SaskMusic

Join us in hosting our first Open Jam Session for the Indigenous Music Series!

• Date: Saturday, May 24, 10 p.m.
• Location: Amigos Cantina, 806 Dufferin Ave, Saskatoon SK
• Time: 10 p.m. - 1:15 a.m.

Hosted by Eekwol, who will be opening the night with a short performance, the event will feature members of the Indigenous Music Series performing at an Open Jam Session! To round out the evening, Big Tones will also be performing!

To register for the Open Jam Session, you can reach out to SaskMusic's Indigenous Music Development Program Coordinator, Denny Blackstar.

Host and Performer bios:

Lindsay “Eekwol” Knight is half nehiyaw (a status member of Muskoday First Nation) and half immigrant (Russian/Polish) with a lived experience as an urban Indigenous person in Treaty Six Territory. She/her is an award-winning hip-hop performing artist and activist who has dedicated years to the culture and craft of hip-hop to create something unique and astounding to give back to the community. Eekwol uses her music and words to spread messages of resistance and revolution and keep Indigenous language, land, and culture alive for the next generations. Through her original sound, she displays her activist roots by living and creating as a supporter of hip-hop and Indigenous culture and rights. Eekwol has just released her 10th album titled, TMRWS.

Anthony Pasqua aka Big Tones is an Indigenous Recording Artist born in Surrey, BC. He grew up in Regina, SK and has heavy ancestral ties to Treaty 4 Territory coming from Pasqua First Nation #79. Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma, Big Tones uses music as an outlet, finding therapeutic release in storytelling through songwriting. Big Tones is a versatile artist, captivating performer and artist mentor. With a focus on old school hip hop sound, his powerful and soothing voice with intricate flows keeps listeners intrigued lyric after lyric. Big Tones shares his personal experience and offers perspectives on life through the eyes of Indigenous peoples. He moves audiences with his strong stage presence and masterful command of the mic. Big Tones uses hip hop as a vessel to communicate aspects of pain and trauma, moving through to healing, celebration and taking back pride through culture.