Leonard Sumner
Leonard Sumner is an Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Canada, whose music blends aspects of country, folk and hip hop music.[1] 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.[2]
A member of the Little Saskatchewan First Nation in Manitoba, he has been based in Winnipeg since 2011.[1] He released his debut album Rez Poetry in 2013,[3] and followed up with Standing in the Light in 2018.[4]
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Juno Award | Indigenous Music Album of the Year | Standing in the Light | Nominated | [5] |
Personal life[]
Sumner is married to writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner. She gave birth to their daughter, Isabella, in March 2020.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Leonard Sumner's fusion of country and hip-hop rooted in family and community". Unreserved, March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Leonard Sumner on Rez Poetry and Idle No More". CBC News Manitoba, December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Anishinaabe musical force back in the light". Winnipeg Free Press, March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Printer-Friendly Nominees & Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
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- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- Canadian folk singer-songwriters
- Canadian country singer-songwriters
- Anishinaabe people
- First Nations musicians
- Musicians from Manitoba
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian male singers
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