Performers
Vincent Massey Park will burst with the sounds of some of the most recognized entertainers in Indigenous music and television.
PRE-SHOW: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm ET
Emerging artists will take the stage prior to the live evening concert.
– Cody Coyote
– Mimi O’Bonsawin
– Nigel Irwin
CONCERT: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET featuring
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Andrea Brazeau (Host)
Last year’s co-host in Winnipeg — passionate and proud of her Indigenous culture and identity. Born and raised in Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, now living in Montréal attending McGill University.
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Dave Jenniss (Host)
A police officer in the Indigenous humoristic web series Police sans réserve webcast by APTN and TV5. Son of a Métis father from the Maliseet of Viger First Nation, self-taught actor and playwright, but since 2008 his reputation as a writer is growing steadily.
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Lido Pimienta
Toronto-based, Colombian-born interdisciplinary musician and artist-curator. Sways from electronic beats, analog synths and Afro-Colombian rhythms to out-of-this-world chanting. An improv virtuoso of her generation.
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Tom Wilson
Hamilton songwriter – the progenitor of “Acid Folk.” Previous two albums were long-listed for the Polaris Prize and nominated for a JUNO. Creator of a dynamic footprint on Canada’s song-scape, a deeply personal, but universally affecting sound.
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Brooke Simpson
Recorded her first song at the age of two! Just a happy girl writing sad songs and a full-blooded member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe. Rose to international attention in 2017 as a contestant on The Voice.
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Julian Taylor Band
Travellers of ‘Funk, Soul & Roll.’ Their soulful beats resound from wider horizons. Rhythm and blues, hard rock, thoughtful folky songs, and dabbling in hip-hop. A signal of something new.
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Mike Paul Kuekuatsheu
Singer-songwriter from Mashteuiatsh, an Innu community in QC. Folk, pop and traditional sounds in French, Innu-aimun and English. Rich in emotions, his show will make you vibrate to the rhythm of Mother Earth.
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Kelly Fraser with Buffy Handel & Dancers
Originally from Sanikiluaq, NU. Singer and rapper in both English and Inuktitut, seamlessly blending the two languages with her powerful, insightful, and politically-relevant lyrics. Her latest album influenced by contemporary pop, EDM, and hip-hop.