nīna — the album
Album · 2024
iskwē
nīna, the opus of iskwē’s rebirth, is the Cree translation for “me” and was chosen as the title of her fourth solo album as an ode to the profoundly autobiographical elements.
To bring her incredible stories to life, iskwē teamed up with 10x Grammy-nominated producer Damian Taylor (Björk, Bomba Estéreo).
Latest release
Live At Panoram
A live studio recording of “Caught In The Waves,” from the album nīna — performed at Panoram Studios in La Condesa, Mexico City.
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Known for her impactful stage presence as she incorporates dance and multimedia to present a completely engulfing and cathartic experience.
iskwē — short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning “blue sky woman”
Cree Métis
iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning “blue sky woman”) is an award-winning Indigenous creator whose catalogue drips of a spectrum of emotions and is powered by resilience. Following several seasons of high highs being met with low lows, the Cree Métis artist retreated south to Mexico and inward to her soul to paint a 10-song collection that illustrates the gut-wrenching roller coaster ride that has been her recent life.
nīna, the opus of iskwē’s rebirth, is the Cree translation for “me” and was chosen as the title of her fourth solo album as an ode to the profoundly autobiographical elements. To bring her incredible stories to life, iskwē teamed up with 10x Grammy-nominated producer Damian Taylor (Björk, Bomba Estéreo). iskwē’s sound is incomparable, and nīna will leave you in awe of her ability to weave together life’s journey with compelling and undeniable artistry. It’s an ode to the journey home to ourselves, the most beautiful odyssey cultivated by imagination and devastatingly beautiful lived experience.
Her 2017 debut album, The Fight Within, was Juno-nominated for Indigenous Album of the Year and garnered her a spot on the Polaris Music Prize Long List. 2019’s acākosīk features the powerful single “Little Star” and won the Juno Award for Music Video of the Year. In 2021, she released The Stars — a reimagination of her album acākosīk. In 2022, she released Mother Love with Tom Wilson — a collaborative album reflecting the nature of love and culture as the pair’s individual contributions blended together seamlessly.
Known for her impactful stage presence as she incorporates dance and multimedia to present a completely engulfing and cathartic experience, iskwē has performed hundreds of shows worldwide at iconic locations, including Canada’s Parliament Hill, in New York City at the Met and SummerStage in Central Park, and beyond for the King and Queen of Sweden, Reeperbahn in Germany, and Border Crossing’s Origins Festival in England. She received the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Award in 2022 and is an ambassador for the PRS Keychange initiative.
“…the journey home to ourselves.”
A live studio recording of the nīna album track, performed at Panoram Studios in La Condesa, Mexico City.
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