Dig Your Roots

Dig Your Roots is all about developing and promoting new Canadian music from the four corners of this culturally diverse and musically rich country. It is an exploration of independent talent from the Canadian underground. Its scope is wide ranging and focuses on original forms of music that are currently under-represented in the Canadian music scene. Sponsored by Corus Entertainment Inc., the NCRA/ANREC is producing a series of genre-specific compilations that coincide with live concert simulcast broadcasts.

The project will run for 5 years and will see the release of 7 genre-specific compilation albums:

February 2003: Hip Hop
March 2004: Spoken Word
April 2004: Electronic Dance
March 2005: Roots
June 2006: Aboriginal
March 2007: Experimental Jazz

In September 2006, the NCRA/ANREC continues the Dig Your Roots series with "Experimenal Jazz". These independent artists from across the country will be featured on the Dig Your Roots Website in the winter of 2006. Following a national selection process, artists will be chosen to appear on compilations to be released in March 2007. These artists will take part in a series of 5 concerts, each of which will be broadcast live coast-to-coast on NCRA/ANREC Member stations. For more information, visit www.DigYourRoots.ca.

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Each compilation is available for $12 (plus $3 for mailing). Visit our contacts page to find all the information you need to send us a cheque or money order, or use PayPal.