Английская Википедия:Aysanabee
Aysanabee is an Oji-Cree singer-songwriter from Canada, whose debut album Watin was released in 2022.[1] A member of the Sandy Lake First Nation, he was born Evan Pang, with a non-inherited surname his mother chose in an attempt to protect him from anti-indigenous racism by portraying him to the community as Asian instead of indigenous, and raised in Kaministiquia, Ontario, outside of Thunder Bay.[2] He reclaimed his grandfather's surname, Aysanabee, as an adult.[1] He worked for a mining company as a teenager, later studying journalism and working as a digital content creator for CTV News.[2]
He played in various bands as a sideline, and began actively creating his own original music as an outlet during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He submitted his music to the International Indigenous Music Summit after making enough money on a cryptocurrency trade to cover the submission fee.[4] He was the first outside artist signed to Ishkōdé Records, a new label launched in 2021 by singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume and ShoShonna Kish of the band Digging Roots.[2]
Watin was released November 4, 2022.[5] Named for his grandfather's first name, the album features several recordings of his grandfather, recorded in phone conversations during the pandemic, as spoken interludes.[5] The album was preceded by the single "Nomads", which reached #1 on the CBC Music Top 20[6] and charted on the Canadian rock radio airplay charts, reaching #1 on the Alternative Rock chart in March 2023 and becoming the first indigenous Canadian artist ever to top that chart.[7]
CBC Music named Watin as one of the 22 best Canadian albums of 2022,[8] and "Nomads" as one of the ten best Canadian songs of the year.[9]
Aysanabee was a Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year for Watin at the Juno Awards of 2023.[10] He performed "We Were Here (It's in My Blood)" at the live gala on March 13, backed by the traditional indigenous round dance group Northern Cree;[11] he also received praise for his performance outfit, a long jacket designed by Travis Shilling with feathers representing the Canadian Indian residential school gravesites.[7]
Watin was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[12]
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Jonathan Ore, "Aysanabee's pandemic phone calls with his grandfather inspired his debut album". Unreserved, November 4, 2022.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Lynn Saxberg, "Meet Aysanabee, the first artist signed to Ottawa-based Indigenous label". Ottawa Citizen, November 4, 2022.
- ↑ Sarah Burke, "10 Indigenous artists to discover". Indie 88, August 9, 2022.
- ↑ Brennan Leffler & Mike Drolet, "‘Who is this guy?’: Aysanabee’s improbable path from crypto jackpot to Juno stage". Global News, March 11, 2023.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Calum Slingerland, "Aysanabee Details Debut Album 'Watin,' Shares Video for 'Nomads'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2022.
- ↑ "CBC Music Top 20 with Grant Lawrence". CBC Music, October 6, 2022.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 "The story behind the gorgeous jacket Aysanabee wore at the 2023 Juno Awards". CBC Music, March 13, 2023.
- ↑ "The 22 best Canadian albums of 2022". CBC Music, November 21, 2022.
- ↑ "The top 100 Canadian songs of 2022". CBC Music, November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
- ↑ Danielle Paradis, "Aysanabee and Northern Cree play the 2023 Juno awards". APTN News, March 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Here's the 2023 Polaris Music Prize short list". CBC Music, July 13, 2023.
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