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London, ON - CHRW 94.7 FM will be co-presenting the Aboriginal Voices Rock and Roll Celebration Tour 2000 Friday, August 11, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. at The Spoke in the University Community Centre on the UWO campus.

The Aboriginal Voices Rock and Roll Celebration Tour 2000 will feature 1999 Canadian Aboriginal Music Male Artist of the year Derek Miller with his band Universal Light and Montee Sinqua. Also on the bill, Iqualuit sensation Lucie Idlout and "the best Rock and Roll band in Indian Country today," Keith Secola and his Wild Band of Indians. All three are headliners in their own right. A local band will open up the show at the Spoke with a 20 minute set.

The tour is a celebration put on by Aboriginal Voices Radio who, under the direction of Gary Farmer, recently won the right to the 106.5 FM radio frequency in Toronto. The station, featuring all Aboriginal music and announcers, will begin broadcasting in several months. There are several dates for the tour throughout Ontario in late July and August with London getting the coveted Friday nights lot on August 11.

Dan Smoke, one of the hosts of CHRW's Smoke Signals - First Nations radio- is thrilled about concert. "The line up is incredible! Normally, you could expect to pay a lot to see just one of these artists but here they are all on the same stage. We're extremely excited at showing London how amazing Aboriginal music is."

Tickets for this rare event are available at CHRW or the Spoke, both in the UCC at Western for 17 dollars in advance or 20 dollars at the door. 2 dollars from each advance ticket sale will go towards CHRW's fundraising efforts. CHRW Program Director Tom Everett echoes Smoke's enthusiasm. "When Aboriginal Voices came to us to ask for help with this concert we jumped at the chance. It's a great opportunity to showcase some world class artists and show support for another community radio station in the process. Hopefully, this can evolve into a regular event rather than a one time occurrence. " The event is open to everyone in the community and free parking is available at the Huron College lot across the street from the University Community Centre.