

The full short list nominees for 2017 are: 

A Tribe Called Red – We Are The Halluci Nation
BADBADNOTGOOD – IV
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
Gord Downie – Secret Path
Feist – Pleasure
Lisa LeBlanc – Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
Lido Pimienta – La Papessa
Tanya Tagaq – Retribution
Leif Vollebekk – Twin Solitude
Weaves – Weaves

The winner of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize will be announced on September 18th at a live ceremony in Toronto. 

A Tribe Called Red's "We Are The Halluci Nation" is on the long list for the Polaris Music Prize

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Steve jordan - head of the polaris music prize (click to zoom)

The National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa was the spot where this year's Polaris Music Prize's long list was unveiled. A Tribe Called Red was one of the 40 nominees for the album "We Are The Halluci Nation", which also received a JUNO Award in April. Having just played at Field Trip in Toronto with upcoming summer appearances at Festival D'été De Québec in Quebec City and RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa, A Tribe Called Red will get to showcase their fresh DJ set imbued with stunning graphics made by Bear Witness. 

Other notable nominees vying for the $50,000 first prize includes "More Life" by Drake, "Starboy" by The Weeknd, and Carly Ray Jepsen's "E.MO.TION Side B". 

Here's this year's 40 albums that made it to the Polaris Music Prize long list!

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the moment when a tribe called red got nominated (click to zoom)

The Polaris Music Prize will name their short list on July 13th on Facebook live, while the Gala will take place in Toronto on September 18th. For more information, click here. 

Here's a clip of A Tribe Called Red JUNO Award live performance on April 2nd at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa: 

Watch the video trailer for this year's Bass Coast Festival

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This year's Bass Coast Festival is set to take place from August 1st - 4th and will be located at Merritt, B.C. This year's lineup includes Juno award winning A Tribe Called Red, Addison Groove, Thugfucker, Mat The Alien, Smalltown DJs, Calamalka, The Funk Hunters, The Gaff, and much more. Check out the video unveiling of this year's Bass Coast Festival lineup below: 

For ticket information and to view the entire lineup, click here. 

Listen to this: A Tribe Called Red on Diplo And Friends

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Last month the Ottawa based trio A Tribe Called Red were invited to bring their own unique sound to guest mix on the Diplo And Friends radio show. The result was an hour mix that was pure fire as it perfectly encapsulated their style by showcasing plenty of their own tracks while mixing in a lot of recent Mad Decent favourites. Check it out: 

If you live in Montreal, you can catch A Tribe Called Red playing live at SAT November 21st, click here for more info. 

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A Tribe Called Red shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize

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A Tribe Called Red, an Ottawa based trio known for combining Aboriginal music with modern EDM beats ("powwow-step"), has been selected as one of the ten shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize. Their latest album, Nations II Nations, is in the running along with other nominees such as Metric, Tegan and Sara, Young Galaxy, and more. Congratulations and good luck!

A Tribe Called Red also recently played the Ottawa's Bluesfest, click here to read on what I had to say about their performance.