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I have a friend who likes Paul Simon. Check that. “I LOVE Paul Simon!” she’ll exclaim whenever we talk about music.

Simon was the genius half of Simon and Garfunkel. He wrote all those great songs, helped arrange them, and sang half of them. And it was Paul, not Art, who went on to a prolific solo career.

Don’t call it a comeback.

While Canada’s Indigenous music scene has experienced something of a resurgence in recent years, the level of talent is nothing new. From traditional instrumentalists to contemporary genre artists, Indian Country has produced a long line of world-class musicians as revolutionary it is diverse.

And even as some of these artists begin to get some of the mainstream recognition they so richly deserve, there’s an entire wave of under-the-radar talent just waiting to break out.

From the trailblazers to the rising stars, here are 10 Indigenous artists you need to know.