Complete Directory
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support of the sākihwē festival.
The sākihiwē festival is made possible by partnerships with the Spence Neighbourhood Association, Central Neighbourhoods, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, and Ka Ni Kanichihk.
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Aaron Peters
Aaron Peters is an award winning singer-songwriter from Long Plain First Nation. who grew up in and out of foster care. Aaron is also a music producer and a grassroots filmmaker.
Amanda Gendron
Amanda Gendron is an Alberta-based singer-songwriter and vocalist known for her soulful tone, emotionally driven performances, and cinematic songwriting style. Blending contemporary pop, alternative influences, and heartfelt balladry, her music...
Big Tones
Anthony Pasqua, also known as Big Tones, is an Indigenous recording artist born in Surrey, BC now residing in Saskatoon, SK. He has heavy ancestral ties to Treaty 4 Territory coming from Pasqua First Nation #79. Breaking the cycle of...
Brettyn Rose
Brettyn Rose is a rising country artist with music rooted in an acoustic aesthetic, woven with honest lyrics, powerful vocals, and a hint of sparkle. With five Country Music Alberta Award nominations and a semi-finalist placing in the...
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Celeigh Cardinal
Celeigh Cardinal is a JUNO-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter whose rich, soulful voice has earned her national acclaim. Her latest album Boundless Possibilities garnered 2025 WCMA nominations for Indigenous Artist and Roots Album of the Year,...
Dr. Winston Wuttunee
Elder Dr. Winston Wuttunee comes from Red Pheasant Cree Nation near Battleford, SK, and is currently residing in Winnipeg. Elder Winston's award-winning music is both inspired and inspiring, utilizing cultural teachings and values in...
Kieran Maytwayashing
Kieran Maytwayashing is a fiddle player with family ties to the Lake Manitoba First Nation and the Long Plains First Nation. He started playing fiddle in 2021 as a way to honour the late Clifford Maytwayashing.
KNG JMZ
KNG JMZ (pronounced King James) is an Afro-Indigenous artist out of Winnipeg, rooted in Sagkeeng First Nation and Caribbean/Guyanese heritage. Blending raw lyricism with southern knock and west coast energy, he calls his sound Motivational...
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Rhonda Head
Award-winning Mezzo-Soprano vocalist Rhonda Head is from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba. Rhonda has earned 58 international music awards and three time international book awards for her artistry.
Willows
Born in Manitoba and now residing in Montreal, Geneviève Toupin is a bilingual Métis singer-songwriter and musician. She is an active part of Montreal’s music scene, founding member of the electro-pop group CHANCES, singer in...
