Dig Your Roots | |
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Compilation album | |
Released | 2003–2007 |
Genre | Hip hop, spoken word, electronic dance, roots, Canadian aboriginal, experimental jazz |
Label | National Campus and Community Radio Association |
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines is a Canadian series of compilation albums, released by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) in the 2000s to promote new and emerging artists. [1] The project was launched in 2002, utilizing development funding that Corus Entertainment provided to the NCRA/ANREC as part of a benefits package relating to a major radio acquisition transaction. [1]
Each year's Dig Your Roots compilation focused on a particular genre of music. Submissions were judged by a panel that first chose up to 100 artists to be featured through streaming audio on the project's website. [2] It then chose the 15 best entries for the CD compilation. The albums were also promoted by a series of live concert broadcasts which aired on participating campus and community radio stations across Canada. [2]
The first album, released in 2003, featured unsigned hip hop artists. [3] The five associated concert shows were held on March 17 in Surrey, British Columbia; March 20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; March 23 in Toronto, Ontario; March 26 in Montreal, Quebec; and March 29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [4]
In Exclaim!'s review of the album, critic Thomas Quinlan called it "the greatest Canadian hip-hop compilation since Cold Front", claiming that it had corrected "the mistakes of Rap Essentials." [5]
1 Due to manufacturer error, another song, Anodajay's "Le détenu", was mistakenly substituted on the CD for this one. Dig Your Roots subsequently released a special three-song sampler of Les Architekts' songs to compensate for the error.
The second album, one of two released in 2004, focused on spoken word poetry and storytelling. [6]
The third album, also released in 2004 simultaneously with the spoken word album, focused on electronic music. [7]
The 2005 album centred on roots music artists. [8]
The 2006 album focused on aboriginal music by First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists. [1] [9]
The 2007 album featured experimental jazz artists. [10]
Dig Your Roots | |
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Compilation album | |
Released | 2003–2007 |
Genre | Hip hop, spoken word, electronic dance, roots, Canadian aboriginal, experimental jazz |
Label | National Campus and Community Radio Association |
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines is a Canadian series of compilation albums, released by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) in the 2000s to promote new and emerging artists. [1] The project was launched in 2002, utilizing development funding that Corus Entertainment provided to the NCRA/ANREC as part of a benefits package relating to a major radio acquisition transaction. [1]
Each year's Dig Your Roots compilation focused on a particular genre of music. Submissions were judged by a panel that first chose up to 100 artists to be featured through streaming audio on the project's website. [2] It then chose the 15 best entries for the CD compilation. The albums were also promoted by a series of live concert broadcasts which aired on participating campus and community radio stations across Canada. [2]
The first album, released in 2003, featured unsigned hip hop artists. [3] The five associated concert shows were held on March 17 in Surrey, British Columbia; March 20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; March 23 in Toronto, Ontario; March 26 in Montreal, Quebec; and March 29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [4]
In Exclaim!'s review of the album, critic Thomas Quinlan called it "the greatest Canadian hip-hop compilation since Cold Front", claiming that it had corrected "the mistakes of Rap Essentials." [5]
1 Due to manufacturer error, another song, Anodajay's "Le détenu", was mistakenly substituted on the CD for this one. Dig Your Roots subsequently released a special three-song sampler of Les Architekts' songs to compensate for the error.
The second album, one of two released in 2004, focused on spoken word poetry and storytelling. [6]
The third album, also released in 2004 simultaneously with the spoken word album, focused on electronic music. [7]
The 2005 album centred on roots music artists. [8]
The 2006 album focused on aboriginal music by First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists. [1] [9]
The 2007 album featured experimental jazz artists. [10]