ASANI nominated for four Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards: Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Folk/Acoustic CD and Best Duo/Group. Voting starts immediately so sign up to vote at http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/asani/
Asani nominated for three Indian Summer Music Awards: Blues (Boil Water Advisory), Folk (Nitohta) and Spiritual (Kiyanaw).
ASANI (“rock” in the Cree language), a contemporary Aboriginal women’s trio from Edmonton, has been captivating audiences with their breathtaking harmonies, their dynamic vocal artistry and their powerful rhythmic style. Carrying with them the traditional influences of First Nations and Metis music accompanied by drums and rattles, their songs resonate with their own blend of traditional vocals infused with the sounds of jazz, folk and blues. ASANI performs frequently in Canada as well as around the world, and recently performed at the 2010 Olympics in Whistler and Vancouver, BC. They have composed and performed musical soundtracks for documentaries, film and television. Having performed at both Carnegie Hall, New York and the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. ASANI is currently garnering national acclaim for their unique arrangement of “O Canada”. Asani’s debut CD “Rattle and Drum” (2005) has been nominated for 11 music awards throughout North America, including a 2006 Juno Award for ‘Aboriginal Recording of the Year’. ASANI received a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award in 2005 for Best Female Traditional/Cultural Roots Album. In May 2009, Asani was inducted into the Canadian A Capella Hall of Fame.
In October 2009 ASANI released their new album “Listen” Produced by famed Zappa alumni Ed Mann. This bold new release from Edmonton’s vocal trio is infused with First Nations drumming, vocal percussion and chant, but it goes well beyond that with the sounds of folk, blues, a bit of jazz and the soulful insistence of traditional spirituals. For your copy of Asani's newly released cd entitled "Listen" visit iTunes or Outside Music at the following link: http://www.outside.on.ca/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=158.
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Asani wins an Canadian Aboriginal Music Award
Fri, Nov 25 2005
