Young Spirit drum group shares Cree round dance song on Grammy Awards red carpet – CBC

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Feb 11, 2019

Heads turned and the sound of traditional drumming and singing filled the air on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Surrounding reporters and fellow red carpet guests alike pulled out their phones capturing video and pictures of Young Spirit performing a Cree round dance song.

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“Our group’s name is Young Spirit for a reason,” said the group’s co-founder Jacob Faithful.

“And we collectively have all joined together to stand behind the mandate of keeping our culture alive.”

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