Indigenous Music Award winner combines sounds of the forest with acoustic devices and delicate harmonies
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RIVER RUN CENTRE
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Mimi O’Bonsawin delivers a hybrid of pure sounds and pop music in River Run Centre’s Studio Theatre on Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. The present is a part of the Miijidaa Music Sequence, which encompasses a broad vary of Canada’s wealthy cultural panorama.
O’Bonsawin is a up to date roots singer-songwriter born in northeastern Ontario and is blended French Canadian and Wabanaki (Abénaki), a member of Odanak First-Nation. She embraces her ancestral connection to the land, utilizing her music to share tales of nature, therapeutic, and progress. With a artistic method, Mimi incorporates sounds from nature in her music, pulling in tones of water, wind, open fields, and luxurious forests. With uplifting melodies, soothing harmonies, and introspective lyrics, O’Bonsawin creates her personal type of folky pop.
Talking of her artistic course of, O’Bonsawin says, “making music and growing food is very much the same. They both start with a seed, and with proper care, can grow into a beautiful garden that we all can share. I put intention and love into every seed and every note.”
The artist works along with her husband and musical companion, percussionist Ryan Schurman. Their pure pairing makes for an intimate, sincere, dynamic efficiency. At their house studio, the couple attracts on a variety of percussive and acoustic devices, weaving them along with sounds from the land and vocal play.
She has acquired a number of different awards and nominations. In 2019, her album Related received Finest Pop Album on the Indigenous Music Awards. In 2020, her document Elle Danse was nominated for Finest New Artist and Finest EP on the Trille Or Awards Gala, which acknowledges Francophone artists exterior of Quebec, and in 2023, she acquired one other Trille Or nomination for her album Fiddleheads & Ferns. O’Bonsawin’s current albums embody 2023’s Willow and Boréale, and 2024’s Reside in Live performance. All three albums earned award nominations in 2024 and that yr, O’Bonsawin was additionally nominated for Finest Americana Recording, Finest People Recording, and Finest Music Video Narrative on the Native American Music Award, and as Performing Artist of the Yr on the Ontario People Music Awards.
When not creating music, O’Bonsawin shares her ardour for songwriting and artwork by way of workshops for youth throughout Canada, together with as a part of River Run’s Linamar for the Performing Arts program. “Music is a powerful healer,” says O’Bonsawin. “Songs and art are great tools to empower our youth and to provide an outlet. No matter the intention, I believe that everyone can and should write a song.”
Tickets to Mimi O’Bonsawin are $30 for adults, $28 for patrons over 60, and $25 for these below 30 years outdated. Sliding Scale tickets can be found for $20 or $10. For extra data or to buy, please name 519-763-3000, go to River Run Centre’s Field Workplace at 35 Woolwich Road in Guelph, or go to https://riverrun.ca/whats-on/mimi-obonsawin25/.
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