artist Diggingroots

DiggingRoots: "...new leaders of the old school rebel music" With the 2006 release of their Juno nominated debut album ‘seeds’, Jericho Beach Music recording artists DiggingRoots, are quickly emerging as new leaders of the old school of rebel music. From the first listen, the songs about culture, freedom, and identity are undeniably hard-hitting, hopeful and honest. The songwriting team combine the elements of their traditional Indigenous influences, hip-hop, folk, reggae, blues, and roots with an uncommon eclectic sensibility. Kish and Kanatakta bring us lyrics that take no prisoners and embrace the art of possible. These are stories from the end of the road.

After a chance meeting while they were both still students, DiggingRoots was formed in the spring of 2004. Since then Kanatakta and Kish have journeyed from coast to coast, playing hundreds of shows in bar rooms, festivals and concert halls.

With a cross Canada tour and their second full-length studio album under their belt DiggingRoots have cemented their reputation as a creative force, able to seduce audiences, sometimes with only the purr of Kish’s intimate voice or Kanatakta’s seismic acoustic guitar playing. Backed up by Rakesh Tewari on drums and James Forrest on bass and a revolving door of all star guest artists.

The newest studio project "We Are" produced with innovator Kinne Starr was release in Canada to critical acclaim in Oct 2009.

“It is absolutely inspiring to hear these artistic people make such luminous musical statements.” Winnipeg Free Press 2009