OMBIIGIZI

OMBIIGIZI
OMBIIGIZI in London, Ontario performing at Winter Spectacular 2023
Background information
Genres	Alternative Rock
Years active	2022–present

Musical artist

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Inside the 'Indigenous futurisms' of Ombiigizi". CBC Music, February 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Alan Ranta, "OMBIIGIZI Make Noise with a Purpose on 'Sewn Back Together'". Exclaim!, February 9, 2022.
^ Richie Assaly, "Six take-aways from the 2022 Polaris Prize Short List". Toronto Star, July 14, 2022.
^ Chelsea Brimstin, "Zoon, Status/Non-Status team up as OMBIIGIZI, share video for new single ‘Residential Military’". CIND-FM, November 10, 2021.
^ Alex Hudson, "OMBIIGIZI Reflect on Childhood Memories in "Cherry Coke" Video". Exclaim!, January 20, 2022.