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Genre: A'cappella / Folk / Roots Music
Location Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Profile Views: 78041
Last Login: 9/12/2011
Member Since 7/30/2006
Website www.asani.org
Record Label Indie
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Bio
.. Join Asani as they celebrate the release of their new album “Listen.” .... “Their music is infused with First Nations drumming 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. Asani means "rock" in Cree. And the three singers are not afraid to hurl themselves at our windows of complacency – both within and outside their communities.” John Terrauds, The Toronto Star .... Produced by famed Zappa alumni Ed Mann, Listen is a bold new tour de force from Edmonton’s favourite vocal trio. Come celebrate its release as the ladies are joined by special guests Ed Mann, Bruce Aitken and Mario Allende and hosted by Breakfast Television's Bridget Ryan. .... Asani would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their support in helping us make this album. Doors at 7:00 PM show starts at 8:00 PM (NO MINORS). Cover only $5. The new CD will be on sale! .... Asani (“rock” in the Cree language), a contemporary Aboriginal women’s a cappella 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 has composed and performed musical soundtracks for documentaries, film and television. .... In addition to performances at Carnegie Hall, New York, the Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C., and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Asani has shared the stage with Ed Mann (Frank Zappa), Alan White (YES, John Lennon), Denny Seiwell (Paul McCartney and Wings), Rich Mangicaro (the Eagles), Pete Lockett, Sam Roberts, Susan Aglukark, Corb Lund and Le Vent du Nord. .... Asani’s debut CD “Rattle and Drum” (2005) has been nominated for 11 music awards throughout North America, including a 2006 Juno Award nomination for ‘Aboriginal Recording of the Year’. Asani received a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award in 2005 for Best Female Traditional/Cultural Roots Album. .... Asani is currently garnering national acclaim for their unique arrangement of "O Canada". .... -
Members
.. Debbie Houle - ..vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers .... Sarah Pocklington - ..vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers .... Sherryl Sewepagaham - ..vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers, frog guiro, tambourine .... .... Our newest additions and friends:.... Ed Mann ..(Frank Zappa) - Legendary percussionist and sound artist extraordinaire: everything percussion including gongs, djembe, shakers, log drum, hand sonic, marimba, vibraphone etc. .... Bruce "The Shark" Aitken.., (Producer/Founder of the Cape Breton International Drum Festival, Sydney, NS) - sonor drum kit, percussion -
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Bio:
Join Asani as they celebrate the release of their new album “Listen.”
“Their music is infused with First Nations drumming 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. Asani means "rock" in Cree. And the three singers are not afraid to hurl themselves at our windows of complacency – both within and outside their communities.” John Terrauds, The Toronto Star
Produced by famed Zappa alumni Ed Mann, Listen is a bold new tour de force from Edmonton’s favourite vocal trio. Come celebrate its release as the ladies are joined by special guests Ed Mann, Bruce Aitken and Mario Allende and hosted by Breakfast Television's Bridget Ryan.
Asani would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their support in helping us make this album.
Doors at 7:00 PM show starts at 8:00 PM (NO MINORS). Cover only $5. The new CD will be on sale!
Asani (“rock” in the Cree language), a contemporary Aboriginal women’s a cappella 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 has composed and performed musical soundtracks for documentaries, film and television.
In addition to performances at Carnegie Hall, New York, the Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C., and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Asani has shared the stage with Ed Mann (Frank Zappa), Alan White (YES, John Lennon), Denny Seiwell (Paul McCartney and Wings), Rich Mangicaro (the Eagles), Pete Lockett, Sam Roberts, Susan Aglukark, Corb Lund and Le Vent du Nord.
Asani’s debut CD “Rattle and Drum” (2005) has been nominated for 11 music awards throughout North America, including a 2006 Juno Award nomination for ‘Aboriginal Recording of the Year’. Asani received a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award in 2005 for Best Female Traditional/Cultural Roots Album.
Asani is currently garnering national acclaim for their unique arrangement of "O Canada".
Member Since:
July 30, 2006Members:
Debbie Houle - vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers
Sarah Pocklington - vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers
Sherryl Sewepagaham - vocals, harmony, traditional hand drum, shakers, frog guiro, tambourine
Our newest additions and friends:
Ed Mann (Frank Zappa) - Legendary percussionist and sound artist extraordinaire: everything percussion including gongs, djembe, shakers, log drum, hand sonic, marimba, vibraphone etc.
Bruce "The Shark" Aitken, (Producer/Founder of the Cape Breton International Drum Festival, Sydney, NS) - sonor drum kit, percussion
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Greetings to all at Asani,
I'm back onstage after being in the hospital a few days this spring. I'd like to say thanks for our friendship and share this clip of me and my guys playing in Harlem a few weeks ago.
Blessings
All My Relations
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