Swadhi Thanabalasingam | Ontario Independent Music Archive

OIMA Spring/Summertime Mixtape - Featuring Johannes Linstead, Paul Chaput, Carole Allison, and more!

posted on March 20, 2015 - 5:59pm

Spring has officially sprung! So take a breather, start dreaming of warmer days -- and turn up your speakers, because nothing announces spring quite like sweet music spilling out of an open window, riding the wind across clear blue skies.

In honour of the season, here is a Spring-themed OIMA mixtape of some songs that I feel speak to the coming of sunnier days.

OIMA Women's Day Mixtape - Featuring Binaeshee-Quae, Lal, The Sensational Bette Graham, and more!

posted on March 8, 2015 - 10:28pm

Today is International Women’s Day - a day to honour women’s achievements, while also continuing to figure out how we can create better, safer spaces in which all women can thrive.

In the spirit of the day, here is an OIMA mixtape highlighting just a few of the amazing women whose music we’re fortunate to include in our Archive. (Click on the song titles below to have a listen.)

OIMA Mixtape, Featuring Teenage Kicks, Beth Ferguson, Shing Shing Regime, and more!

posted on February 28, 2015 - 11:21am

Here's a random(ish) selection of music from our Archive! Click on the song title to have a listen. Happy weekend, everyone!

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