OKA by RHYTHM ACTIVISM
This was a benefit album for the Mohawk Defence Fund during the 'Canadian crisis at OKA,' in 1990 – a 78 day standoff between Mohawks and thousands of heavily armed Canadian soldiers, backed by tanks, APVs, jet fighters and more. Mohawks of Kanesatake, joined by Mohawks from Kahnawake, wanted to protect their sacred land from a golf course expansion and luxury housing development pushed by the town mayor of Oka, Quebec.
Tracklist
| 1. | Rhythm Activism - OKA Polka | 3:06 |
| 2. | Rhythm Activism - Les drums sonnent | 3:28 |
Credits
Recorded & mixed by the 'cabaret rock'n'roll band/rebel news orchestra, 'Rhythm Activism. Words/Paroles/violin: Norman Nawrocki. Music/Musique/drums: Sylvain Côté.
License
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Norman Nawrocki is a Canadian Polish/Ukrainian violinist & composer based in Montreal, Quebec. A veteran of the city’s underground music scene since 1986, he has released 36 albums (solo & with his many bands like Rhythm Activism, DaZoque!, Bakunin’s Bum, SANN, Wild Plains, Crocodile!, The Nawrockis, etc.) & has 35 compilations. He's also an author & a playwright.