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Leonard Sumner
OriginLittle Saskatchewan First Nation, Canadian
Genrescountry, folk, hip hop
SpouseTasha Spillett-Sumner
Websiteleonardsumner.com
Musical artist

Leonard Sumner is an Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Canada, whose music blends aspects of country, folk and hip-hop music.

Music career

He is most noted for his 2018 album Standing in the Light, which received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.

He released his debut album Rez Poetry in 2013, and followed up with Standing in the Light in 2018.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/Work Result Ref
2019 Juno Award Indigenous Music Album of the Year Standing in the Light Nominated

Personal life

A member of the Little Saskatchewan First Nation in Manitoba, Sumner has been based in Winnipeg since 2011. He is married to writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner. She gave birth to their daughter, Isabella, in March 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Leonard Sumner's fusion of country and hip-hop rooted in family and community". Unreserved, March 18, 2016.
  2. "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
  3. "Leonard Sumner on Rez Poetry and Idle No More". CBC News Manitoba, December 3, 2013.
  4. "Anishinaabe musical force back in the light". Winnipeg Free Press, March 19, 2018.
  5. "Printer-Friendly Nominees & Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  6. Wasney, Eva (2021-04-21). "Singer-songwriter revisits his hip-hop roots on new album that plumbs his past". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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