OMBIIGIZI

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OMBIIGIZI
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OMBIIGIZI in London, Ontario performing at Winter Spectacular 2023
Background information
Genres Alternative Rock
Years active2022–present

OMBIIGIZI is a Canadian musical project, consisting of Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and Daniel Monkman of Zoon. [1] Their debut album Sewn Back Together was released in 2022, [2] and was shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. [3]

Sturgeon and Monkman first met in 2018, bonding over their commonalities as indigenous musicians who were interested in experimental and alternative rock music, and discussed the possibility of collaborating. [1] Shortly thereafter, Sturgeon met Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene at a fundraising benefit for the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund; when the duo decided to proceed with the planned collaboration in 2021, Drew arranged a series of recording sessions at the Bathouse Recording Studio, and served as the album's producer. [1]

The album's first preview single, "Residential Military", was released in November 2021, [4] and was followed by "Cherry Coke" in January 2022, [5] before the full album was released in February on Arts & Crafts Productions. [2]

In 2024 they released their second album, Shame. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Inside the 'Indigenous futurisms' of Ombiigizi". CBC Music, February 10, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Alan Ranta, "OMBIIGIZI Make Noise with a Purpose on 'Sewn Back Together'". Exclaim! , February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Richie Assaly, "Six take-aways from the 2022 Polaris Prize Short List". Toronto Star , July 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Chelsea Brimstin, "Zoon, Status/Non-Status team up as OMBIIGIZI, share video for new single ‘Residential Military’". CIND-FM, November 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Alex Hudson, "OMBIIGIZI Reflect on Childhood Memories in "Cherry Coke" Video". Exclaim! , January 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Alex Hudson, "OMBIIGIZI Refine Their Craft on 'Laminate the Sky'". Exclaim! , August 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Bazile, Chudyanna (20 August 2024). "Shame, le nouvel album d'OMBIIGIZI". Le Canal Auditif.


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