Artist lineup announced for the International Indigenous Music Summit

International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS) have announced that 40+ Indigenous performers across a wide range of genres will be performing for this year’s summit in Tkaronto, June 2-6, 2025.

IIMS is the world’s foremost Indigenous music gathering, contributing to the overall growth and success of the Indigenous music ecosystem.

The Opening Night Gala performers include Tanya Tagaq, Northern Cree, Alex Kusturok and Sara Curruchich, with a special appearance by Elder Gerard Sagassige and Nimkii Osawamick.

The 2025 IIMS lineup welcomes emerging and iconic talent, including experimental artists like Montreal’s Anachnid, the collaborative project ASKO, Tahltan and Tlingit ambient/synth/spoken word artist Edzi’u and Winnipeg’s avant-pop KWIAT.

The hip hop lineup will bring together performances by artists and DJs like Saskatoon’s Big Tones, Mi’kmaq rapper Wolf Castle, Halifax producer/DJ Matty Galaxy, acclaimed producer/pop-trap Mattmac, Australian duo FLEWNT & INKABEE and Aotearoa rapper/poet MELODOWNZ. This year’s lineup also includes Treaty 1 DJ The Kaptain and Boiler Room-approved Lady Shaka, from Aotearoa.

The 2025 lineup also features international artists from the West Coast, Oceania, Chile, Ecuador and Fiji, including G̱a̱mksimoon, presenting music rooted in the cultural heritage of the Ts’msyen people, Andean singer Carmen Lienqueoand Fiji’s RakoPasefika.

From pop to Powwow, hip hop to funk to folk and beyond, the IIMS 2025 offers an utterly unique immersion into the global Indigenous music scene.

Find the complete lineup and register for the IIMS 2025 here.

Cover image: Tanya Tagaq. Thomas van der Zaag/Courtesy of the artist.