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The sākihiwē festival presents Don Amero at the 2021 Tkaronto Music Festival
Tkaronto Music Festival 2021
The second annual Tkaronto Music Festival is set for May 21–23, and the sākihiwē festival is on board as the presenting partner for Don Amero’s performance on opening night. Everything will broadcast for free on Facebook and YouTube, and the full schedule is available at tkmf.ca.
Don Amero, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is an engaging storyteller, singer-songwriter, and three-time JUNO Award nominee who has earned the respect and attention of the Canadian music industry and fans alike.
The Tkaronto Music Festival is produced by the 50/50 Performing Arts Collective and the 2021 festival will include performances by JUNO Award winners Celeigh Cardinal and George Leach; CBC Searchlight 2020 winner Shawnee; nine-time Grammy nominees Northern Cree; two-time Polaris Music Prize shortlisters Snotty Nose Rez Kids; and many others.
Friday, May 21, 2021 – 6:00 PM EDT Start Time
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Performers: Don Amero, Comedian Candy Palmater, DRMNGNOW, Shawnee, George Leach, Deanne Rose Moore, Celeigh Cardinal, Goombine & Yaddamin-Yuin Nation, Northern Cree.
Saturday, May 22, 2021 – 5:00 PM EDT Start Time
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Workshops and Performances: Workshop at Royal Ontario Museum J’net Ayayqwaysheelth, Workshop: Dance with Supaman, Marketplace Live with Leslie McCue, Amanda Rheaume, Ascxnsion, Sophia Yannok, Supaman, Artist: Bahtawi, Twin Flames, Crown Lands, Comedian Ryan McMahon, Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
Sunday, May 23, 2021 – 5:00 PM EDT Start Time
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Performances: Bridget George – Author Reading “It’s A Mitig!”, Semiah Smith, Decree, Judith Schuyler, Six60, Kaeley Jade, Jace Martin, Mint Field, Cliff Cardinal and The Skylarks, Lido Pimienta.
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) acknowledges 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 sākihiwē festival’s outreach programming.
