Bruthers of Different Muthers
{{Short description|Canadian rock band}}
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| origin = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| genre = Rock, hard rock, Grunge, First Nations music
| years_active = 2008–2015
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| current_members = Donovan Bruyere
Jesse Green
Leroy Constant
Michel Bruyere
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Bruthers of Different Muthers was a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known for blending grunge-inspired hard rock with elements of First Nations music.[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2012/3/Bruthers-of-Different-Muthers-inspired-by-pow-wow-beats "Bruthers of Different Muthers inspired by pow wow beats"]. CBC Music, March 23, 2012. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704151545/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2012/3/Bruthers-of-Different-Muthers-inspired-by-pow-wow-beats |date=July 4, 2012 }}
The band consisted of Donovan Bruyere on lead vocals and guitar, Jesse Green on guitar, Leroy Constant on bass and Michel Bruyere on drums.
History
Bruthers of Different Mothers toured as Buffy Sainte-Marie's backing band on her 2009 tour to support Running for the Drum.[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2013/2/Happy-72nd-birthday-a-look-at-Buffy-Sainte-Maries-5-best-collaborations "Happy 72nd birthday: a look at Buffy Sainte-Marie’s 5 best collaborations"]. CBC Music, February 20, 2013. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704151545/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2013/2/Happy-72nd-birthday-a-look-at-Buffy-Sainte-Maries-5-best-collaborations |date=July 4, 2012 }}
Their debut album Speakers of Tomorrow, released independently in 2011, was named best rock album at the 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards,"Winnipeg's Most collects six awards". Winnipeg Free Press, November 5, 2011. and was nominated for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2012."Could this be our year for a couple of Junos?". Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2012. The band also won two Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards in 2012.[https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/aboriginal-performers-honoured-177072801.html "Aboriginal performers honoured"]. Winnipeg Free Press, 11/3/2012
The Bruthers performed at the Muddy Water Music Festival in 2012,[https://issuu.com/wawatay/docs/2012-08-02 "Rocking Sandy Lake"]. Wataway News, August 2, 2012 Volume 39 Number 23 and again in 2015.[http://www.wawataynews.ca/home/thirty-years-rocking-muddy-water "Thirty years of rocking Muddy Water"]. Wawatay News, 12/01/2015 Christian Quequish
Michel Bruyere went on to play on Buffy Sainte-Marie's 2017 album Power In The Blood.{{cite web |title=Buffy Sainte-Marie – Power In The Blood |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7017137-Buffy-Sainte-Marie-Power-In-The-Blood |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=26 March 2022}} Donovan Bruyere formed the band Rescued by Dragonflyz.{{cite web |title=Rescued by Dragonflyz |url=https://www.facebook.com/rescuedbydragonflyz/ |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=26 March 2022}} Leroy Constant became Chief of Manitoba's York Factory First Nation.
Discography
- Speakers of Tomorrow (2011)