Global InformationAkua Tuta information
| Akua Tuta | ||||
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| Studio album by Kashtin | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | folk, First Nations | |||
| Label | Groupe Concept/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Kashtin, Toby Gendron with participation of Rick Haworth | |||
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Akua Tuta is the third album by Canadian folk rock duo Kashtin, released in 1994.[1] Akua Tuta was the final album released by the band under the name Kashtin, although band members Claude McKenzie and Florent Vollant have each continued to record as solo artists.
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the Juno Award for Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording at the Juno Awards of 1995.[2]
The title track was selected by Robbie Robertson for inclusion on his television soundtrack Music for The Native Americans,[3] and was also used on Due South in the episode "Hawk and a Handsaw".
- ^ Kashtin[usurped] at Jam!'s Pop Music Encyclopedia.
- ^ Jane Stevenson, "Juno Awards: Hip on top of the nomination heap". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 9, 1995.
- ^ Mark Lepage, "Robbie Robertson has rediscovered his roots; New album shows a profound Indian influence". Montreal Gazette, September 29, 1994.