Mali Obomsawin is an Indigenous musician from Abenaki First Nation at Odanak specializing in free-jazz, rock, and American roots music.
Mali Obomsawin | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 19, 1995 Stratford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Free Jazz, Folk music, Roots, Rock, Contemporary Indigenous |
| Instrument(s) | Double Bass, Electric Bass, Voice, Guitar |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Labels | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Out Of Your Head Records |
| Website | maliobomsawin.com |
Early life
editObomsawin was born in Stratford, New Hampshire.[1] She is an enrolled member of Abenaki First Nation at Odanak in Quebec, and of Sephardic Jewish Descent on her mother's side. She is the granddaughter of writer/activist Paul Goodman,[2] and cousin of renowned Abenaki musician, filmmaker and activist Alanis Obomsawin.[3] Obomsawin grew up in Farmington, Maine,[4] and began playing double bass at age ten.[5]
Education
editIn 2013, Obomsawin enrolled at Berklee College of Music where she completed three semesters[6] before transferring to Dartmouth College, graduating in 2018.[7]
Career
editMusic
editWhile at Berklee, Obomsawin joined folk-rock trio Lula Wiles in 2014,[8] who would go on to tour extensively in the US, Canada, and Germany, and sign with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 2018[9]. Lula Wiles released three well-received recordings before disbanding in 2021.[10]
Obomsawin's debut solo album, "Sweet Tooth," was released October 28, 2022 on Out Of Your Head Records[11] to international acclaim, receiving praise from Jazz Times "album of the day"[12] Financial Times “Critic’s Choice,”[13] and The Guardian’s "Folk Album of the Month" for November 2022.[14]
Discography
editAs Mali Obomsawin Sextet
| Title | Details | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Tooth (2022) |
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Studio Album |
With Lula Wiles
| Title | Details | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lula Wiles (2016) |
|
Studio Album |
| What Will We Do (2019) |
|
Studio Album |
| It's Cool (2019) |
|
Single |
| Shame and Sedition (2021) |
|
Studio Album |
Featured on
| Title | Details | Type |
|---|---|---|
| We Are the Warriors (Forthcoming) |
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Original Soundtrack |
| Jake Blount - The New Faith (2022) |
|
Studio Album |
| Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble - Margaret and Katie (2022) |
|
Live Album |
| Aurora Birch - Brightness (2017) |
|
Studio Album |
References
edit- ^ "Reader Opinion: The Abenaki abide, and know who they are, by Christopher A. Roy". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Woodward, Richard B. (2011-10-19). "Paul Goodman: Recounting Forgotten Man on the Attack". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Mali Obomsawin". www.mainefiddlecamp.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "FULL BIO". MALI OBOMSAWIN. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Lula Wiles | Berklee". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Nancy Schoeffler (November–December 2022). "Brand New Sound". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin tells Indigenous stories through music". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Hight, -Jewly. "Lula Wiles". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ jaimemar00 (2022-07-06). "Trading righteous anger for joyous action". Fix. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ANNOUNCING Mali Obomsawin - Sweet Tooth (OOYH 017)". Out Of Your Head Records. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Enos, Morgan. "Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Mali Obomsawin tells a tale of Indigenous cultural survival in Sweet Tooth — album review". Financial Times. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Mali Obomsawin: Sweet Tooth review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month". The Guardian. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-22.