Everything about Kashtin totally explained
Kashtin were a
Canadian folk rock duo in the
1980s and
1990s, one of Canada's most famous and influential
First Nations musical groups.
The band was formed in
1984 by
Claude McKenzie and
Florent Vollant, two
Innu from the
Maliotenam reserve in northern
Quebec. The name
Kashtin means "tornado on the horizon" in the
Innu-aimun language, but was also chosen as a
pun on the
English language phrase "cashed in", in response to friends who alleged that the band was selling out.
The band quickly became popular in the region, and in
1988 they were featured in a documentary on the Innu for a Quebec television station. They were soon brought to Montreal to record, and released their self-titled debut album in
1989.
Although that album was recorded in their native language, spoken by just 12,000 people in the world, the album quickly became a major hit in Quebec, and soon in English Canada as well, eventually being certified double platinum. The singles "E Uassiuian" and "Tshinanu" were popular hits for the band.
In
1990, the band toured Europe and made commercial breakthroughs there, most notably becoming Top 10 stars in
France.
In
1991, the band released their second album,
Innu. That album spawned the band's biggest Canadian hit single, "Ishkuess".
For their third album,
1994's
Akua Tuta, Kashtin signed with
Columbia Records.
Robbie Robertson included the title track from that album on his album
Music for The Native Americans. Their songs also appeared on the soundtracks to the film
Dance Me Outside and the television shows
Northern Exposure and
Due South.
Following
Akua Tuta, the two members of Kashtin each began recording as solo artists. They have not released another album as Kashtin, although they've continued to perform occasional live shows together.
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